Translate Pivot Table Results Into a Brief Your Manager Will Read

The pivot table answers the question perfectly, as long as the reader already knows what a pivot table is. This turns it into a headline takeaway, the numbers that back it up written in plain sentences, and one honest caveat, so your manager gets a paragraph instead of a spreadsheet screenshot.

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You have built a pivot table that answers a business question, but your manager wants a paragraph, not a table full of subtotals. The pivot table shows: [describe or paste a summary of your pivot table results, including the rows, columns, and values used].
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**Translate** the pivot table results into a written brief, in three steps:
1. State the single most important takeaway from the data in one sentence
2. Explain the two or three supporting numbers that back that takeaway, in plain English rather than table form
3. Note one thing the pivot table cannot tell you, so the brief does not overclaim
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- One headline takeaway sentence
- A short supporting paragraph (2 to 3 sentences) with the key numbers written out in prose
- One limitation or caveat line
- Length: under 150 words, no table, prose only
- Tone: confident but not overstated
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