The Present Beyond Measure Show: Data Storytelling, Presentation & Visualization

June Dershewitz is a long-standing pillar of the digital analytics community whose job description regularly includes breaking down complex analytical concepts for lay audiences. Listen in for her best internal meeting and conference presentation tips for standing out and driving huge value to your audiences. In This Episode, You’ll Learn: - June’s top tips for presenting complex analytical concepts to non-technical audiences - Why she rehearses her material in front of non-threatening audiences (like family!) - Why her biggest presentation pet peeve is a wall of text and bullet points - Why she often brings a junior colleague to co-present with her - Tips for transmitting insights over email when you can’t present live - How she defied gender limitations within extremely technical, male-dominated fields To view the show notes and resources for this episode, visit LeaPica.com/015.

Today we're talking about a common New Year's Resolution: increased productivity. Between taming my insane calendar, finishing my toddler’s playroom and writing my first eBook, I have several daunting goals to choose from this year.I’ve always been a bit of a productivity junkie (let’s be honest, I’m just technically lazy.) Discovering my first keyboard shortcuts was a transformative moment indeed, and since then I've crusaded to get my valuable time back by creating a productive work environment. Here are my 5 best tips for staying productive when you’re burning the midnight oil on your next presentation! In This Episode, You’ll Learn: The real cost of constant workplace interruptions on our daily productivity How to stem the tide of external noise like your phone, email and social media The best tools for keeping your productivity plan on track The importance of taking breaks and working movement into your workday Strategies for communicating the value of your time and setting expectations To view the show notes and resources for this episode, visit LeaPica.com/014.

Stéphane Hamel is a renowned industry expert on all things analytics and the creator of the Digital Analytics Maturity Model, a framework used by many organizations to assess their analytics readiness. In This Episode, You’ll Learn: - How organizations can select the right suite of analysis platforms for their specific needs - The pitfalls of connecting Google Analytics data to Tableau directly and a solution - Why Extract, Transform and Load is a solid approach for direct data extract inaccuracies - Tips for presenting a keynote vs. effective training skills - Why professional skill development and coaching in our field is critical to success To view the show notes, resources & transcript for this episode, visit LeaPica.com/013. This insights-packed episode is the perfect way to kick off 2016 #measure right!

For this very special 12th holiday episode, we take a trip down memory lane to look at 2015 in review. This episode also features a musical highlight reel from the past twelve shows featuring Tim Wilson, Jim Sterne, Eric Feinberg, Krista Seiden, The Digital Analytics Power Hour Gents and Nuts & Bolts Speed Training. I also offer a very special gift from the heart to my beloved listeners. It's my way of showing my gratitude to you for supporting the show and allowing me to serve you every day in presenting data with impact. You won't hear this anywhere else! Visit the show notes page at LeaPica.com/012. Catch you on the flip side! Namaste -

Today we’re taking a quick field trip outside of the analytics community to bring you two very special guests that are on a mission to help people like us conquer the crunch. Camille Holden & Taylor Croonquist of Nuts & Bolts Speed Training take us behind the scenes of their wildly popular PowerPoint 3X Productivity Course! It’s an amazingly in-depth online course that hands you the keys to unlock hours of saved time using PowerPoint with little-known features and shortcuts. Features like using the Quick Access Toolbar, the Slide Master, and my favorite, chart formatting. And, I'm co-hosting a free webinar showcasing some of the best kept secrets in PowerPoint 3X with Taylor on Friday, 12/4 at 2pm EST. Visit LeaPica.com/BoltsWebinar to register and be blown away by 3 PowerPoint productivity features you've never heard of! To view the show notes, resources & transcript for this episode, visit LeaPica.com/011. If you liked what you heard, I would love if you could leave me a rating or review in iTunes. Ratings & reviews are quick, easy and extremely appreciated!

