The Globe and Mail cited Dave’s study on the State of Financial presentations in this article.
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.
Free Pre-Made Diagrams; Issue #317 August 5, 2014
Where do you turn when you want to use a diagram to show a sequence relationship or a relationship between entities (two of the six categories of messages in my book Select Effective Visuals)? Microsoft will tell you to use SmartArt. I suggest you don’t use SmartArt. It is inflexible, hard to edit, hard to customize,…
Review of a Data Viz Checklist; Issue #316 July 22, 2014
In the last six to nine months I have been paying more attention to the world of data visualization. This is the practice of showing data in a visual way that clearly communicates the message. This is important to presenters of financial, operational, and technical information. I have found this industry a good source of ideas…
Full-day workshops for pharma company (July 21-24, 2015, Chicago, IL)
I will be delivering four one-day customized workshops that will review the RAPIDS approach to creating a clear message with focused content and the HVF approach to selecting & creating effective visuals. The participants will also practice the techniques for creating effective visuals in PowerPoint.
CPABC Course: Hands-on Tools and Techniques for Creating Effective Financial Visuals in Excel and PowerPoint (July 14, 2015, Vancouver, BC)
OBJECTIVE Anyone can create effective visuals. A background in graphics is not needed. This course will show participants how to create visuals such as: clear, effective graphs in Excel or PowerPoint; diagrams that show comparison of value in new ways; and time-based diagrams. Techniques for focusing the audience and breaking down complex tables will also…
CPABC course: How to Present Financial Data Effectively using PowerPoint (July 13, 2015, Vancouver)
OBJECTIVE 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.…
Presentation Xpert Newsletter July 10, 2014
Presentation Xpert republished Dave’s article on creating slides that print well in black & white.
When you should use a dual-axis graph; Issue #315 July 8, 2014
It is not uncommon to see a graph with two axes. But it is rare that the graph makes information easier to understand for the audience. It usually confuses the audience and obscures any message the presenter was trying to deliver. In this article I want to explain why dual-axis graphs are usually confusing and…
PCMA Convene Magazine July 2014
Dave is quoted in an article in the July 2014 issue of the Professional Convention Management Association’s Convene magazine. The article is online here.
Comparing groups broken into segments; Slide Makeover #79
Use a stacked bar chart instead of two pie charts for comparing groups broken down into segments