Data to Dashboard: Smarter Charts, Smarter Decisions

"Data to Dashboard: Smarter Charts, Smarter Decisions" is a practical session focused on modernising how professionals use Excel to communicate insights.

Rather than relying on complex tools or plugins, this webinar keeps it simple and accessible, teaching you how to create dashboards using tools already built into Excel. You’ll learn to use Sparklines for in-cell trends, icon sets to highlight highs and lows, and small multiples to display multiple comparisons in one view.

We’ll also explore conditional formatting tricks that make issues jump off the screen, along with layout tips that help your dashboard look clean, clear, and professional.

The goal? Smarter charts that lead to smarter decisions.

Webinar Dec 01 2025, Monday 01:00 PM EDT 90 Minutes Basic Level Code: GRC0000251

  • Building small multiples for quick comparisons
  • Creating Sparklines for in-cell visual trends
  • Using icon sets to create visual alerts within tables
  • Conditional formatting for standout visuals
  • Structuring data for dynamic dashboards
  • Best practices for layout and white space
  • Creating dashboards that auto-update
  • Tips to keep visuals clean, focused, and presentation-ready
  • Use excel “camera’ to extract data for dashboards

  • Project Managers
  • Operations Leads
  • Analysts and Report Writers
  • Executive Assistants
  • HR and Admin Professionals
  • Trainers and Educators
  • Marketing and Sales Coordinators
  • Anyone who presents data visually in their work

Still sending spreadsheets with tabs and tabs of numbers? That’s not reporting—it’s delegation.

If senior stakeholders keep asking you to “just explain it,” chances are your visuals aren’t doing the job. Plain charts and tables can’t keep up with the pace of business. What you need is clarity at a glance—key trends, highlights, and exceptions visible instantly.

In this session, you'll learn how to:

  • Create small multiples to compare trends easily
  • Use Sparklines and icon sets right inside your data tables
  • Build mini dashboards that update automatically

Whether you're briefing execs or presenting to clients, these visual techniques make your data impossible to ignore—and easier to act on.

Senior managers and decision-makers don’t want to sift through spreadsheets. They want answers—fast. In a business landscape increasingly reliant on real-time reporting and agile responses, presenting data visually isn’t just useful—it’s critical.

Yet many Excel users still rely on static tables and basic charts. The gap between what’s possible in Excel and what’s actually being used is enormous. This webinar is designed to close that gap, helping everyday professionals turn raw data into effective mini dashboards that tell a story, flag issues, and prompt action.

RAY EVANS
RAY EVANS

Ray’s professional and relaxed style reflects his thorough understanding of adult learning principles and is demonstrated through his diverse range of classroom, seminar, workshop and online delivery services and instructional materials. With Microsoft Certifications in Excel and Word, he has mastered over 2500 topics to advanced level in Microsoft Excel, Access, Outlook, Project, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, and Publisher. Ray has qualifications in Frontline Management, Accounting, Training, and Assessment and is certified in Six Sigma business improvement methodology. Having trained over 120,000 students and authored a wide range of complex reports, training, and procedural documentation, Ray has demonstrated strong ability in written communication, change management, and knowledge transfer.

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