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# Google Gemini: Simplify Complex Charts Easily
- URL: https://www.jeffsu.org/productivity-ping-128/
- Published: 2023-11-07T13:00:36.000Z
- Updated: 2025-09-05T13:01:19.000Z
- Description: #128
- Author: Jeff
- Tags: #newsletter, Gemini

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## Wtf does this chart even mean?

If I shared this slide without providing any context, how long would it take for you to figure out what it was trying to say?

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2023/11/CleanShot-2023-11-06-at-14.50.54@2x.png)

A much, much faster way of digesting the information is to first ask [Google Bard](https://bard.google.com/?ref=jeffsu.org) to break down the key takeaways, then dive back into the slide with that context in mind.

## Use Bard to simplify complex slides

First, click the "Upload Image" icon to... well, upload an image:

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2023/11/CleanShot-2023-11-06-at-15.01.33@2x.png)

Then, use the following prompt:

> You're a senior business analyst with over 20 years of data analytics experience.   
> I don't understand what's going on in this slide.   
> First explain the slide to me in simple terms, and then share an implication from the information on the slide

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2023/11/CleanShot-2023-11-06-at-14.55.47@2x.png)

💡

I actually used this prompt multiple times after receiving Google’s [e-Conomy SEA 2023 Report](https://services.google.com/fh/files/misc/e%5Fconomy%5Fsea%5F2023%5Freport.pdf?ref=jeffsu.org) from a colleague. Try it out yourself!

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