What are the main differences between formal and informal reports?
Formal reports:
· A process of thorough investigations and analysis
· Long in length, from 5 to 200 pages
· Contains letter memo of transmittal, executive summary, list of figures and appendix.
· Serious in tone
Informal reports:
· Present data without analysis or recommendations
· Tend to be short, usually 8 or fewer pages
· Use letter or memo format
· Personal in tone
