...10 tips for effective financial presentations Help Assistance > PowerPoint 2003 > Work Essentials with PowerPoint > Finance | | |[pic]Show All | | |[pic]Hide All | | |When you present financial information to team members, investors, or other parties, it's essential that you not only | | |communicate the basic information, but that you help the audience analyze and actually understand it. To do this, you can | | |create a Microsoft Office PowerPoint® presentation to help make your points in a way that would be impossible with just a | | |verbal presentation and handouts. | | |The PowerPoint paradox | | |PowerPoint is a powerful tool with almost limitless design and production possibilities— and therein lies the danger. With so | | |much to choose from in PowerPoint, it's possible to overwhelm your content with your dazzling presentation. And it's so easy to| | |create slides, that you can quickly make more than you'll ever have time to show. | | |It's all about the story ...
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...Because of the complexity of technical presentations, it is especially important that you consider ways to help your audience absorb the information. Technical presentations include anything unfamiliar to your audience. Even if your material does not involve quantitative examples or extensive jargon, it is still easy for you to be so engrossed in your field that you forget how little an audience will know about it. Here are three tips you might find helpful: 1) Draw Conclusions and Focus Your Presentation Around Them Technical analysts often feel that they should just present information and let the data speak for itself. This is rarely the case. Unless the presentation is purely an informational briefing, the audience will want an interpretation or judgment about the data, and you, as the technical expert, are often immensely qualified to make that judgement. Technical analysts will also sometimes assume that the conclusions are obvious and that pointing them out is redundant. But the audience does not have your expertise and needs you to directly tell them. 2) Start with a Preview of Your Presentation Previewing your presentation helps in two important ways. One, cognitive researchers have found that a preview spurs an audience to mentally activate related knowledge. For example, if you say that you are about to discuss financial derivatives, the audience members will consciously and subconsciously recall what they know about derivatives, which will better...
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...1 Giving Presentations – Expressions and introductory phrases Thank people for coming Good morning afternoon etc. I’d like to take the opportunity to thank you for coming here today… Beginning and stating objectives Right, let’s make a start. Let’s begin I’m going to begin by… I’m here today to… The object/subject of today’s talk is to… Organization My presentation/talk is divided into three parts/sections… I’d like to begin by… I have four main points… Introduce another speaker I am going to/I’d like to hand you over/pass you over to Julian who is going to talk you through/present… Annie will be telling you about… Paul is now going to take over… Recap what the previous speaker has said Keith has given you an overview of… We have just heard from Keith… As Paul said… Recognising knowledge You are certainly aware… / As you know… You’ve probably heard some of this before… Refer to a diagram/figures (So) Let’s look/have/take a look at… I’d like to draw your attention to… As you can see… If you’d like to turn to page 6 of the handout … I’ll……. It’s worth noting/It’s interesting to note… Enumerate points To begin with/First of all/Firstly/Next/afterwards Finally/To conclude/In conclusion Moving to another topic This brings me/us to the key issue … I’d now like to turn to… Now let’s look at/consider… I’ll now move on to my next point which is… Before I move on, does anyone have any questions/queries? © Oxford University Press 2012 No unauthorised photocopying ...
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...Your question concerning strategies for dealing with fear and nervousness when giving an oral presentation is a common one. It’s actually okay to be a little nervous in a situation such as this—a little adrenalin actually helps your overall performance. Fortunately, though, there are many things you can do to overcome this uncomfortable feeling. Here are a few: * Smile! When you appear relaxed, comfortable, and friendly, your audience will respond in kind. * Confess that you are a little nervous. This vulnerability helps your audience be sympathetic to you (and your presentation). * Remember to breathe, slowly and deeply. This will help control any trembling that you may notice in your hands and voice. * Be prepared. This will give you more confidence, and take away any nervousness associated with that aspect of your presentation, at least. Practice your speech in front of a mirror, as cheesy as that sounds. * Speak slowly and make use of natural pauses. There is a natural tendency to panic and rush through in a situation such as this—try to overcome that and pace yourself. For organizing the content of your speech, keep the following in mind: * Begin with an introduction (which, just as with a paper, you may actually wish to write last) * Capture the audience’s attention with a funny story, a question, or a startling statistic. * State your purpose—for example: “I’m going to talk about…” * Give a brief outline of your talk—for...
