The report of the Supervisory Board as a compulsory publication shows the activities of the committee once a year. The report may be more than a compulsory exercise: by using credible linguistic stylistic means, it can make an important contribution to public trust in the company. The results of an analysis of the DAX30 companies’ 2017 Supervisory Board reports show which stylistic means are available and why they have not yet been used extensively. Article in Der Aufsichtsrat (German only)