The Art of Communicating Data
Hana M. K.
Do you want to learn how to communicate data effectively and confidently? Whether it's through data visualizations, reports, or presentations, we will share tips and tricks each week on this show to help you hone your data communication skills. Every episode will leave you with actionable steps to improve these skills and will sometimes feature guest experts sharing their own experiences and advice. This show is hosted by Hana, a geographer turned data analyst and an introvert who loves public speaking.
You can find show notes on our website: https://trending-analytics.com/podcast
You can find show notes on our website: https://trending-analytics.com/podcast
Episodes
Mentioned books
Oct 19, 2022 • 42min
Become an Empowered Presenter - Interview with Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic
Best-selling author Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic joins us on this episode to talk about her latest book: Storytelling with You: Plan, Create, and Deliver a Stellar Presentation. She shares lots of helpful advice on making effective and successful presentations.
Resources talked about on the show:
Storytelling with You: Plan, Create, and Deliver a Stellar Presentation
Upcoming workshops Cole is hosting (one in London coming up on October 26th)
Check out this episode's show notes for additional resources
Oct 5, 2022 • 10min
How to Craft a 3-Minute Story and Big Idea
Having a 3-minute story and Big Idea can help you tremendously with preparing for the rest of your data presentation as well as during the delivery itself. Listen to this episode to learn what these are and how to craft them for your next presentation.
Sep 28, 2022 • 28min
How Critical Thinking and Data Stories Can Improve Data Decision-Making, Interview with Dan Manning
The work we do as data practitioners often plays a key role in decision-making. In this episode, we talk about how we can foster critical thinking in teams and create captivating 3-minute data stories to help with data decision-making.
Sep 21, 2022 • 7min
Building on your Data Visualization Foundation
So you got the basics of data visualizations covered, what's next? Here are my recommendations on how to build on your data visualization foundation.
Sep 14, 2022 • 11min
The Beginner's Data Visualization Foundations
Here's my take on what a beginner’s data visualization curriculum looks like. This is for data practitioners or aspiring ones who want to get a solid foundation in data visualization and don’t know what they should be learning at this stage.
Sep 7, 2022 • 27min
How to Become a Data Leader: Advice from JP Morgan's Head of Data Visualization & Storytelling, Paulina Davila
Paulina Davila started her journey as an analyst and recently became a VP and the Head of Data Visualization & Storytelling at JP Morgan. She shares her tips on how to build effective data visualizations and presentations, as well as how to take initiative to help you climb the ranks at work.
Aug 31, 2022 • 25min
"See the Attached Figure": Communicating Data in Academia with Dr. Sarah Treit
Do you work with data and are in academia? Tune into this episode to get advice from Dr. Sarah Treit, founder of Figures First, on how to communicate with data in academia. We also talk about the common forms of communication, predict how that will change in academia, and more.
Aug 24, 2022 • 20min
Data Portfolio: How it Can Help and Hurt You - Interview with Juliana McMillan-Wilhoit
Learn how to make a data portfolio that will work in your favor rather than hurt you (because they can!). Our guest, Juliana McMillan-Wilhoit, shares her thoughts on geospatial data analysis, why you shouldn't trust maps, and data portfolios.
Aug 17, 2022 • 23min
Communication Tips for Data Scientists - Interview with Avery Smith
In this episode, we talk about the struggles data scientists face with communicating their work and tips on how to address this. Our guest is Avery Smith, founder of Data Career Jumpstart, and he also shares his thoughts on how to use certain data science terms when talking to non-technical audience members.
Aug 10, 2022 • 16min
Conquering Anxiety with Data Presentations - Interview with Susan Gatura
Do you get anxious presenting your work? If so, you don't want to miss this interview with Susan Gatura, a senior data analyst working in the media and entertainment industry. Suzie shares her experience with conquering presentation anxiety while also being an introvert.
