Research and Reporting, Killing two birds with one Stone

Writing a Report that Kills in Research

Whatever you do wherever you go, you cannot run away from reporting your research findings. Ofcourse some do it but they suffer serious consequences for that. However reporting ladies and gentlemen gives you an opportunity to significantly communicate your findings to a wide mass of different stakeholders and audiences, How fun can that be?? But the reality is that even professionals these days struggle so much in reporting their findings in research. Reporting can really kill a research so hard that the last word you hear from your superiors is "You better do the whole thing again." Now let us briefly understand why many researchers actually fail so hard in reporting their findings effectively. Please pay attention to this or be a victim yourselves.

Reporting Research Findings, Did you really do an Excellent Job?

Your Audience: Many researchers when communicating their research findings assume that there audience actually know what they are talking about. You wont believe it but some researchers are even tempted to include very academic language and terminologies to an audience that hasnt even tasted the University before. Rule number 1, you have to fine tune your reporting skills to a level which could be understood by everybody. Dont just assume things, make sure people understand what you are talking about. Make your reporting is easy to understand so that all your participants actually appreciate it.

Too lengthy: You know sometimes it is significantly not necessary to produce lengthy reports in your reporting of results. Why is that the case? Simple.....Most people don't actually have the time to read your reports. Trim it down a little, give your participants some breathing space. There are times however, when most of the information in your reporting is highly important, please maintain that information but dont make your participants sleep.

No creativity: When reporting your findings please be creative but at the same time maintain your level of professionalism. What does creativity really mean, well you figure it out. But the truth is in the world today there are many competitors and some of them have realized how vital it is to catch the attention of their participant in their reporting. So when somebody looks at your report, will they turn a blind eye to it or will they want to keep on reading. That's when you can tell whether you are creative. Be a dreamer sometimes.

Standards not followed; When reporting your findings please by all means follow the layed down standards. There is no universal standard when it comes to reporting but there are certain preferences out the you know. When reporting it is vital you know the right way to do it. Don't be afraid to ask whoever commissioned you to do the research. Keep on asking them then would you see significantly good results.

Drawing a Conclusion from your Findings

Some researchers are so bad in reporting the conclusion of their findings that you even ask yourself "Who is this Guy??????" You see whenever you are coming up with a conclusion, try to relate it to your objectives and problem statement. That's it!!! Now if you need help in doing this you can always consult other researchers work and see how they conclude a research. That is the definition of research.