Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals

Don’t simply show your data-tell a story with it!piStorytelling with Data/i teaches you the fundamentals of data visualization and how to communicate effectively with data. You’ll discover the power of storytelling and the way to make data a pivotal point in your story. The lessons in this illuminative text are grounded in theory, but made accessible through numerous real-world examples-ready for immediate application to your next graph or presentation./ppStorytelling is not an inherent skill, especially when it comes to data visualization, and the tools at our disposal don’t make it any easier. This book demonstrates how to go beyond conventional tools to reach the root of your data, and how to use your data to create an engaging, informative, compelling story. Specifically, you’ll learn how to:/pulliUnderstand the importance of context and audience/liliDetermine the appropriate type of graph for your situation/liliRecognize and eliminate the clutter clouding your information/liliDirect your audience’s attention to the most important parts of your data/liliThink like a designer and utilize concepts of design in data visualization/liliLeverage the power of storytelling to help your message resonate with your audience/li/ulpTogether, the lessons in this book will help you turn your data into high impact visual stories that stick with your audience. Rid your world of ineffective graphs, one exploding 3D pie chart at a time. There is a story in your data-iStorytelling with Data/i will give you the skills and power to tell it!/p

Additional ISBNs: 9781119002253, 1119002257, 9781119002062, 1119002060