What BP Could Have Bought With the Money Lost Due to Oil Spill

Wondering how much money BP lost with the oil spill in Mexico golf? Visualeconomics.com published a brilliant visualization.

When big numbers are out of reach for our minds, it is good to compare with things we can understand. This visualization is a good example.

I already wrote about this subject in the post: Audience will not understand your numbers.

This graphic helps us understand how much money is $ 100,000,000,000.

Posted by: Denis Francois Gravel

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Fred E. Miller on July 28, 2010 at 14:55

A picture is worth the proverbial 1000 words, isn’t it?

We think in terms of pictures.

Even a linear thinker will see something red and round if I say ‘apple’. They will not visualize the letters a-p-p-l-e.

With powerpoint, the best slides have have little if any text. YOU, the presenter should supply the text.
1. Denis Francois Gravel on July 28, 2010 at 18:51
  
  I totally agree.
  
  When using PowerPoint in front of an audience, you should use as less text as possible.
  
  I already wrote about this: Why You Should Put Less Text in Your Slides and How to reduce the text in your slides
  
  Thanks for your comment
Guymond Nadeau on July 29, 2010 at 07:31

Great post Denis,

Where ca I get a three wolf moon t-shirt like the one displayed?
1. Denis Francois Gravel on July 30, 2010 at 08:10
  
  Ask the humorist Mike Ward where he bought the one is wearing in his show. You know, he have a fixation on those shirts.
  
  Video of Mike Ward : http://bit.ly/cwyjVy

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