“How did you start storytelling with data?” is a question I receive frequently. In this episode, I’m interviewed by my husband, Randy, and field questions on how it all came to be, including finding balance between work and family, some book-writing tips, and my outlook on where SWD will go from here.

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Follow Randy on Twitter | LinkedIn

Google Project Oxygen Study: NYT Article | HBR Business Case

Blog posts mentioned: the book you’re holding might be a fake! | that’s not my workshop...  

Cole's chocolate chip cookie recipe!

Cole's Baked French Toast recipe!

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The term "storytelling" is more popular than ever—but moving beyond the buzzword—there is real impact that you can have by framing your data in story. In this episode, Cole shares her perspective on what makes a story and why those working with data should care. She tackles listener Q&A on data visualization vs. storytelling, NFL football stats, and how to tell when a visualization is complete.

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Mentioned show links:

• Books: Larry Gets Lost, The Cat in the Hat, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
• Video: the future of storytelling
• Other perspectives on story: Jon Schwabish, Robert Kosara
• Video: example telling a story with data in a live setting & standalone (starting at 17:30)
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Feedback is a critical component for refining and perfecting data visualization. In this first episode, Cole discusses both the value of giving and receiving dataviz feedback and potential problem areas to avoid. Hear The Economist’s response to the recent hurricane data visualization challenge as well as answers to reader questions on the topics of when to use graphs, considerations with dashboards and dataviz 101 book resources.

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Mentioned show links:

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• Blog post: SWD makeover challenge on The Economist’s hurricane graph
• Article: “Design & Redesign in Data Visualization” by Fernanda Viegas & Martin Wattenberg
• Blog post: my guiding principles
• Article: The subtle art that differentiates good designers from great designers by UX Planet
• Blog post: a tale about opportunity
• Book: The Big Book of Dashboards by Steve Wexler, Jeff Shaffer & Andy Cotgreave
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