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Confident Financial Presentations and Persuasive Reporting

This course helps finance professionals turn numbers into clear, convincing messages for non financial audiences. Participants practise structuring, designing and delivering presentations that influence decisions.

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What you will be able to do

  • Structure a financial message around the audience needs
  • Translate technical figures into plain business language
  • Design slides and visuals that clarify rather than clutter
  • Handle questions and challenges with composure
  • Use narrative to make financial data memorable
  • Deliver with confidence in meetings and boardrooms

Course outline

  1. 01Knowing your audience and their decisions
  2. 02Building a clear storyline from financial data
  3. 03Choosing the right chart for the message
  4. 04Designing uncluttered and readable slides
  5. 05Turning variances and trends into a narrative
  6. 06Delivery skills, pace and body language
  7. 07Managing difficult questions and pushback
  8. 08Presenting bad news with honesty and tact
  9. 09Practice sessions with peer feedback

Who should attend

Accountants, analysts, finance managers and finance business partners who present figures to leaders, boards or operational teams.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 29 Oct 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
29 to 30 Oct 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
2 to 3 Nov 2026Durban2R10,000Register
3 to 4 Nov 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
4 to 5 Nov 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Nov 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Nov 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Nov 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
11 to 12 Nov 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Nov 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
16 to 17 Nov 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Nov 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
18 to 19 Nov 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Nov 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
23 to 24 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
24 to 25 Nov 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
25 to 26 Nov 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
26 to 27 Nov 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
1 to 2 Dec 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Dec 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Dec 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
7 to 8 Dec 2026Online2US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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