How to Write a Killer Intelligence Report – Bonus Episode

Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics podcast! This episode looks at how to write a Killer Intelligence Report. It builds on many of the skills students learn in our intelligence fundamentals course. This is from our live workshop from the 6th of November. Presented by Marcel Plitcha, lead instructor of the Grey Dynamics Intelligence School. He is currently completing his PhD at St Andrews and is a former DOD Analyst and FBI contractor. We cover the key elements you need to understand how to write an effective intelligence report!

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We spoke about:

  • 1:31 Introduction
  • 2:49 Who are we?
  • 5:03 What’s the point of an intelligence report?
  • 7:12 Is there a right way to do an intel report?
  • 8:15 Front matter of a report
  • 15:11 Introduction to report
  • 20:03 The body of your report
  • 20:44 Assessments
  • 26:59 Evidence
  • 33:40 Visual Elements
  • 44:24 Structured Analytic Techniques (SATs)
  • 53:07 Concluding a report
  • 59:19 How strict are these rules?

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