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...+ 0.35 - 0.20 = 0.7 For any two event X and Y with P(Y) ≠ 0, the condition of probability of X given Y is as follows: P( X ∩ Y ) = P(Y | X) x P(X) = 0.40 x 0.75 = 0.3 a. P(A1) = 3/10 = 0.3 The probability of P(A1) is 0.3/10 b. P(B1/A2) = 2/6 / 1/3 = 0.33/0.33 = 1 The probability of P(b1/A2) is 1/10 c. P(B0/A0) = 0/0 = 0 The probability of P(b0 and A0) is zero 44. Berdine’s Chicken Factory has several stores in the Hilton Head, South Carolina, area. When interviewing applicants for server positions, the owner would like to include information on the amount of tip a server can expect to earn per check (or bill). A study of 500 recent checks indicated the server earned the following amounts in tips per 8-hour shift. Amount of Tip Number $0 up to $ 20 200 20 up to 50 100 50 up to 100 75 100 up to 200 75 200 or more 50 Total 500 a. What is the probability of a tip of $200 or more? .10 or 10% b. Are the categories “$0 up to $20,” “$20 up to $50,” and so on considered mutually exclusive? They are mutually exclusive because the 0-20 does no effect on the 20-50 group. One group has no causal...
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...Simon sometimes tastes or senses the medication in his food and spits them out, but sometimes the medication goes undetected. He always wonders why he feels tired most of the time without doing any activities that may cause such feelings. Covert medication is described by Kala (2012, p. 1) as, ‘the practice of hiding medication in food or beverages so that it goes undetected by the person receiving the medication.’ Latha (2010) states that covert medication is one of the greatest challenges for healthcare professionals. The report goes on to state that healthcare professionals often covertly medicate service users because they refuse to take their prescribed medication when offered. In addition, the Royal College of Psychiatrists (2011) reported...
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...I believe that being a Resident Assistant is far more than just a job that requires monitoring a floor or even unlocking doors, those things are only the tip of the iceberg. To be a Resident Assistant means to be a role model, an advisor, a therapist, a problem solver, and a great deal of other responsibilities are expected of such a person. Even though this is my first semester at Governors State University and I am considered a new student here, I am not new to college. My first experience with learning what a Resident Assistant was, was when I attended SIU in Edwardsville, during my freshman year of college. My RA that year was very personable and down to earth. She made certain hours throughout the day available in her room, if a student needed to ask questions, share comments, or even make suggestions. She also hosted different miniature gatherings on the floor, so we could get to know our fellow peers. Those encounters with my RA at the time, inspired me to want to be in a position where I could contribute to or even create that same environment for other students. When I saw the opportunity posted to become a Resident Assistant at GSU, I was eager to apply. I feel that my personal experiences and challenges I have faced during my years of college and the way I have recovered from those experiences, shows adversity, goal-orientation, and determination. I am willing to shed light on those experiences and help other incoming students who may struggle with getting acclimated...
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...bambooimport.com A short film commissioned by INBAR for the World Expo in Shanghai, profiling bamboo - and its many innovative uses as a strong, lightweight, sustainable, carbon capturing material, including surfboards, bikes and building materials. The challenges we face today is to further improve and innovate the uses of bamboo. Since bamboo is the fastest growing plant on earth and a sustainable building material, it could easily substitute all known wood applications without having to cut down entire bamboo groves or plantations. Better yet, bamboo continuously grows after harvest without having to re-plant it. Bamboo also converts about 35% more CO2 into oxygen than a regular tree. The bamboo products we see on the market today, are just the tip of the iceberg, we predict that more and more innovative bamboo applications will enter the consumer markets rapidly. Therefore it is an exciting era to live in if you are also a firm believer of how bamboo can contribute to a greener and cleaner environment. We can't change our consumption based economy, but we can certainly change the resources we use and the way we manufacture our products! Below is a list of common uses for bamboo. Please note that not all bamboo species are suited for every single application. Some species are edible while most are not, some can be used as structural timber while other only...
