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Data Visualization: Storytelling

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Learn the keys to telling a story with data from data visualization expert Bill Shander.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • The art of storytelling
1. Why Storytelling?
  • Humans are wired for story
  • Data storytelling is essential, except when it isn't
  • Using story even when you don't
2. Story Structure
  • The KWYs
  • Story components
  • Finding the story in your data
  • Outlining your story
  • Use your words
  • Sketching ideas
3. Story Mechanisms
  • Change over time
  • Linear logic
  • Flow diagrams
  • Compare and contrast
  • Progressive depth
  • Personalization
  • Text
4. Final Touches
  • Labeling
  • Eye candy
  • Repetition and redundancy
  • Relatability
  • Don't be afraid of complexity
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Bill Shander

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4.7 rating at LinkedIn Learning based on 5848 ratings

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