In the ever-evolving landscape of finance, it's easy to get swept up in the excitement of data-driven analytics. We often hear that the future of finance lies in harnessing the power of data, but let's take a moment to reconsider that notion. Here's the issue at hand:...
In the world of finance, it's common practice to inundate reports and presentations with an overwhelming number of tables, charts, and bullet points. However, it's time to pause and reconsider this age-old tradition. Are we truly effectively communicating our...
If you want to be a great FBP you’d better get good at communicating and presenting and you’d better get good at it quick‼️ Why❓ ➡️ Because one of the BIG differences between an accountant and a FBP is the ability to take a whole load of confusing data and turn it...
Ask any marketeer and they’ll tell you the worst way to bring numbers to life…is to use a table of numbers. Why? Any more than a handful of numbers creates immediate noise and potential confusion. Too many numbers means your key message is diluted or even lost. Many...
Improve your finance reports and presentations with these 5 charts.. Ask any marketeer and they’ll tell you the worst way to bring numbers to life…is to use a table of numbers. Why? Any more than a handful of numbers creates immediate noise and potential confusion....
What's the best way to bring variances to budget to life? Stop using boring tables of numbers and try this instead… My favourite finance chart is simple text, click here’s for that video. My second favourite chart is the gap chart. I think it’s the best way to show...
Are video financial presentations only for Coca-Cola, Apple & Samsung? Actually if you’ve got 10 seconds spare here’s how you can do it too… I pulled together this presentation in about 5 minutes. Then it took me about 10 seconds to turn it into a video. It’s a...
Did you know there were 3 ways to present the exact same number? The one you pick is more important than you think... £30m This round number is great for impact and simplicity, but it could look like you made it up. So you’re more likely to be challenged on it....
What is finance business partnering? I used to be a finance director, then I became a sales director, and I'll show you everything I learned in sales that I wished I'd known when I worked in finance. Finance business partnering is about three things: Number one,...
The UK fried chicken market is worth £2.2 billion a year That's the equivalent of £6 million a day, or in the minute it takes you to read this post £4,000. Put another way it's 31 million 6-piece KFC bargain buckets a year. Line the buckets up and they'd reach from...
We often find ourselves saying no. There are great reasons why we say no. The problem is that people hate being told no. Most of us have a hyper-sensivity to the word. Think about how you feel when someone says no to you. There's nowhere to go from a no. The...
Are you reports and presentations looking a bit dull? Do you want to give your audience something interesting and fun to engage them? Most presentations and reports are made up of tables of numbers and bullet points - yawn central! Bring your next presentation to life...
Us finance people are obsessed with actual, budget, last year comparisons. We just seem to love them. We very quickly create large tables of numbers comparing actual, budget and last year. The current month isn't enough. We do YTD and full year too. For the whole...
The bullet point was invented some time in the 1950s. It's 2017, it's time to move on. Surely we can find some alternatives to bullet points? What's the problem with bullets? Number 1: they're over-used meaning they're boring and you won't stand out using them Number...
A few years ago the Apple CEO Tim Cook was asked by an analyst how important iMac sales were to Apple. He said that iMac sales were $22 billion. He could have left it there. Except he knows something that a lot of us don't. He knows never to leave a number hanging. He...
Data visualisation doesn't have to be difficult. You don't need a fancy new app or system. Simple text is my single favourite way to bring numbers to life. It is way better than presenting a table of numbers or a P&L account. You'll see it used a lot in the front...
There's always been a gap between data and the people who need to make decisions based on it. Today we live in a World of big data, which basically means there's a lot of it. More than we can really imagine. And it's getting bigger and faster. Meaning the gap between...
We love a waterfall chart, because they help us tell a story. What does every great story have? A beginning, middle and end. A table of numbers will only show you the beginning and the end. Imagine watching Finding Nemo in a table: There's a fish called Nemo and he...
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