| Description |
95 pages ; 30 cm |
| Contents |
1. Beginning at the beginning: The coordinator -- The need for a project plan -- Putting yourself in the picture -- How to estimate time -- The purse strings -- Guesstimating costs -- Hiring professionals -- Keepings records -- 2. Deciding on the content: Commonwealth goverment departments -- Commonwealth statutory authorities and government business enterprises -- State government organisations -- Local government organisations -- Private sector organisations -- 3. Geeting down to the nitty gritty: Choosing the production method -- Establishing standards for text preparation -- Dealing with illustrative material -- Organisation charts -- Financial statements -- Indexing -- Deciding on the production team -- Developing the project plan -- 4. Everybody write but not everybody is a writer: Structure the skeleton -- Writing -- Editing -- 5. Moving into production: Setting up the lines of communication -- Meeting with the team -- Compiling the manuscript -- First stage clearance procedures -- Chasing the illustrative material -- Checking on the financial statements -- Preparing preliminary pages -- Organising the appendixes -- Pulling the draft manuscript together -- Editing the draft manuscript -- Proofreading the draft manuscript -- Second stage clerance procedures -- 6. Looking good in print: Basic design considerations -- Choosing a graphic designer -- Finalising the manuscript -- Final clearance of the manuscript -- Working with the graphic designer -- Selecting a cover design and page layout -- Choosing a printer -- Into the layout stage -- Proofing the cover artwork and illustrative materials -- Proofing the final page layout -- Preparing the index -- OO to the printer -- Distribution -- 7. Aterwords: Getting feedback -- Debriefing the team -- Coordinator's observations -- 8. What if?: What f the coordinator is also the writer and the editor? -- What if the job seems to be starting too late to achieve the deadline? -- What if you are brought in as coordinator half-way throught the project? |
| Analysis |
Annual reports |
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Company reports |
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Design |
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Government departments |
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Publishing |
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Writing |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p.65) |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography:page65 |
| Subject |
Business report writing.
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Government report writing.
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Report writing.
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| Author |
Hudson, Hilary, 1943-
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| ISBN |
0644242647 |
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