Why does everyone in a company have a word processor today?
Communication is at the core of all businesses and is the life blood of organizations. In the past, before word processors were introduced, written documents were created only by a small pool of professional document specialists (typists). This meant the process of creating one was fairly time consuming, error-prone, costly, and involved a back-and-forth process between the person trying to communicate, and the person creating the written document. The result was that written communication was not nearly optimal.
As soon as the first word processors (with their automatic formatting and built-in know-how) began to show up on a large number of users desktops, business communication was improved in significant and breakthrough ways that changed things forever. The improvements even came in ways no one had ever imagined possible. For those who purchased word processors for all of their employees, the incredible return on investment became evident very quickly. But it still took time for some companies to see that they were quickly falling behind the times and losing their competitiveness. They resisted change, even though embracing and adapting to the change was clearly the right thing to do. In the end, word processors did end up on every business person’s PC.
Today, the visual processor is beginning to effect that same transformation of business communication, this time with visuals, that will lead to significant and breakthrough improvements in many areas.
How can everyone in my company use a visual processor to improve communication and increase their productivity?
The visual processor, although simple to use, is very powerful and has a very broad set of applications –just like a word processor. As noted earlier, visuals are proven to be up to 6 times more effective in communicating ideas, data, information, processes, plans, projects and more, versus the written word alone. So essentially, anywhere words are being used in communicating today, a visual can potentially enhance or even replace those words.
Here are some examples of how the visual processor is being used, and how it is reinventing business communication today:
Reinventing PowerPoint® Presentations - SmartDraw gives you a whole new way to plan, compose, and manage your presentations for better results—eliminating boring bullets forever. Read the white paper entitled, Reinvent PowerPoint® with SmartDraw VP.
Reinventing Process Documentation - Use the power of visuals to optimize the efficiency of your business and get more done with the same number of people. Read the white paper entitled, How to Eliminate Errors and Increase Efficiency.
Reinventing Project Management - Get more done on time and under budget by using mind maps, project charts, and team charts to effectively manage your projects. Read the white paper entitled, How to never miss a Deadline Again.
Reinventing Business Planning - Develop and communicate a more thorough and effective strategic plan with a foolproof visual method. Read the white paper entitled, How to Develop a Winning Strategy, Guaranteed.
Here are examples of visuals being used by different departments of organizations in various industries:
Our latest case study shows how a visual processor on every desktop makes it possible for an organization to become a “Visual Company” and reap an instant return on investment:
BBK Worldwide - See how a leading global patient recruitment agency benefits from improved communications and employee efficiency made possible by SmartDraw on every desktop. Click here to read the full article, or watch the video.
