Randall Bolten 
Painting with Numbers 
Presenting Financials and Other Numbers So People Will Understand You

Learn how to communicate better with numbers

Whether you are distributing a report or giving a presentation,
you have a lot of numbers to present and only a few minutes to get
your point across. Your audience is busy and has a short attention
span. Don’t let an amateur presentation bog you down, confuse your
audience, and damage your credibility. Instead, learn how to
present numerical information effectively—in the same way you
learned how to speak or write. With Painting with Numbers,
you’ll discover how to present numbers clearly and effectively so
your ideas and your presentation shine.

* Use the Arabic numeral system to your advantage master the use
of layout and visual effects to communicate powerfully

* Understand how audiences process your information and how that
affects your ‘personal brand image’

* Learn how to be perceived as a professional who truly
understands the business concepts and issues underlying your
numbers

* Use software tools, including Excel, Power Point, and graphs,
efficiently and to drive home your point

Author Randall Bolten shares his decades of experience as a
senior finance executive distilling complicated information into
clear presentations, to help you make your numerical information
more comprehensible, meaningful, and accessible. Painting with
Numbers is brimming with hands-on advice, techniques, tools,
rules, and guidelines for producing clear, attractive, and
effective quantation (the word the author has coined for the skill
of presenting numbers).

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RANDALL BOLTEN operates a consulting practice focused on financial management and information presentation. He is a seasoned and accomplished finance executive, with thirty years of experience in high-growth and high-potential Silicon Valley companies. His professional passion is presenting information that can enable managers, investors, and the general public to make real sense of complicated situations. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University and an MBA from Stanford University.