Description:
Gain experience using the writing tools you need to produce professional audit documents that comply with the Government Auditing Standards. Learn to develop strong messages in response to audit objectives, support those messages with compelling evidence, develop the appropriate elements of a finding and organize your writing to eliminate unnecessary information. Learn how to write in a professional and correct style.
Who Should Attend?
Auditors who prepare performance audit reports and other documents.
Tuition:
$1,199.00
Credits:
24.0 CPE's
Class Type:
This course is currently being offered in the following training modalities:
- Online
- Virtual Instructor-Led - AUDT8611A
- Class Length: This class is listed as a 3-day course.
- Virtual Instructor-Led - AUDT8611A
- In-Person Classroom
- Written Communication for Auditors - AUDT8611G
- Class Length: This class is listed as a 3-day course.
- For in-person training sessions, participants are required to download the course materials to a personal device (e.g., laptop or tablet) and bring their device to class for use during classroom instruction.
- Written Communication for Auditors - AUDT8611G
- On-site
Learning Outcomes:
- Assess the strengths and weaknesses of report messages and structures
- Develop a strong link from objectives to findings to recommendations
- Use all four elements of a finding as a critical thinking process
- Master the message-first style
- Control paragraph unity and coherence
- Recognize common sentence problems
- Avoid common grammar and punctuation problems
- Develop objective criteria for writing and reviewing audit documents
Module 1: Understanding Readability
Module 2: Understanding Audit Writing As Part of Job Process
Module 3: Designing a Deductive, Reader-Focused Style
Module 4: Creating Unified and Coherent Paragraphs
Module 5: Writing Clear Sentences
Module 6: Reviewing Effectively
Module 7: Controlling Punctuation and Grammar
