Charts Building Charts Learning objectives Presentation of technical information is one of the most powerful business skills you can acquire. Regardless of your job responsibilities you will have numerous occasions in which you will be asked to present numerical data, qualitative data and quantitative data in a summarized and focused manner. The better you get at learning how to boil important points down to essential elements, the more likely you will be recognized in your organization. Graphics converts data to information.
Information is used to create knowledge.
Evaluation of knowledge using judgment and context is the basis of wisdom. Your job will often put you in a position of gathering data and representing that data in ways that changes it from a bunch of numbers with no intrinsic meaning into meaningful information. You may also be in a position of helping your management team make selections from information that help them make decisions that are important to the organization or business. Graphics is the tool you will use. Linking graphical tools with spreadsheet data is likely the most powerful tool available because it improves your productivity and your precision.