Hello Reader 👋 The overwhelming majority (more than 75%) of the people are expected to share a recommendation during a presentation. But what is a recommendation anyway? I remember some exchanges with Anders Liu-Lindberg on demystifying what a recommendation was at the end of a presentation. It's true that, said like that, it can scare a lot of people because you cannot find new ideas each week/month Let's see together what we mean with recommendations in Finance. So take a coffee, sit down...
10 days ago • 3 min read
Hello Reader 👋 During my holidays, I reflected on my journey and thought about one of the first controversial posts I published on Linkedin. It was about not communicating everything when you were in front of your audience, just so you are efficient and communicate only what matters for them. While I admit this post was obviously exaggerated (yeah, I matured since then and didn't want to follow this "controversial posts just to generate engagement" technique), there are some important points...
17 days ago • 3 min read
Hello Reader 👋 This weekend, it was raining in Belgium (a bit like 99% fo the year) so I decided to take the kids to the movies and watch Inside Out 2 You know, that Pixar movie with the emotions in a teenager's head to illustrate our feelings in our lives. While I liked the story, I won't bother you with a summary but rather think of how Pixar uses storytelling and how it can inspire you for your next presentation. So take a coffee, sit down, and look at the video like 30K others I'm...
2 months ago • 4 min read
Hello Reader 👋 Back in April, I was in Lisbon for a Finance Creators Mastermind together with Nicolas Boucher Kris Heyndrikx Christian Martinez We had cross-discussions in a podcast format and I'm happy to share that the first episode is out. Also super important: I'm 40 years old tomorrow and there is a reason why this information is important for you (read the newsletter to know why) Scroll down, take 30 minutes of your time and be ready to understand what storytelling brings to your...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader 👋 I have had big frustrations in my career and the worst is that I used to blame others for not succeeding. Any excuse was good to explain why I didn't get promotions: jealousy, racism, favoritism,... But since you can only change what you can control, I understood that I missed something that was in my hands: my visbility! Let's see how you can use it in this edition So take a coffee, sit down, and read FP&A Stories like 30K others Also, I'd love to have your opinion on this...
3 months ago • 3 min read
Hello Reader 👋 Have you ever seen slides that are so filled that you don't know where to look at? Of course, you have! I have and honestly, this is one of my pet peeves so I want to share with you a step by step to go from bad to good slides. So take a coffee, sit down, and read FP&A Stories like 30K others Taking a coffee with other people is always better This week in FP&A Stories 📊 From bad to great slides (Step by Step) 📊 From bad to great slides (Step by Step) Ever been overwhelmed by a...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader 👋 You should know me by now, I advocate for finance professionals to invest in improving their presentation skills. Not only because it's pretty but because it pays off And an analysis proves that this is true and this is what we're seeing in this edition 👇 So take a coffee, sit down, and read FP&A Stories like 30K others The podcast episode is almost out...stay tuned This week in FP&A Stories 🤑 Earn more with presentation skills 🪄 Extra tips for good storytelling 🪜 Next steps in...
4 months ago • 3 min read
Hello Reader 👋 I hope you're fine and that you had the opportunity to take some time for you in the last weeks. I've been a bit absent from the newsletter last week because I was delivering the first wave of my new training: "Finance for Non-Finance". This training bridges a gap in today's offer: these courses generally try to transform business into accountants. In this edition, I'll explain you why this must be done differently 👇 So take a coffee, sit down, and read FP&A Stories like 30K...
4 months ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader 👋 As we see many earning reports showing the performance of Q1 2024, many companies overperform but many others have to accept their budget/forecast was wrong. And in my experience, when a forecast is wrong, not only people point fingers at Finance but Finance also feels guilty about that. So let's see how we can recover from this. So take a coffee, sit down, and read FP&A Stories like 29K others Time for some recovery with the loved ones This week in FP&A Stories 🧑⚕️ Recover...
4 months ago • 3 min read
