Navigating Chart Chaos
January 23, 2024
Why Excel Skills are Essential in Today’s Data-Driven World In the fast-paced arena of modern business, the ability to convey complex data through charts is
I’ve heard comments like the ones above, and more, from frustrated people who had tons of data to prove their point, to support their findings and yet – they were having a hard time getting people to see their point.
That’s where I come in – I help data people change the way they present their information and results so that “non-data” people can easily understand the point.
I show data people how to go from presenting data to communicating insights and connecting the dots. Then everyone understands!
Presenting data to non-data people can be challenging.
First of all, I suggest sharing insights rather than just presenting data.
Using Data Visualization and Storytelling techniques will make any data presentation easier for the audience to digest and help ease their decision-making process.
My Keynote & my webinars address both data and “non-data” people, explaining the difference and offering some key points to focus on when creating data presentations.
Tailor-made workshops for small, medium, and large-sized companies.
“Hands on” workshops, with every-day examples.
Strategy – What are the 3 Important questions we need to ask before starting the presentation?
What is Storytelling?Not “little red riding hood”… this is a technique. How can we adapt this technique to create a better (data) presentation?
How to present texts?
How to present processes?
How to present numbers?
What charts should we use?
How to make charts for “non-data” people
Half day or full day workshops.
A business presentation is an important tool, especially when stakeholders must decide based on your data.
Data people often think that just showing an Excel or even a BI report is good enough. Most times – it is not.
They will often paste the charts or reports from Excel into Powerpoint and send them to the stakeholders.
Without strategizing, simplifying, and transforming data into insights, and insights into actions, these two amazing tools will not securely get you to the decision you were looking for.
When you don’t have the time or the skills, I will work with you to understand the needs, analyze the existing data and create the presentation for you.
Why Excel Skills are Essential in Today’s Data-Driven World In the fast-paced arena of modern business, the ability to convey complex data through charts is
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
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
Tell them what it means before you show the numbers. A wall of figures makes people freeze, so do the interpreting for them and lead with the conclusion. The detail can wait in the appendix.
The simplest one that makes your point in about five seconds. Skip the 3D pie charts and clever graphs. If a chart needs studying, it belongs in the backup, not on the main slide.
Yes. Executives do not want to redo your analysis, they want the business consequence of it. We translate raw metrics into what it means and what to do, which is usually what gets a budget approved.
