Useful language for reports

Useful Language and Sentence Stems for Business Reports

1. Introduction

  • The purpose of this report is to...
  • This report aims to...
  • In this report, we will...
  • The objective of this report is to...
  • This report provides an overview of...

2. Background/Context

  • The context of this report is...
  • This report is based on...
  • The background information includes...
  • In order to understand...
  • This section outlines the key factors...

3. Methodology

  • The methodology used in this report includes...
  • We conducted...
  • Data was collected through...
  • The analysis was performed using...
  • Our approach involved...

4. Findings/Results

  • The findings of this report indicate...
  • Our results show that...
  • According to the data...
  • The analysis reveals...
  • It was found that...

5. Discussion/Analysis

  • This section discusses...
  • An analysis of the results shows...
  • The implications of these findings are...
  • The results suggest that...
  • Based on the findings...

6. Recommendations

  • We recommend that...
  • It is suggested that...
  • Based on the findings, we propose...
  • To address the issues identified, we recommend...
  • The following actions are advised...

7. Conclusion

  • In conclusion, this report has...
  • The main points discussed in this report are...
  • To summarise...
  • In light of the findings...
  • The report concludes that...