Painting with numbers : presenting financials and other numbers so people will understand you / Randall Bolten.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bolten, Randall, 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business mathematics.

Microsoft Excel (Computer file).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (344 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Presenting financials and other numbers so people will understand you

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, c2012.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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 effectively-in the same way you learned how to speak or write. With Painting with Numbers, you'll discover how to present numbers clearly and effectively so your ideas and your presen

Contents:

Painting with Numbers; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction This book Is Not About Numbers-Honest!; Being "Literate"; It's What They Think That Matters; What You Were 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; The Tabula Rasa Decision; The "Where's Waldo?" Eff ect; 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 EffectsComments and Artwork; The "Ransom Note" Effect; Two Truly Helpful Hints; Chapter 3 Words Matter.; Mean What You Say and 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 Your 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 StylesInstant Payoff 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 & Reference Functions; Instant Payoff Tip #7: Organize Data for Easy Computation; Instant Payoff Tip #8: Learn to Use Automated Help; Instant Payoff Tip #9: Don't Learn Too Many Ways to Do the Same Thing; Chapter 6 Or Pay Me Later; The Long-Term Payoff Tips

Long-Term Payoff Tip #1: Use Sensible, Intelligent Filenames and Folder OrganizationLong-Term Payoff Tip #2: Use Consistent Formats; Long-Term Payoff Tip #3: Design Intelligent, Intelligible Formulas; Long-Term Payoff Tip #4: Use Named Ranges; Long-Term Payoff Tip #5: Use Named Formulas or Macros; Long-Term Payoff Tip #6: Links: A Force That Can Be Used for Good or Evil; Long-Term Payoff Tip #7: Make Different Types of Cells Visually Distinguishable and Physically Separate; Long-Term Payoff Tip #8: Document Your Work!; Long-Term Payoff Tip #9: Check Your Work!

Long-Term Payoff Tip #10: Avoid Cool New FeaturesChapter 7 Graphs: The "Cartoons" of Numbers; Why Do People Use Graphs?; Help Your Audience; 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; 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

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786613621320

9781118983898

1118983890

9781621984443

1621984443

9781280591495

1280591498

9781118227893

1118227891

OCLC:

777374827