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...The tip that I learned in the video that will help me and my classmates to be successful at University of Phoenix are very helpful, I learned a lot that I didn’t know just watching the videos, a lot of helpful information became clear to me, however I do realize I still have a lot to learn, and it can be overwhelming to try and keep everything all at one time, but I am still hopeful. The Introduction video I learned the difference and the importance of the Forums, also the importance of the Syllabus and materials to stay organized. The Classroom: I learned the importance of the Course Outline to help me organize my week, also I learned that I can go here to obtain the week by week to do list. I learned how important it is to view each link and the policies which apply to all classes, also the Tutorial are available to me. And that I should read over the objectives. Discussion: Main Forum is where I discuss course topics with my classmates, and the importance of keeping the topic related to the topic or reply. Assignments: Are the most important part of our grades. I learned that I can view and submit my assignments from anywhere. And all the weekly assignment is at my fingertip. I learned where to go to see what I submitted so for and where to find my grades, also I learned about the success message. The Online Library: I learned about the different resources. The Center for Writing Excellence in order to help perfect a paper I will be asked to write...
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...Assume that dispense of the gum/glue is done automatically when it comes under the contact of the objects. For appropriate amount of glue to be applied, the robot should run at a constant speed of 200m/s during application. Before doing that the tip of the robot should be filled with glue at filling station/part. For this wait 10 seconds at the filling station and precautions should be taken so that the tip doesn’t get bend or brake while dipping the tip inside the object. Basic terminology Movie J – This command is used when the tip of the robot arm moves from one object to another in an undefined manner. The robot is designed in such a manner that it will try to take the shortest path possible to reach its destination. Move L – This command is used when the user wants the tip of the robot to follow a linear path. It’s specially used when the object tends to be more complicated or the user is taking some precautions from random movement of the tip normally when moving along the edges of the object. Move C – This code is used when the users wants the tip of the robot to move in a curve manner of the object. It is done in a way that three points are defined and then the tip of the robot assume that as a...
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...Tho Pham ESL 51 First Draft Tip or Not? It is a beautiful Sunday night; your family chooses a famous Italian restaurant in the area to have dinner. As you are very pleased with the service, you decide to write down 20% of the bill to give to the waitress as tips. This happens every day around the country. Although there are some dissidents of this long-standing tipping custom whose reason is tipping provokes conflict between servers, tipping should continue because it gives servers an incentive to work hard. In America’s restaurants, the custom is giving a 15% tip (To Insure Promptitude) to the servers. Every year 42 billion dollars of tips were granted to American servers, whose income greatly depends on tips. Recently a manager of a famed California restaurant, Jay Porter, decided to prohibit tipping. The price then included the tip, which is 18%, 15% of which belonged to the servers and the rest went to the kitchen staff. Research reveals that 80% of American diners favor tipping as they think tips incentivize servers to do good service and they feel guilty being served. From 10% in the early 20th century, the tipping rate has increased to18.9% today. While most of Mr. Porter’s customers accept the new policy, very few diners were still obliged to tip and that money went to the charity. Nonetheless, Porter’s restaurant is the only pioneer in the area and it will not likely draw many followers. Some opponents of tipping say that tipping does not create incentive but...
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...Darria Nance Mrs. Hake English 111 26 April 2015 Essay 4. Restaurant Review Erio's Restaurant Review Erio's restaurant is located in Woodson Square, 4434 Woodson Rd, St. Louis, Mo. 63134. It is a small, friendly restaurant that is quiet easy to miss except for it's huge sign in the parking lot. It's the perfect place to dine if you like Italian cuisine. It sits just across from Columbia College and is convenient for the campus students and staff. It's interior is gorges with its vintage type theme in the artwork that hangs on the walls. The restaurant buzzed with excitement and energy and quickly filled with seemingly satisfied customers. The noise level was appropriate for the number of guest that were in pleasant conversation. This restaurant was a selection of ours as we were given the task of performing a restaurant review. Our party of guests was a large one of about 10-12 including our English Professor Mrs. Hake. We were accommodated by tables that were neatly joined together with decorative cloths. The waitress introduced herself and offered drinks as we awaited the arrival of the rest of our party. I couldn't help but notice how clean the restaurant was and that the aroma was that of Italian seasoning. Silverware sat at your elbows neatly wrapped besides the menu that was placed at my fingertips. There were several selections ranging from Pizza, soup, salad and sandwiches, stuffed pasta, and baked entrees. My selection was the baked mostaccioli with the...