Based upon the mounting evidence in my professional speaking career, it is my firm belief that there are wicked little gremlins screwing around with our presentations. I’ve learned a lot about the dark side of presenting in my 12+ years of presenting, but I thought, wait. What could be more fun than bringing on three of the analytics community’s favorite analytics presenting experts?? That’s right folks! The gentile gents of Digital Analytics Power Hour have finally graced the Present Beyond Measure airwaves! Tim Wilson, Michael Helbling and Jim Cain joined me for a virtual fireside presenting horror story session that is sure to delight and dismay. To view the show notes, resources & transcript for this episode, visit LeaPica.com/010.How to follow the DAPH boys: Tim: Tim’s Blog & @tgwilson on Twitter Michael: @mymo on Twitter Jim: @jim_cain on Twitter If you liked what you heard, I would love if you could leave me a rating or review in iTunes. Ratings & reviews are extremely appreciated and very important in the rankings algorithm. Thank you!

Krista Seiden is the Analytics Advocate for Google where she is responsible for educating and advocating for digital analytics and optimisation best practices as well as running the GA Premium.She also co-chairs the San Francisco chapter of the Digital Analytics Association (DAA) and a sought-after mentor for the Analysis Exchange.You may know her as the face and voice of the insanely popular Google Analytics Academy course on Google Tag Manager (which over 100,000 people have watched!). And, she travels all over the world speaking to analysts who want to make the most of google analytics.In fact,I had the pleasure of interviewing Krista on location during our speaking stint at the LovesData Analytics Conference in...Australia! Krista shares her story of professional growth as an industry speaker and her unorthodox methods for prepping to take the big stage.You'll find the Show Notes & resources for this episode at LeaPica.com/009How to Follow Krista:Read Krista’s blog @ www.BloggerChica.comKrista on Twitter: @KristaSeiden

This special video edition features my first makeover of a listener-submitted viz! If you'd like to watch the video version, go to <LeaPica.com/008>.Today’s submission comes courtesy of Donal Phipps (@DonalPhipps). He sent in a variety of different slides, but one in particular caught my attention.It was a dual-axis stacked bar chart showing voice-of-customer survey responses with website traffic. He stated a very clear objective for the viz which was a great start, but the chart fell a bit short in fulfilling its duty as his insight wingman. This episode shows you how I applied the PICA methodology to find the real story and create a viz that sends it home.And now, it’s your turn. Go to LeaPica.com/Makeover to submit your charts or slides for a free video makeover!Today's Sponsor:KeyRocket is a keyboard shortcut training software program that has propelled my Excel and PowerPoint productivity. It's like having a personal sports coach show you every way to save precious time through keyboard shortcuts you've never seen.Visit <LeaPica.com/008> to request access to my personal key that will fully unlock a trial verson of KeyRocket for 14 days!

Today’s episode features a most popular and entertaining member of the analytics community. Eric Feinberg of ForeSee is an expert in voice of customer analytics, particularly in the mobile measurement space. Since joining ForeSee in 2004, he has contributed to the organization’s amazing growth, providing leadership in particular around its mobile solution. He happens to be the most energizing presenter I’ve ever met in the industry, always infusing his live presentations and workshops with an energy and passion that his audiences sit up and notice. If you struggle with feeling confident in either intimate internal meetings or high-stakes Eric gives you his secret tricks for feeling poised and ready for the spotlight. The show notes that accompany this episode are here: LeaPica.com/007 How you can follow Eric: Eric on the ForeSee blog Twitter: @EricFeinberg If you like what you've heard, I would so appreciate a rating or review here in iTunes. Ratings & reviews help boost the rankings of the show, and help others like yourself find this great content. Viz responsibly, my friends.

Today we’re taking a step back from the fun data viz and presentation design world. Instead, we’re going to examine an important, yet often overlooked component of the meeting process:The meeting invitation.With these tips, you’ll learn how to create meeting invites that set the “stage” for a super productive meeting. Let’s take back our meetings and create opportunities for progress, not pits of boredom and valuable wasted time! The show notes that accompany this episode are here: LeaPica.com/006. Be sure to download my free meeting invitation template to supercharge your invite's effectiveness. If you like what you've heard, I would so appreciate a rating or review here in iTunes. Ratings & reviews help boost the rankings of the show, and help others like yourself find this great content. Thank you!