How to Avoid Death by PowerPoint by Differentiating Between Slidedocs and Slidedecks

You’ll learn how to differentiate slidedecks and slidedocs when using software like PowerPoint or Google Slides. Slidedecks are presentation slides that accompany the speaker, and they’ll generally have as little text as possible and plenty of high-quality images. Slidedocs are standalone documents that just happen to be made in PowerPoint instead of Word. Since they’re meant to be reports, they’ll need more full sentences.
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Creating Reports for Grant Deliverables Using Excel Dashboards

Are you tired of text heavy reports to summarize grant findings? Do you want to update the look and feel of your reporting templates? Save time and energy by using static Excel dashboards to design your grant deliverables. Read on to learn more about Josephine Engels’ journey implementing static dashboards in a non-profit context.
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What Type of Dashboard Do We Need? 4 Types to Consider + Diagram to Download

What type of dashboard do we need for our project? I want to talk about something that’s a little controversial in the dashboard space: There are 4 types of dashboards, all of which are correct. You might need one type. Or, you might need all four. Every audience and every project is a little bit different. Here’s a 12-minute video to help you narrow down which type(s) of dashboard you need for your next project.
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Dashboard Don’ts: My 10 Worst Mistakes from Past Projects

Are you working on a dashboard at your workplace? Maybe you’re making a brand-new dashboard? Maybe you’re revamping an existing dashboard to bring it up to speed? Maybe you don’t have a dashboard yet, and you’re wondering if you need one? In this article, you’ll see my 10 worst mistakes from past dashboards. I’ve made all these mistakes (and more…) over the past 15 years. Let’s fast-forward your project and make sure you’re not doomed to run into the same issues I did. Learn from my mistakes. Don’t let your dashboards suffer.
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