Your boss has high hopes but a lot going on, so needs you to keep to a tight five. Long enough to say what needs to be said but short enough to preserve schedules and stay on agenda.
Tight Five
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Storytelling Structure
When your storytelling structure starts with the bottom line, decision-makers can do their job. Otherwise, you’re asking decision-makers to become analysts.
Ways to Show Change Over Time
If your data involves years / quarters / months / weeks / you see where I’m heading with this, you’ve got a story about change over time. What’s the best way to visualize that data?
Old Ideas That Don’t Work Anymore
What has changed the most in the past 10 to 15 years about what we teach people about presenting data? What used to be good ideas but aren’t any longer?
How to Make All Audiences Happy
“I want to better understand how to communicate data driven results with a wide range of audiences (from peers to senior level).” Get a free tool to help.
3 Ways to Add Meaning to Your Chart
There’s not much meaning in the single number data communication strategy. And without meaning, there’s nothing for our hearts and brains to hook into.
Ban Pie Charts in your Annual Report
Henceforth I’m calling for a ban on pie charts in annual reports. The ban will be lifted when a company is able to credit a data viz designer (even an internal one) as a contributor to the report.
Show All the Data
So what do you do if your audience is asking you to show all the data? Here are a few solid ideas plus one key question to ask.
Charts for Researchers
Of course your chart arsenal includes your trusty bars & scatters. Add these 3 to your mix to gain clarity, get more eyeballs, be better understood.
Ways to Make More Inclusive Data Viz
You’ll leave with at least 25 immediately implementable strategies & a list of the Black, Brown, Indigenous, queer, and disabled visualizers to follow as you work to become an ever better visualizer.
