Presentation Skills The Right Graph

Title:
Presentation Skills - The Right Graph
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769

Summary:
Microsoft does not know a heckuva lot about presentation design, but one thing they do correct

Keywords:
public speaking, presentations, presentation skills, presentation design

Article Body:
Microsoft does not know a heckuva lot about presentation design, but one thing they do correct
¯ Pie Graphs for Share
¯ Bar Graphs for Comparative Amounts
¯ Line Graphs for Trends, Time
Pie Graphs

Pie graphs (commonly misnomered pie charts) are one of the more overused, and hence misused, t

When you look at a pie graph with five or fewer slices, your brain can quickly ascertain which


If you want to show how much volume each element contributes, rather than what fraction, you´l
Bar Graphs

To show relative sizes of different segments as well as the actual amounts, you´ll want to use

There are variations on the bar graph, such as a stacked bar, where different elements are sta
Line Graphs

Line graphs have the unique advantage of speaking to inherent right-brain prejudices about inf
You would want to use a line graph, then, to show a progression in amount from one point in ti
Data labels

Graphs are a great way of making complex information easily understood. But graphs work best o

If you have a number of graphs in your presentation, you´ll want to avoid dumping a data overl

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