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    The document discusses 7 strategies for using tables and illustrations to tell a story in PowerPoint presentations: 1) using symbols to represent levels of risk, criticality, or percentage completion, 2) clustering data using curly braces to show percentages, 3) using highlighters to emphasize areas, 4) using de-highlighters to remove emphasis, 5) using callouts, 6) using number pointers to guide the flow of reading, and 7) using magnifiers. Examples from industry reports demonstrate how these strategies make complex data more visually clear and easy to understand.

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    The document discusses 7 strategies for using tables and illustrations to tell a story in PowerPoint presentations: 1) using symbols to represent levels of risk, criticality, or percentage completion, 2) clustering data using curly braces to show percentages, 3) using highlighters to emphasize areas, 4) using de-highlighters to remove emphasis, 5) using callouts, 6) using number pointers to guide the flow of reading, and 7) using magnifiers. Examples from industry reports demonstrate how these strategies make complex data more visually clear and easy to understand.

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    The document discusses 7 strategies for using tables and illustrations to tell a story in PowerPoint presentations: 1) using symbols to represent levels of risk, criticality, or percentage completion, 2) clustering data using curly braces to show percentages, 3) using highlighters to emphasize areas, 4) using de-highlighters to remove emphasis, 5) using callouts, 6) using number pointers to guide the flow of reading, and 7) using magnifiers. Examples from industry reports demonstrate how these strategies make complex data more visually clear and easy to understand.

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    Make Tables & Illustrations

    tell a Story
    7 Strategies

    PowerPoint Ninja (c) Yoda Learning Solutions / Excel Next 1


    Make Tables & Illustrations tell a Story

    7 Strategies:
    1. Symbols (Webdings, Wingdings):
    • Level of Risk, Criticality, % completion
    • Legends
    2. Clustering using curly braces shape (75%:25%)
    3. Highlighter (dashed outline)
    4. De-Highlighter (white tracing paper) – semi-transparent; Grey Text
    5. Callouts
    6. No. pointers
    7. Magnifier

    PowerPoint Ninja (c) Yoda Learning Solutions / Excel Next 2


    How will you make this visually easy to read?

    Very High
    Very High
    Low
    Very Low
    Moderate

    PowerPoint Ninja (c) Yoda Learning Solutions / Excel Next 3


    … Using Symbols: Risk, % Completion, Impact

    
    
    
    
    

    Note: Font Wingdings better than Shapes as latter don’t get integrated with the Table

    PowerPoint Ninja (c) Yoda Learning Solutions / Excel Next 4


    How will you de-clutter the Table from repetitive
    names?

    Entities
    PricewaterhouseCoopers Service Delivery
    Center (Bangalore) Pvt. Ltd., PRTM
    A Management Consultants (India) Private
    Limited
    PricewaterhouseCoopers Pvt Ltd., Lovelock &
    B Lewes
    PRTM Management Consultants (India)
    C Private Limited, Lovelock & Lewes
    D
    E

    PowerPoint Ninja (c) Yoda Learning Solutions / Excel Next 5


    … by using Legends

    Entities
    A 
    B 
    C 
    D
    E
    F
    G

     PricewaterhouseCoopers Service Delivery Center (Bangalore) Pvt. Ltd.


     PRTM Management Consultants (India) Private Limited
     Lovelock & Lewes  PricewaterhouseCoopers Pvt Ltd.
    PowerPoint Ninja (c) Yoda Learning Solutions / Excel Next 6
    Other Symbols

    #1 #2
     

     
     
    

    PowerPoint Ninja (c) Yoda Learning Solutions / Excel Next 7


    Highlighter: Narrowing down choices to a single
    recommendation

    PowerPoint Ninja (c) Yoda Learning Solutions / Excel Next 8


    De-Highlighter: Striking-off some options /
    irrelevant data

    A B C D E

    PowerPoint Ninja (c) Yoda Learning Solutions / Excel Next 9


    How do you make this easy to read for the decision
    makers?

    Orders
    215
    98
    33
    22
    12
    11
    7

    Before

    PowerPoint Ninja (c) Yoda Learning Solutions / Excel Next 10


    … by using Clustering based on % of Total

    Orders
    215
    79%
    98
    33
    22
    12 21%
    11
    7

    After

    PowerPoint Ninja (c) Yoda Learning Solutions / Excel Next 11


    … by using Clustering based on Category

    US$ INR After

    PowerPoint Ninja (c) Yoda Learning Solutions / Excel Next 12


    How do you control the flow of reading +
    make a Table look less text heavy?

    #1 #2
    21 15
    22 65
    78 233
    123 12
    78 212
    12 11

    Before

    PowerPoint Ninja (c) Yoda Learning Solutions / Excel Next 13


    … using No. Pointers

    #1 #2
    21 15
    1
    22 65
    78 233
    123 12
    78 212
    2
    12 11

    1 Explanation 1: __________________

    2 Explanation 2: __________________
    Before

    PowerPoint Ninja (c) Yoda Learning Solutions / Excel Next 14


    … using No. Pointers + Highlighter

    #1 #2
    21 15
    1
    22 65
    78 233
    123 12
    78 212
    2
    12 11

    1 Explanation 1: __________________

    2 Explanation 2: __________________
    After

    PowerPoint Ninja (c) Yoda Learning Solutions / Excel Next 15


    Industry Examples

    PowerPoint Ninja (c) Yoda Learning Solutions / Excel Next 16


    Sample - Introduction Slide

    Source: Bain & Co. report Before


    PowerPoint Ninja (c) Yoda Learning Solutions / Excel Next 17
    Focusing on a specific area

    Source: Bain & Co. report After


    PowerPoint Ninja (c) Yoda Learning Solutions / Excel Next 18
    Comparing differences (law, software, solutions)

    Source: Adobe

    PowerPoint Ninja (c) Yoda Learning Solutions / Excel Next 19


    Number Pointers

    Source: McKinsey report - MGI India parity_Full report_November 2015

    PowerPoint Ninja (c) Yoda Learning Solutions / Excel Next 20


    Before: Internet Usage type varies significantly across
    socio-economic classes

    Source: Bain & Co. report

    Compilation by Yoda Learning Solutions 21


    After: Internet Usage type varies significantly across
    socio-economic classes

    Source: Bain & Co. report

    Compilation by Yoda Learning Solutions 22


    Comparison

    ► No. Pointers: Context based narration


    ► Table or Chart > Conclusion / Takeaways
    ► Highlighter

    Source: Bain & Co. report

    Compilation by Yoda Learning Solutions 23


    Map Highlighter
    ► Map in Map
    ► Highlighter
    ► Callout

    Source: Maersk

    Compilation by Yoda Learning Solutions 24

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