Writing an Effective Summary for Management

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• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Writing an Effective E-commerce Project Summary for Management

What do you already know about summaries?

5 tips for writing a summary. 

Understanding the Project

Before writing a summary, it's important to fully understand the e-commerce project you worked on.

Explain to the students the importance of understanding the project and the information that should be included in the summary based on the project.

Identifying Key Points

Identifying key points and objectives is essential to creating a clear and concise summary.

Explain to the students how to identify key points and objectives, and how to prioritize them in the summary.

Structuring the Summary

A well-structured summary should have an introduction, key points, and a conclusion.

Explain to the students the importance of having a clear structure and how to organize the information in the summary.

Using Clear Language

Using clear and concise language is important to ensure that the summary is easy to understand.

Explain to the students how to use clear and concise language, and provide examples of unclear language that should be avoided.

Avoiding Jargon

Jargon can be confusing for management, so it's important to avoid using it in the summary.

Explain to the students the importance of avoiding jargon and how to identify and replace it with simpler language.

Including Relevant Data

Relevant data should be included in the summary to support key points and objectives.

Explain to the students how to identify and include relevant data in the summary, and how to present it in a clear and concise way.

Proofreading and Editing

Proofreading and editing are important to ensure that the summary is error-free and easy to understand.

Explain to the students the importance of proofreading and editing, and provide tips for identifying and correcting errors.

Using Feedback

Using feedback from peers and teachers can help to improve the quality of the summary.

Explain to the students the importance of using feedback, and how to incorporate it into the revision process.

What do you have to do when writing a summary?

Now do it yourself!

Summarise what you have learned about writing a summary.

Summary

Writing an effective e-commerce project summary requires a clear understanding of the project, identification of key points and objectives, clear language, relevant data, and proofreading and editing.

Summarize the main points of the lesson and encourage students to practice writing summaries on their own.

Now get to work yourself!

1. Read the text about written communication.

2. Look up the words you don't know.

3. Answer the questions (try in English)

4. Summarise the text.

Write down 3 things you (still) remember about 'writing an effective summary':

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

When writing a summary , you...

1. understand the project!

2. write down the key points

3. structure the summary (introduction, key points, conclusion)

4. use clear language

5. avoid jargon

6. proofread and edit

7. use feedback