SlideMagic is a blog I read regularly about good design for presentations. Good presentations often include flowcharts to explain systems, which I found to be applicable to the types of flowcharts us internal control folks put together or review on occasion. I think some tips offered in a recent post are excellent, in particular theseContinue reading “Good tips for flowcharting”
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Financial statements as high-tech, informative entertainment
I have often wondered whether the traditional method of providing audited financial statements to clients is really serving them as well as we could be. We print them up on nice thick paper with the firm’s letterhead and spiral bound the package with a tasteful, understated title page, followed by our solemn audit report. IsContinue reading “Financial statements as high-tech, informative entertainment”
Mind maps made productive for public accountants
I’m a huge fan of visualizing things. Things like data. Data is fun, sure, but not as fun as a data visualization. Pictures are worth a thousand words, and pretty pictures have gotta be worth at least 1,001. What’s helping me visualize data these days? Mind maps. That’s because there are two really cool webContinue reading “Mind maps made productive for public accountants”
Depicting Waste Management fraud to enhance understanding
Dan Meyer’s blog, Tick Marks, has directed me to an interesting section of The Focal Point’s website, highlighting the work it did in helping the prosecution of the fraud case of the former head of Waste Management, James Koenig. The Focal Point is a company that makes “all forms of courtroom presentations more persuasive byContinue reading “Depicting Waste Management fraud to enhance understanding”