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Financial Communication Workshops

Communicating company results to build trust and reputation.

IABC 2008 Financial Communication Workshops

Day 1: Understanding the numbers of business

8:30 a.m.	Registration and continental breakfast
9:00 a.m.–12 p.m.	Developing your business vocabulary Understanding financial statements Understanding the income statement (with breakout group activity)
12-12:45 p.m.	Lunch
1-4:30 p.m.	Sarbanes-Oxley Act and business today Understanding the balance sheet and cash flows Security Exchange Commission filings

Day 2: Using your numbers to create your best annual report
ever

8:30 a.m.	Continental breakfast
9 a.m.-12 p.m.	Thinking strategically about your annual report What investors look for Writing and designing for your audience(s) Using key metrics to make your report come alive Graphics that will inform and engage Working with key internal audiences: executives, investor relations and legal counsel
12 p.m.	Lunch

You will learn how to:

Understand key financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets and cash flow statements
Decipher the 10-K
Understand key metrics such as margins, performance ratios and free cash
Develop a strategic approach to the annual report
Engage key audiences with a winning annual report

Why attend this workshop?

Learn to work better with investor relations and managers across the organization
Learn how to produce your best annual report ever
Expand your career growth opportunities
Build your company’s reputation