One of the most important parts of any business presentation is charts. Charts and graphs describe the way the business is doing and summarise any research made by you and your team. We have decided to compile a list of words used to describe charts in order to help you be as accurate as possible!
Most common types of graphs
Line Graph
Pie Chart
Bar Chart
Verbs you can use to describe trends
| Upwards trend (rising line) | Downwards trend (falling line) | No change | Frequent change | The highest point | The lowest point |
| Rise
Increase Grow Go up Improve Jump Surge Shoot up Soar Rocket Recover, stage a recovery Expand |
Fall Decrease Drop Decline Go down Slump Plummet Reduce |
Remain constant
Remain stable Stay at the same level Stabilise Level out Plateau |
Fluctuate | Peaks
Reaches its highest point Reaches a peak |
Bottoms out
Reaches a low Hits a low Reaches its lowest point Hits its lowest point |
Some examples:
Adverbs and intensifiers you can use when describing a trend
Some examples:
Did you know…
… that the word „figure” can mean both „a chart or diagram” and „a number”?
Go figure!
