Communication Skills for FP&A Professionals

Course Overview

From academic studies to Harvard Business Review surveys, communication skills are consistently cited as the most important determinants of business success. Employers, CFOs and boards of directors all say that good communication skills are more important than intelligence, technical skills and capacity for hard work, yet most FP&A and finance professionals spend little time developing their communication skills.

In addition to providing participants core communication skills, this course provides tools for financial professionals to present financial and other numeric information more effectively. In this course you will learn how to communicate the right information the right way. 

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

1.Identify ways to gain an understanding of your audience and their needs

2.Describe how to determine the optimal level of detail to provide for your audience

3.List some methods of effectively presenting financial and other numeric information

Course Agenda

Understanding Your Audience

The Right Level of Detail

Communicating Financial and Other Numeric Information