Persuasive communication is an essential skill for internal auditors at all
levels, and high quality audit reports are a key communication tool. By
participating in this course, auditors in all sectors learn how to structure and
write reports that meet professional standards, elicit management action, and
communicate crucial messages to executives and board-level readers.
Topics Covered
Objectives, readers and
structure
Observations
Paragraph development
Action Plan
Writing
feedback and revision
Tone
Conciseness and readability
Clarity
Outcomes
• Gain an understanding that writing can be most effectively approached
as a process
• Develop skills in each of the four stages of the writing
process – analysis, organisation, writing and revision – as they apply to the
writing of an internal audit report
• Analyse the uses and readers of
the audit report and other types of engagement reports
• Organise the
information in the audit report and other reporting documents
• Write
and revise reports with the appropriate tone, conciseness, readability, and
clarity
Presented by
Michael Parkinson CFIIA CIA CRMA, Facilitator, KPMG
Suitable For
Staff
New Internal Auditor
Leader
Specialist
Practicing Internal Auditor
Supervisor
Manager
Duration and CPE
2 Days, 9am to 5pm (both days), 14.00 hours
Delivery Options
Face to Face Workshop
In-house Training
Enquiries
For more information please contact
Wissam Diab
- Email:
- training@iia.org.au
- Phone:
- +61 2 9267 9155