PAST WEBINAR: How to Speak the Language of Business
From the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce:
How to Speak the Language of Business
Wednesday, April 17, 2021
9:00 am - 10:00 am
In partnership with Vanderbilt Executive Education at the Owen Graduate School of Management, the Nashville Area Chamber is pleased to present a webinar on how to speak the language of business. In times of uncertainty, a strong understanding of financial data helps business managers and owners successfully navigate uncharted waters and build effective strategies for managing resources. When you can speak the language of business, you can lead colleagues, engage confidently with financial professionals, and communicate value to executives in other functional areas and on Wall Street. This webinar will help you build a stronger foundation of financial knowledge you can apply immediately to your work.
“How to Speak the Language of Business” is a 50-minute webinar that covers:
Essential financial concepts
Tools to utilize those concepts in analysis
Real-world examples to reinforce your learning
About the presenter:
Richard H. Willis is highly regarded by his students, has extensive experience in accounting and financial reporting and a distinguished body of scholarly research. Professor Willis has been recognized for his teaching in both the U.S. and abroad, including the Daimler-Chrysler Aware from the Fuqua School of Business and the James A. Webb, Jr. Award for MBA Teaching from the Owen School. In addition to serving as the Senior Associate Dean of Faculty at Owen, Willis serves on the editorial boards of Contemporary Accounting Research, the Review of Accounting Studies and The Accounting Review.
Please note, pre-registration is required for this virtual event.