Communicating in a Virtual and Live Environment - Numbers Matter But So Do Words

Overview

People fear presenting more than they do “death”.  Communicating numbers is a scary proposition to overcome for both the presenter and the recipients. This course is designed to enhance the communication skills of CPAs and CFOs by emphasizing the importance of understanding and mastering the facts before delivering any presentation, understand the key elements of presenting a narrative, and provide examples to engage live and virtual teams in effective numbers presenting. The goal is to equip financial professionals with the tools needed to overcome fears and provide the best practices research on all types of presentations-from communicating complex financial information effectively to conducting a casual virtual meeting.   This is a fun session intended to be interactive with participation either live, virtual or both.  

Highlights

• Tackling the emotions of presenting
• Use of visuals in presentations
• Telling stories
• Who is your audience and why is it crucial?
• Defining presentations in a virtual and live world dynamic
• Discuss the overarching themes of effective presentations
• Building out a presentation with a roadmap order
• Discuss the types of presentations, including the good and the bad
• Tips on the right considerations in being effective in virtual presentations

Prerequisites

None

Designed For

Current and aspiring CFO’s and Controllers and/or Finance related professionals involved in teh budget process

Objectives

• Equip financial professionals with the tools needed to overcome fears
• Provide the best practices research on all types of presentations-from communicating complex financial information effectively to conducting a casual virtual meeting

Preparation

None

Notice

This course is provided by a third-party vendor. Please note that login instructions will not be available in the ‘My Upcoming CPE’ section of the NESCPA website. Instead, the login instructions will be sent directly to you via email by ACPEN. Upon completing the course, your hours will be recorded in the ‘My CPE Tracker’ section of the NESCPA website.