There are lots of reasons why you might want a summary of a long piece of writing. You might want an executive summary for the front of a long report. Perhaps you want a summary you can use when you present your report at a meeting or to put into
Well, your intuition is probably right. Microsoft recently published its [_2023 Work Trend Index_](https://assets.ctfassets.net/y8fb0rhks3b3/5eyZc6gDu1bzftdY6w3ZVV/1dad94a24aae170d5954374fb1719092/WTI%5C_Will%5C_AI%5C_Fix%5C_Work%5C_050923.pdf) report. It includes some analysis of how workers are using the Microsoft 365 suite of applications. It
{{< summary >}}If you have a short message to send you can save yourself some time by putting the whole message into the subject line. {{< /summary >}}<!--more--> This is also better for the receiver since they do not need to open the message unless/until
 I know that’s not the stereotype of an accountant but hear me out. Many presenters fall into the trap of thinking that the only way their audience will understand anything is if they explain everything. I think this may be especially
{{< summary >}} How do you tell a story in a finance presentation? You've read lots of posts that talk about data storytelling but what does that mean? And how can you tell a story in a presentation when you're an accountant with a load of
Bad writing costs your organisation a lot of money, too.  A few years ago Josh Bernoff did some research into the “Sad State of Business Writing”. He surveyed business people who write at work and got over 500 responses. [Amongst his conclusions]
{{< summary >}} I’ve long had the view that accounting is about words as well as numbers. That’s why I keep writing about the need for accountants to be better at writing and presenting. {{< /summary >}}<!--more--> The large language model (LLM) kind of AI
{{< summary >}}I write the first drafts of everything in a text-editor app rather than a word processor. Here’s why.{{< /summary >}}<!--more--> [](https://garybandy.micro.blog/uploads/2023/5bf846903c.jpg) A text editor app is just me and my words. There’s no formatting
Do you create your presentations by writing a series of slides containing bullet points? Lots of people do. And yet, do you like to watch presentations where the presenter talks through lots of bullet points? Do you think your audience is different from you? There are lots of problems with
<img src="https://garybandy.micro.blog/uploads/2023/183db1de3e.png" width="600" height="337" alt /> Richard Feynman said, > “If you can't explain something to a first year student, then you haven't really understood.” Feynman was talking about
{{< summary >}} You’ve read many times the advice to keep your writing clear and concise. But how do you do that? Here are three things you can do on your next piece of writing.{{< /summary >}}<!--more--> 
CIPFA includes communication and impact as one of the key competencies for public financial management professionals. That means developing skills in telling stories with financial data. > The ability to take data — to be able to understand it, to process it, to extract value from it, to visualize it, to