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10 steps to become a master of management information
How to Make an IMPACT: Influence, Inform and Impress with Your Reports, Presentations and Business Documents (Financial Times Series)How to Make an IMPACT: Influence, Inform and Impress with Your Reports, Presentations and Business Documents (Financial Times Series) by Jon Moon
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If you only read one information design book, read this
The Visual Display of Quantitative InformationThe Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward R. Tufte
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The source of clear and honest information
Presenting Numbers, Tables and Charts (One Step Ahead)Presenting Numbers, Tables and Charts (One Step Ahead) by Sally Bigwood
A quick but comprehensive guide
Show Me the Numbers: Designing Tables and Graphs to EnlightenShow Me the Numbers: Designing Tables and Graphs to Enlighten by Stephen Few
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Detailed application of Tufte - a bit pedantic, but good examples to refer and compare your own work too
Measure What Matters to Customers: Using Key Predictive Indicators (KPIs)Measure What Matters to Customers: Using Key Predictive Indicators (KPIs) by Ronald J. Baker
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Ensures your message has a worthwhile meaning
The Pyramid Principle: Present Your Thinking So Clearly That Ideas Jump Off the Page and into the Reader's MindThe Pyramid Principle: Present Your Thinking So Clearly That Ideas Jump Off the Page and into the Reader's Mind by Barbara Minto
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Structure your message
The Non-Designer's Design Book (Non Designer's Design Book)The Non-Designer's Design Book (Non Designer's Design Book) by Robin Williams
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3 years of design school in under 2 hours
Oxford Guide to Plain EnglishOxford Guide to Plain English by Martin Cutts
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Write clearly
Style Guide (Economist (Hardcover))Style Guide (Economist (Hardcover))
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Write professionally
Say It With Charts: The Executives Guide to Visual Communication: The Executive's Guide to Visual CommunicationSay It With Charts: The Executives Guide to Visual Communication: The Executive's Guide to Visual Communication by Gene Zelazny
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If you're read the other 9, you'll realise how unnecessary this well-known book is