Accountants often use PowerPoint to present financial data to peers, executives, suppliers, and others. It is critical that others understand the impact of the financial analysis so that decisions can be made and the bottom line positively impacted. Unfortunately, too often the barrage of numbers is overwhelming to the audience and they leave confused. This…
Author: Dave Paradi
Dave Paradi has over twenty-two years of experience delivering customized training workshops to help business professionals improve their presentations. He has written ten books and over 600 articles on the topic of effective presentations and his ideas have appeared in publications around the world. His focus is on helping corporate professionals visually communicate the messages in their data so they don't overwhelm and confuse executives. Dave is one of fewer than ten people in North America recognized by Microsoft with the Most Valuable Professional Award for his contributions to the Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams communities. His articles and videos on virtual presenting have been viewed over 4.8 million times and liked over 17,000 times on YouTube.
Full-day workshop for wireless telecom company (November 13, 2012, Basking Ridge, NJ)
Customized full-day workshop for an operations group covering planning a presentation, creating effective visuals, and showing slide makeovers of their own slides to reinforce the ideas.
Presentation Xpert Newsletter November 9, 2011
Dave’s article on making effective use of infographics on your slides was published in the Presentation Xpert newsletter here.
ICAA course: How to Present Financial Data Effectively Using PowerPoint (Calgary Nov 8, 2012)
Accountants often use PowerPoint to present financial data to peers, executives, suppliers, and others. It is critical that others understand the impact of the financial analysis so that decisions can be made and the bottom line positively impacted.
Unfortunately, too often the barrage of numbers is overwhelming to the audience and they leave confused. This full-day seminar will demonstrate a new approach to financial presentations: Make it about the audience, not the numbers. That may sound simplistic, but it can make all the difference in communicating effectively to the important audiences you speak to. If you want others to take action after your presentations, you’ll learn practical ideas that will make a difference in your presentations.
ICAA course: How to Present Financial Data Effectively Using PowerPoint (Edmonton Nov 7, 2012)
Accountants often use PowerPoint to present financial data to peers, executives, suppliers, and others. It is critical that others understand the impact of the financial analysis so that decisions can be made and the bottom line positively impacted.
Unfortunately, too often the barrage of numbers is overwhelming to the audience and they leave confused. This full-day seminar will demonstrate a new approach to financial presentations: Make it about the audience, not the numbers. That may sound simplistic, but it can make all the difference in communicating effectively to the important audiences you speak to. If you want others to take action after your presentations, you’ll learn practical ideas that will make a difference in your presentations.
John Bohannon TEDx Brussels Talk November 2011
Dave’s calculation of how much money is wasted each day by poor PowerPoint presentations was referenced by John Bohannon in his TEDx talk in Brussels. You can watch the video here.
Advanced PowerPoint Webinar for Rhonda Scharf (November 1, 2012)
For those who have attended the first level webinar, this session will show you some advanced techniques to take your presentations to the next level. All the details and registration are on Rhonda’s site at www.on-the-right-track.com.
Full-day workshop for petroleum company (October 30, 2012, Bakersfield, CA)
Customized full-day workshop for engineers and technical staff covering planning a presentation, creating effective visuals, and showing slide makeovers of their own slides to reinforce the ideas.
Full-day workshop for government agency (October 25, 2012, Toronto)
Customized full-day workshop for a finance group covering planning a presentation, creating effective visuals, and showing slide makeovers of their own slides to reinforce the ideas.
Conference presentation for Real Estate Course Instructors (October 15, 2012, Alliston, ON)
I will be delivering a one hour presentation on Tips to Create Effective PowerPoint Slides to a symposium of instructors of a real estate association.