Reid - Report Writer AI Skill

What you get

• → Report structure and planning - appropriate structure designed for the purpose and audience, section flow determined (what goes where and in what order), argument logic planned so findings lead clearly to conclusions, appendix structure designed for supporting material, and the right level of detail calibrated to who will read it
• → Executive summaries that stand alone - context, key findings, recommendations, and next steps captured in one page using BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front) structure, written for senior audiences who may only read the summary, at the right length and detail level for the audience seniority
• → Findings and analysis sections - each finding structured as finding → evidence → implication, data, quotes, and examples integrated appropriately, analytical commentary explaining what findings mean rather than just what they are, and logical transitions between sections that maintain the argument thread
• → Recommendations sections - specific and actionable recommendations connected clearly to the evidence that supports them, prioritised as immediate vs medium-term, and kept strictly separate from findings so the distinction between "what is" and "what to do about it" is never blurred
• → Report types across every professional context - management and strategy reports, research and evaluation reports, financial and business performance reports, project progress and completion reports, regulatory and compliance reports, market research reports, technical reports, annual reports, and grant and funding reports
• → Report editing and restructuring - existing reports restructured for clarity and flow, executive summaries rewritten to better capture key messages, recommendations sections strengthened, language improved for the intended audience, and length cut without losing content that actually matters

Data Storytelling Structure

For reports built on numbers, Reid writes a data story: a few clear messages, each carried by one number or one chart, in an order that leads to a decision.

• One-sentence message first: what moved, by how much, why and what to do, written before any chart is chosen
• Five story arcs: situation-complication-resolution, target vs actual, driver tree, before-after and ranked opportunities
• Charts that say the finding: storyboard row per finding, finding-as-title, highlight and annotation rules, and a chart-by-question table
• Number hygiene: comparisons, stated bases, consistent definitions and a measured / estimated / hypothesis label on every finding