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...Bojangles, it’s a new restaurant in the neighborhood, which on the recommendation of a friend are planning to go dine a group of friends and me. I have great interest in this restaurant because after reading an article in the Daily Disappointment I was fascinated. After analyzing all options menu, the choices of drinks, desserts options and options for the tip. I concluded that I have a wide variety of options for choosing many of which are very similar in cost. Background Because we do not know the total amount of budget you have to spend that night, but what if I am sure it is a night where the costs are not so high. What I have done is a graph which is detailed each of the options for dinner that night; I have detailed each option for each meal, for each drink, for each dessert and for each tip. I need to figure out your costs depending on the decisions that I make. For instance: 1. Do I have a drink before dinner – accost; or do I not – a savings? 2. Do I have a drink at dinner – a cost or a savings? 3. Which entrée do I select – each with a cost? 4. Which dessert do I select – each with a cost? 5. How much do I tip the wait staff? These are the points I have to take into account to make the best decision and the best option, I know what I’ll pick the best because with the recommendations and what I read in this restaurant the food is very good, now what needed is to choose the menu and have a good cost. Decision In the tree I have detailed all the possible options...
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...her, one hand gently trailing up her side outlining her soft curves, moves her hair to the sides and leans in kissing her neck softly while whispering "thanks for the tip sexy" while her other hand slides around her waist and grips her ass tight hops off her pole floats across the stage around Lizzy, nibbleing her sweet tender ears tugs it playfully whraping my leg around her sweet tender wasit pulls her closer “mmmm.rawr...” trailing my nail around “mmmm...” slides my hands down to her breast line give her a playfuly sqeeze walking towards the sexy Malsavis strokeing his long scaley tail whraping it around my wasit and my leg rise around her wasit pulls him closer while my body press down against him pin to him down to the wall licking his sweet muzzle pulling his lower lip. slides my sweet wet tongue inside his hawt warm maw grinz at him kissing him tenderly with passion purrs with pleasure with my firmed soft hands whraping around her neck pressing my lips longer to his lips slowly release the kiss smiles warmly .steps back swings her self around ''poofs gets bk in the pole''blows him a gentle heaven kiss on Malsavis nose moves across the floor to Wildong, sliding hands up his chest tangling fingers thru his hawk, gripping tightly pulling him down to her, kisses his cheek softly whispering "thanks for the tip sexy" jumps onto the bar swings herself around feeling the hard pole...
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...Alyssa Pimentel English 1301-232 Ms. Bullard October 20th 2013 Journal 2 – Tip Jar There are many dollars out there but none of them have the same serial number as me, That is why I am unique. Luckily I am not very old, only a couple years old. I have had plenty of homes in my short lifetime. I have almost been caught in a fire, I almost even drowned once. But the day I was finally taken out of the tip jar was the greatest adventure I have ever had. December 30th 1999, I was taken out of an old rusty can tip jar. As I was being stuffed into an envelope I screamed in excitement! “I’ll never have to smell this old bar again.” After being stuffed into the envelope I was thrown into a box, which was eventually tossed into the back of a plane. I thought, “This is going to be a great journey!” The air was hot and musty in the cargo I was flying in. I wished there were other dollars like me to talk to, but all there was were old hundred dollars bills and a couple of checks. The old hundred dollar bill seemed way to high class, hence he didn’t speak to me once, and dollar bills never dare speak to checks. So there I was, all alone in long, hot, boring plan ride. The sun was blazing when a ten year old took me out of his envelope. I lasted about twenty minutes in the hands of this child before I got completely drenched in ice cream. I was handed to an old man immediately after suffocating in ice cream. I was placed into a very old register, it smelt quite...
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