Report Writing Resources
The cloud based software used to write and edit Council/Committee Reports
What is eSCRIBE?
This policy describes The City's obligation to communicate to Calgarians in a way that is easy to understand.
What is the Plain Language Policy?
This writing style where the subject of a sentence performs the action. Example: Council approved the recommendations
What is active voice?
This bulleted section of the report is always presented in the same order.
What is Highlights?
This guide provides in depth directions on the expectations for City employees when communicating on behalf of the Corporation
What is The City Style Guide?
When writing a report this single word can replace the expression "in light of the fact"
What is "Because"?
Actually, really, basically and probably are all this type of modifier that can be cut from your writing to eliminate wordiness
What are unnecessary qualifiers?
Content in this section of a report helps support the Triple Bottom Line Policy
What is Implications?
This is a Planning & Development specific knowledgebase where you can find information on CPC report writing.
What is Robo?
This technical terminology that can be specific to a specific profession and may be difficult for an audience to understand. Example: notice posting, block plan
The phrase "under circumstances in which" can be replaced by this single word when you are being concise in report writing
What is "if"?
This is the statement at the beginning of a report that tells the reader what decision Administration is advising Council to make
What is Recommendation
This is where you can find a pdf copy of the Council report template with instructions, along with links to the attachment templates and many other resources
What is the myCity Reports page
These are abbreviations formed from the first letters of other words and pronounced as a word and should be avoided when writing in plain language. Example: LUB, RAMP
What are acronyms
This occurs in report writing when you select two words, one following the other, that have basically the same meaning. Example: knowledge and information, each and every.
What are redundant pairs?
(replace with single words where possible in your report)
This writing methodology recommends synthesizing bottom up and communicating top down and was not built in Giza.
What is the Pyramid Principle?