Tucana People Analytics Podcast

TPAP020 Data Visualisation and Effective Storytelling

01.25.2018 - By TucanaPlay

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Mark Lawrence speaks with Cole Nussbaumer, one of the world's leading authorities on high-impact Data Visualisation techniques. It doesn't matter how good your data is; if your message is lost in clutter and noise, you're giving yourself an uphill task in driving the action you want. Cole has spent her career training professionals in how to communicate clearly, concisely and effectively with data, and how to tell a compelling story that drives home the message. She chats with Mark Lawrence about her career spanning Finance, Technology and HR - including being a key member of Google's original People Analytics team, where she taught them her own techniques that are now sought-after by organisations globally. They discuss some key themes in Data Visualisation, some common mistakes, and some extremely insightful and valuable tips on removing clutter and giving your presentations an enormous boost in impact. In this week's episode, they discuss: The concept of storytelling with data Cole's experiences in various roles throughout her career Common pitfalls and styling choices that will cripple any presentation How to think about your data in the right way Cultural considerations that can have significant unforeseen consequences Practical advice on framing, reducing, highlighting and delivering your insight and message.

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