Reporting: providing targeted information - convincing management

This training is held in German.
A busy management team needs meaningful and clearly formulated reports that serve as management information. Find out how you as a controller can optimally prepare and communicate your data in order to convince. A professional presentation is of central importance given the limited time available to decision-makers: figures must be turned into pictures that speak! After all, reports only fulfill their purpose if the recipient understands the key management information and can follow the recommendations.

Contents

Reporting - the situation

  • Which reports are created?
  • Who is reported to and at what frequency?
  • What expectations and demands do the recipients have?

The aim of the report as a key success factor

  • Which statement is the focus of the report?
  • Formulate goal, topic and message.
  • What is the aim of the: controller?

Management-oriented annual reports

  • What does the management want to read?
  • Complete and clear information for management - but how?
  • The conflict: What does the management want to read and what data do I have?
  • The one-pager as a challenge.
  • Graphs and charts - a direct comparison of pros and cons.
  • Self-reporting - a solution to all problems?

Structuring and realizing tables and diagrams

  • Not every picture is worth a thousand words.
  • Various comparisons and their graphical representation.
  • Principles of structuring.
  • Less is more!
  • Does it have to be three-dimensional?
  • Develop standard reports.

Present - convey - convince

  • How does the reader process facts and figures?
  • It bears repeating! But without being boring!
  • Use the 4 understanding makers.
  • A must: recipient-oriented tailoring of reporting.

Learning environment

In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this qualification measure after you have registered.

Your benefit

  • You will recognize the benefits of recipient-oriented preparation of documents and understand how to optimally inform and convince executives in a limited amount of time.
  • You understand: We can only produce a good report through dialog with the recipient.
  • You realize that you can only choose the right presentation if you know the target and the target group exactly.
  • You will be able to select diagrams accurately, present facts in a graphically appealing way and learn how to convert figures into graphics and images in the best possible way.
  • You will learn why the saying "a picture is worth a thousand words" does not always apply.
  • They look at the various possible diagrams with their advantages and disadvantages in direct comparison.
  • They discuss standards in order to be able to relieve themselves.
  • You deal with people's learning behavior and comprehension skills in order to convey your information in the best possible way.

Methods

The content is based on a participant-oriented and practice-oriented methodology. Theoretical impulses and the discussion of finished reports alternate with interactive small group work, individual work by the participants and plenary discussions.

Recommended for

controllers, controllers controllers and managers from controlling as well as all specialists who create reports and presentations for management and want to optimize their skills here.

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Rhotert Controlling and Consulting, Herrenberg

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