The Report Ready Kit
Templates, guides and a personal design review: everything you need to design a report you're proud of, without a designer's budget
THREE TEMPLATES | THREE GUIDES | ONE PERSONAL DESIGN REVIEW
You've spent months on it. The data's in, the findings are strong, and the message really matters.
But now it needs to become a report. And there's no designer, no budget and no time.
So it ends up in a Word doc that looks like every other Word doc. And the people you most want to reach skim past it.
That's a lot of hard work to leave in a drawer.
The Report Ready Kit helps you design it yourself, properly.
I've put 25 years of report design know-how into one simple kit. It gives you the tools to create a report that looks professional and gets your key messages across. Plus a personal review from me, so you're not doing it alone.
Your research deserves to be read.
What's inside
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A guide on how to use your kit
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Some helpful design inspo from me! 10 standout reports I've designed for purpose-driven organisations, to spark ideas.
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A practical checklist for planning a report people actually read.
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A short briefing, a portrait report and a landscape report with a contents page. Each comes as .docx and .dotx, ready for your colours, fonts and logo.
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Clear, step-by-step help with styles, branding, page breaks and more.
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A workbook to help your report reach the right people once it's out.
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Send me your draft, and I'll give you practical suggestions to make it shine.
Templates, guides and a personal design review: everything you need to design a report you're proud of, without a designer's budget.
Templates, guides and a personal design review: everything you need to design a report you're proud of, without a designer's budget.
How your design review works
Once you've designed your report, email me your draft. I'll come back to you with one round of friendly, practical suggestions on layout, design and how clearly your key messages come across. You can choose to get your feedback by email or WhatsApp.
You have 90 days from purchase to use your review.
Templates, guides and a personal design review: everything you need to design a report you're proud of, without a designer's budget.
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Charities, researchers and purpose-driven organisations without an in-house designer
Small teams who want a professional result on a tight budget
Anyone who's comfortable in Word and wants their reports to look the part
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If you'd rather hand the whole thing over, my bespoke Report Design service is a better fit.
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You'll get an instant download of the full kit. Start with the file called 00_START_HERE, which walks you through everything, including how to book your review.
Templates, guides and a personal design review: everything you need to design a report you're proud of, without a designer's budget.
Good to know:
The templates work in Microsoft Word. They won't work in Google Docs, Canva or Pages.
The design review includes one round of written or voice-note suggestions. It doesn't include making changes, copy-editing or proofreading.
The review must be used within 90 days of purchase.
Templates are for use within your own organisation and can't be resold or shared.
As this is a digital download, it can't be refunded once downloaded.
When you buy, I’ll add you to my mailing list for occasional design tips and updates. You can opt out at checkout or unsubscribe at any time.