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FAST Fundamentals – Multiple Language Subtitles

We’ve designed FAST Fundamentals for those who have completed our free "31 days to better financial modelling" online course and are looking for their next step.

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Colours speak – The language of colour

Colour is a transparent and effective way to communicate meaning within excel models.

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10 useful (and easy) things to remember about FAST modelling

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The more we give away; the more people want to buy from us

"If the stuff shared for free is good, then how much better must the stuff they charge for be?"

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Should FAST be good for everything?

Standards in themselves do not promote good or best practice. They simply promote a way of doing things that is commonly understood by the community that chooses to adopt them.

Spreadsheets are critical to business decision making

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Spreadsheets: critical to business decision making globally

Warren Buffet famously said “Beware of geeks bearing formulas”.

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Assessing ROI of your financial modelling training – 5 questions to ask

The best courses will recognise that there is work to be done once the classroom course is finished.

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With falling oil prices, shedding staff is exactly the wrong thing to do

The oil and gas industry is not good at managing price downturn cycles. Shareholders use short-term criteria to reward top management.

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How training empowers employees

Traditional carrot-and-stick motivational methods paralyze workers, and stymie creativity and productivity

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Practical tips for new negotiators

"Bad negotiators can cause significant financial loss to their company and also reputational damage"

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In praise of charts

Smart use of quick charts can help turn a number cruncher into a chief executive

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An introduction to checklists in modelling

"Years of knowledge, experience and organisational memory may be captured by a good checklist."

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The advantages of the OFFSET function in Excel…

"My flight is being called and I still cannot think of a single advantage to using OFFSET"