My boss told me my work was 'technically perfect but boring' last month

He said my project reports were just data dumps with no clear story for the client. Now I start every one with a single sentence saying what the data means before I show any numbers. Has anyone else gotten feedback that made you completely switch up how you present your work?

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faithwalker7mo ago

That's actually a really smart fix... starting with the "so what" before the numbers. Had a client once who just wanted the bottom line up front too. Makes people actually read the rest of it.

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adam7516mo ago

Yeah, bottom line up front saves everyone's time.

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uma4097mo ago

It's a good way to handle it. People just want the answer first, not the whole process. I see this everywhere now, like how news articles have those key points at the top. We're all too busy to dig for the meaning. Your boss gave you solid advice, even if it was blunt.

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