Poster

POSTERS

Posters are of two kinds:

1) Awareness posters

2) Event posters

Features:

Title: Should be displayed in bold and catchy letters at the top. It should communicate the subject and the purpose.

Simple and precise Language: Too much of text keep the readers off from reading, while crisp messages, put across in simple words, conveys the message effectively.

Better to use short phrases.

Creativity in terms of design and content: imagination and originality in terms of presentation of the facts and the message draw the readers and motivate them to read on.

Balanced layout: The text and the graphics should be properly spaced in a poster.

Appealing presentation: use simple illustrative graphics or sketches

Catchy slogan or a jingle: A simple verse in rhyme condenses the message.



Essentials
*Slogan
* Visual
* Issuing Authority

REPORT WRITING

REPORT WRITING

Reports are factual descriptions of events or an incident. They are written in an easy to understand, simple and precise language . There are mainly three kinds of reports:

1) Newspaper report

2) Report for newsletters

3) Business report.

Features of Report

1. Interesting headings

2. by line.

In case of newspaper reports

            Report by staff correspondent or name

In case of report for news letters

            Report by (Name of the person)

3. Place and Date.

Eg: Delhi, Jan 20

4. Third person narration.

5. Use of passive form (what is more important not who is reporting but is what happened.)

6. Report only facts and in the order in which they happened They are usually developed on the following outline.

What, when, where, who, how

Highlights or other relevant informations.

Example: 1

Newspaper report

World Meet 2015

Staff correspondent

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Example 2

Newsletter

Each one plant one

Report by Anil

The school celebrated the environmental day on……………………………………………………………………

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Formal or business report.

Format

From: Sender’s name and designation

To: receiver’s name and designation

Date:

Heading

Salutation

Body of the report could vary depending on the questions. In General it includes:

Introduction

Present situation

Causes of the problem

Effect

Recommendations

Actions to be taken

Conclusion

subscription

Signature

Name and designation

Speech

SPEECH WRITING

Purpose

To express views in the public

Format

 Salutation or greeting

 Disclosure of topic

 Narration of facts, presentation of data, relevant examples, etc.

 Sensible deviation from the topic

 Draw conclusion in an innovative and imaginative way.

ARTICLE WRITING

ARTICLE WRITING

FORMAT

Heading

By --------------(Name of the writer)

Introduction

Body

Conclusion

 

Features of an Article

A suitable title; this should be suggestive of the main idea of the article.

By line

Simplicity and clarity

Well – stated purpose

Logical organization of the content

Para 1

Introduce or elaborate the topic to engage interest and to explain the situation. Introduce the subject and your viewpoint at the outset.

Para 2

Discuss cause and effect to justify your interpretation. Include supportive idea to substantiate your point of view.

Para 3

Provide suggestions and solutions for improvement. Describe the ideal situation. Express a wish for perfection.

E-MAIL WRITING

E-MAIL WRITING

Format

Date From To   Subject Salutation Subscription Name

Subject:

·         Should be brief

·         Need not be complete sentence

·         Must contain clue to  the  content of the message

Main message:

Salutation:

Use proper salutations keeping with the decorum. ( Dear sir, Dear Mr. Shah,etc)

Body:

State your introduction and reference, if required, and purpose, in the first sentence of the message.

Mark the next paragraph with a line break and furnish the necessary details.

Complementary close:

Formal e-mails should be closed professionally. (Yours faithfully,)

Attachments:

Mention in the e-mail if there are any attachments.