The course provides a concise overview of more than 200 data visualization tools which can be used to enhance the visual appeal of reports in practically any industry or profession. All resources are easy-to-use web-based applications that require virtually no artistic or design skill - simply drag and drop, point and click, cut and paste, and/or edit text. The applications allow users to create new image content in a snap to help you better inform, persuade, inspire action and stand out from the competition. Participants will walk away with a whole new creative toolkit and skillset that cuts through data clutter, improves analysis and sharpens decision-making.
Boost the understandability and credibility of your online and paper-based communications.
Stay relevant in a “post-literate” visual world and billion screen universe.
Embed rich media - videos, photos, audio and more - in your workflow and business documents.
Make static documents literally come alive.
Why Should You Attend:
Improve visual appeal of your business and professional reports.Boost the understandability and credibility of your online and paper-based communications.
Stay relevant in a “post-literate” visual world and billion screen universe.
Embed rich media - videos, photos, audio and more - in your workflow and business documents.
Make static documents literally come alive.
- Create professional-looking infographics in seconds from scratch using templates
Learning Objectives:
- Define data visualization, mapping and graphic design and their growing importance in a “post-literate” billion-screen world.
- Examine why accountants need to “go Picasso” and enhance their visualization skills.
- Review little-known Excel plug-ins and features that can easily and instantly improve the visual appeal of any accounting report.
- List word cloud tools that can help in the analysis of text, narrow topics into keywords and highlight key report messages.
- Review leading online mapping tools and how they can be used by accountants to create custom geolocation displays, placemarks, heat maps and more with ease.
- Discuss revolutionary new communication platforms - Google Hangouts and Helpouts - and how they can be utilized to replace travel for client meetings, internal training, team collaboration, job interviews, focus groups, town halls and countless other accounting events.
- Highlight interactive image applications that allow you to embed rich media - videos, photos, audio and more - in online documents and make financial reports literally come alive.
- List simple-to-use design tools that enable you to create professional-looking infographics and visual resumes from drag-and-drop templates in seconds.
- Review software that allows you to develop real-time dashboards and business metric displays.
Areas Covered in the Webinar:
Business Case for Data Visualization and “Going Picasso”- Legos | Animated GIFs | Emoji | Data Sonification | Design Crowdsourcing Marketplaces
- Excel Visualization Apps and Dashboard Secrets
- Data Analytics
- Word Clouds
- Mapping
- Video Production and Live Broadcasting
- Interactive Images
- Idea Sharing, Mind Maps, Brainstorming
- Infographics
- Visual Resumes and ePortfolios
- 3D Design and Manufacturing
- Animations/Special Effects
Who Will Benefit:
Practitioners at all levels who want to improve the visual appeal of their accounting reports and boost the understandability, credibility and shareability of their financial communications.- Financial professionals including: CPAs, CFOs, controllers, auditors, accounting staff, budgeting officers, budgeting staff, and financial analysts
- Management, sales, Operations, HR and administrative professionals, who use Excel regularly and analyze or prepare reports
- IT professionals
- Engineers, statisticians and others who work with Quantitative Methodologies (QM)
- R&D and scientist
- Health care professionals
Speaker
Garrett WasnyCourse Provider
Garrett Wasny,
