You will learn how to deliver audit reports which are positive, clear and focused, written in simple language and get straight to the point. You will return with proven techniques that enable your reports to ‘hit the reader between the eyes’
This Coventry Academy online training course is also designed to enable participants to develop the key skills of a modern auditor – communication, teamwork, negotiation, planning and time management – to name but a few.
You will also be introduced to the new communication ideas in the Internal Audit (IA) profession and how to apply them.
This online training course will feature:
Tips for writing better Executive summaries
Ways to draft a report with impact
Ideas to improve the review process after the report has been drafted
Ways to simplify and focus the main report
The key characteristics of effective communication
Ways to improve your negotiation and listening skills
Quais são os objectivos?
By the end of this online training course, participants will be able to:
Simplify your reports and enhance their readability
Significantly enhance the impact of your reports
Make your reports easier to write, easier to review and easier for management to implement
Improve the acceptance and implementation of your recommendations
Use all your interpersonal skills more efficiently
Manage your time more effectively
Negotiate more successful outcomes
Apply proven listening skills
A quem se destina este curso de formação?
It is targeted at both new auditors and also more experienced personnel. The event will be particularly beneficial for those supervising assignments, lead auditors and those being asked to lead audit teams.
This Coventry Academy online training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
Heads of Audit
Audit managers
Senior auditors and lead auditors
Less experienced auditors
Quality auditors
Other assurance professionals such as those in Compliance and QA functions who are wanting to improve their reports
Como é que esta ação de formação será apresentada?
This dynamic Coventry Academy online training course will utilise a variety of proven learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes various exercises and case studies to provide practical application of the tools and techniques. A series of valuable tools and templates will be provided in electronic format – to take away and use immediately.
Descrição do curso
Day One: Audit Reports – Your Shop Window
The challenges of audit reporting
The main problems with audit reports
The need to create impact
Analysis of 4 actual reports
Evaluation of your own reports – using a proven method
The Executive summary
Day Two: Best Practice Audit Reports
The psychology of audit reports
Writing reports with impact
The need to make reports more positive
How to simplify the content
Highlighting the issues that really matter
Improving the review process
Day Three: Keeping the Report as Simple as Possible
The main report
Writing a clear, concise report
Forming and expressing the audit opinion
Recommendations and action plans
Finalising the report
The need for follow-up – should this be carried by IA?
Day Four: Effective Communication – the Key Audit Goal
The challenges for auditors
The characteristics of effective communication
The impact on productivity of clear communication
Interpersonal skills for auditors
Influencing
The power of senior management and stakeholder engagement
Day Five: Negotiation and Listening
The power of Effective negotiation
Negotiating during each audit phase
The need for win-win solutions
Listening - the most important audit skill?
Types of listening and the importance for IA
Time Management
O certificado
A Coventry Academy e-Certificate will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the online training course