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This article was originally published on my ExcelCharts.com blog in 2009 and migrated to this site in 2026. The text preserves the context of the original publication.
Why do people insist on using “professional looking charts” in their presentations? If I wanted to divert the audience’s attention from the data, I would get a professional clown suit, instead. I would look professional. Not exactly the professional-looking presenter people expect in a corporate environment, but nevertheless a professional.
Meet professional-looking Mr. and Mrs. Gulliver and their Lilliputian friends (courtesy from SmartDraw):
(This may be a pet peeve of mine, but whenever I hear the expression "professional-looking charts" I reach for my Browning.)
