The Importance of Clear and Simple Data Visualization When it comes to data visualization, it’s crucial to consider your audience’s needs and knowledge level. As a data person, it’s easy to get excited about complex visualizations that show off your data analysis skills. However, if your audience doesn’t understand the visualization, it’s not fulfilling its […]
Use Data Viz. But – what exactly is it? Data Viz, short for Data Visualization is a doctrine that shows the data in a visual form. Actually, data viz existed in a way – from the dawn of history, even when it was not called that. Think of drawings on Cave walls, showing […]
“The Power of Data Presentation: Understanding the World’s Population” Have you ever stumbled upon a report or a video that completely grabbed your attention, making you pause and ponder over the presented numbers? I recently did while searching for data on the world’s population. I came across a report by the United Nations that was […]
5.4 million tons. Can we really grasp this number? In a previous post, I wrote about DATA VISUALIZATION or, for short, DATA VIZ. There are those who are familiar with the concept and others who are less familiar – but both will automatically think of tables, graphs, pie charts and columns. From a […]
Stortytelling and data go way way back… I wrote this article about data visualization for the “Presentation Guru” website a few years back, but it’s just as relevant today as it was then. So I thought I’d share it with you. Visual communication has been around since cavemen painted on walls in prehistoric times. […]
Data viz – what does this buzzword even mean? The concept of “data viz,” short for “data visualization,” has become increasingly common in recent years, yet it is still a relatively new field. With the vast array of information and multitude of analytical tools available to everyone today, we are inundated with reports full of […]
Facts, statistics, and telling stories … The first picture that pops into my head when they say “tell a story” is a campfire. Some of the biggest and best stories have been told around a campfire. After that, I think to myself that stories are an international language used all over the world. I think, […]
How can presenters keep an audience engaged when going over large sets of data? It can be challenging keeping an audience-focused during a normal presentation, but graphs and pie charts can make it even more difficult to keep their attention. Here, Jude’s written these tips to make sure your next presentation establishes the story first, and then uses […]
