Painting with numbers: presenting financials and other numbers so people will understand you

Learn how to communicate better with numbers Whether you are distributing a report or giving a presentation, you have a lot of numbers to present and only a few minutes to get your point across. Your audience is busy and has a short attention span. Don't let an amateur presentation bog you down, confuse your audience, and damage your credibility. Instead, learn how to present numerical information effectivelyin the same way you learned how to speak or write. WithPainting with Numbers, you'll discover how to present numbers clearly and effectively so your ideas and your presentation shine. Use the Arabic numeral system to your advantage master the use of layout and visual effects to communicate powerfully Understand how audiences process your information and how that affects your 'personal brand image' Learn how to be perceived as a professionalwho truly understands the business concepts and issues underlying your numbers Use software tools, including Excel, PowerPoint, and graphs, efficiently andto drive home your point Author Randall Bolten shares his decades of experience as a senior finance executive distilling complicated information into clearpresentations, to help you make your numerical information more comprehensible, meaningful, and accessible. Painting with Numbers is brimming with hands-onadvice, techniques, tools, rules, and guidelines for producing clear, attractive, and effective quantation (the word the author has coined for the skill ofpresenting numbers). INDICE : Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: This Book is Not About Numbers. Honest Being Literate It's What They Think That Matters What YouWere Never Taught The Ultimate Goal Some Notes about Reading This Book Part I: The Rules Chapter 1: Numerals Matter Lining up the Numbers The Units of Measure Precision Negative Numbers: What Do They Mean? Chapter 2: Looks Matter TheTabula Rasa Decision The 'Where's Waldo?' Effect White Space Is Your Friend..But White Space Is Not Always Your Friend Time and Other Dimensions: Across, or Down? Borders, Shading, and Other Visual Effects Comments and Artwork The Ransom Note Effect Two Truly Helpful Hints Chapter 3: Words Matter Mean What You Say, Say What You Mean Choosing between Precision and Presentability Treating Words Like Numbers Remember the Title. Please. Chapter 4: Your Audience Matters The Right Amount of Data Appropriate Emphasis on Critical Information Consistency Meaningful and Relevant Numbers Respect for the Audience's Time Wrap-Up for Part I The Rules Part II: The Tools Chapter 5: You Can Pay Me Now.. The Instant Payoff Tips Instant Payoff Tip #1: Set Up Templates and Styles InstantPayoff Tip #2: Customize Your Toolbar Instant Payoff Tip #3: Learn Some Shortcut Keys Instant Payoff Tip #4: Use Consistent Formats Instant Payoff Tip #5: Learn to Use Excel as a Database Instant Payoff Tip #6: Learn to Use the Lookup Cartoons of Numbers Why Do People Use Graphs? Help Your Audience Out First, Do No Harm Chapter 8: The Pitfalls of Presentations and PowerPoint Why Do People Make Fun of Business Presentations? Real Estate Is a Scarce and Precious Commodity Help Your Audience Out First, Do No Harm Some Basic Truths That Go Double for Quantation Wrap-Up for Part II The Tools Part III: Real Mastery Chapter 9: It's Clear, but Is It Meaningful? The War of the Adjectives A Quantation Professional Relating to Your Audience in a Constructive Way Chapter 10: 53.. Uh, Is That a Lot? What Is a Key Indicator? What Makes a GOOD Key Indicator? ASimple Example How Do You Present Key Indicators Effectively? A Note on Precision A Note on Dashboards Chapter 11: The One Report Every Organization Needs A Sample Natural PExpensing Stock Options Software Revenue Recognition Tying GAAP to Internal Management Reports Appendix 12A: Some Notes on GAAP What Is GAAP? Stock Options Revenue Recognition Chapter 13: Quantation: It's Not Just for Business Anymore One Taxpayer at a Time All the Taxpayers at Once What's Really Going on Here? Chapter 14: Quantation in Ordinary Life Models The Meaning of Words That Quiz I Promised Part IV: Wrap-Up Chapter 15: Speaking Truth to Power My Tell the Truth Syllogism Reason #1 for Telling the Truth: It's the Right Thing to Do Reason #2: It's in Your Employer's Interest Reason #3: It's in Your Interest Reason #4: You Will Get Caught Reason #5: It's the Gotcha of This Book Don't Be So Smug, You Civil Servants and Elected Officials! Your Audience Has a Role, Too Chapter 16: OK, Now, Whats

• ISBN: 978-1-118-17257-5
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 360
• Fecha Publicación: 14/03/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés