The Art of Communicating Data

This is a must listen if you want to be more creative with your data projects, particularly data visualizations. Alli shares practical strategies and processes to help you get creative and she also debunks misconceptions we have about creativity. You can grab a copy of Alli Torban's book, Chart Spark, here: https://www.chartsparkbook.com/ And connect with her on Linked In here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allisontorban/ More about Alli Torban: Alli Torban is the author of Chart Spark, a new book about harnessing your creativity in data communication. She's the Senior Data Literacy Advocate at Data Literacy LLC and an independent Information Designer, with more than 15 years of experience solving data challenges for government agencies, research institutes, and corporate clients. She co-founded the learning community Elevate, where she’s mentored over a hundred budding data visualization designers. Her efforts to share her knowledge on her popular podcast, Data Viz Today, earned her the Impactful Community Leader award from the Data Visualization Society.

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I share some reflections from Austin Kleon's book, Steal Like an Artist, that are relevant to data professionals, particularly those who make data visualizations. Join the coolest Data Professionals' community here.

Are you being strategic with your data viz titles? I share 3 types of effective data visualization titles that I recommend you use, depending on your audience and message. Join the free Data Professionals community I created on Discord by clicking here.

I discuss the pros and cons of using a pie chart, share alternative charts to use instead and then tell you when and how to use pie charts (if you must!). Recommended resource: Stephen Few's Save the Pies for Dessert

Before you skip this episode because it sounds boring, hear me out! An agenda can be a helpful roadmap for your audience and also bring you some benefits. Listen to this episode to understand the benefits of having an agenda during your presentation and how to create a good one. Join the community where data professionals hang out to excel in their career. Click here to join. E-mail me here: hana@trending-analytics.com

Sounds meta, I know. In this episode, I'm going to share metrics that I recommend you look at in order to measure how effective your dashboard is. This will help you make decisions like: does my dashboard need to be changed? Does it need to be retired? And more...

In this episode, we uncover common practice mistakes that might be undermining your presentations. From only practicing once to neglecting equipment rehearsals, we explore these pitfalls and offer practical solutions to help you elevate your presentation game. Don't miss this insightful guide to refining your presentation practice techniques. Download this free roadmap to learn what steps you need to take to make effective presentations If you want more help with presentations, you can check out my course, Present Data with Confidence.