46-971 Presentations for Computational Finance

6 units, Carnegie Mellon University

You are never more visible in a financial organization than when you present. Clients and top management make conscious and unconscious decisions about your capabilities based upon your ability to communicate your ideas persuasively and succinctly. This course provides intensive training and practice in planning, preparing, and delivering the financial arguments your audiences will demand. Assignments focus on nonverbal, vocal and verbal training; rhetorical strategies that drive problem-solving deliverables; and visualization and framing strategies for financial data-rich content. Non-MSCF students may not take this course without written permission from the instructor. To be eligible, you must be a BSCF student, or a graduate student enrolled in an MSCF participating college/department (Stats & Data Science, Heinz, Tepper, Computer Science Dept.,or Math Sciences). PhD students with relevant research may be eligible with permission from the instructor.

Prerequisites: none listed

Offered: Spring 2027, Spring 2026

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