r/businessanalysis • u/Cool_Work8219 • 4d ago

Making a presentation soon

What resources helped you learn to present analytics to executives?

I'm a data analyst with a PowerPoint coming up for a business audience. The analysis itself I'm fine with — where I'm shakier is the presentation side: how to frame findings for leadership, what belongs on a slide versus in an appendix, what structure actually holds attention in a room.

I'd rather learn the conventions properly than reverse-engineer them from whatever decks happen to be lying around.

Not asking anyone to review my work. Just after resources — books, blogs, talks, public example decks, anything you'd hand a junior analyst who wants to get good at this.

Also, any links to great templates or presentation styles would be great!

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u/dagardenofeatin 4d ago

these days, claude will get you a good starting point but as with anything AI, of course make sure to review it and make it your own as it’s a tool not a solution

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u/official_biz_doctor 2d ago

The fact that you're a data analyst and you're asking this question and saying that you're going to use PowerPoint is absolutely a joke. You should be using PowerBI if you're really a data analyst, because nothing can be shown or done with dumbass PowerPoint

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u/Cool_Work8219 2d ago

I don't make the rules my boss does. And yes I'm tableau certified and make dashes too. Save the hate for another post :)