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Storytelling with Data : A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals.

By: Publisher: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, 2015Copyright date: 2015Description: xiii, 267 pages : illustrations (some color), charts ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781119002253
  • 1119002257
Other title:
  • Data visualization guide for business professionals
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Storytelling with data : a data visualization guide for business professionals.DDC classification:
  • 001.4/226 23
LOC classification:
  • QA76.9.I52 K64 2015
NLM classification:
  • QA 76.9 .I52
Other classification:
  • F713.5
Online resources:
Contents:
The importance of context -- Choosing an effective visual -- Clutter is your enemy! -- Focus your audience's attention -- Think like a designer -- Dissecting model visuals -- Lessons in storytelling -- Pulling it all together -- Case studies -- Final thoughts.
Summary: Sometimes it is easy to generate charts and graphs look fine to you, but don't clearly communicate the information that they represent. Knaflic's own knack for clarity will help you sharpen your message when using data in your business presentations.Summary: "Storytelling with Data 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. Storytelling 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: understand the importance of context and audience; determine the appropriate type of graph for your situation; recognize and eliminate the clutter clouding your information; direct your audience's attention to the most important parts of your data; think like a designer and utilize concepts of design in data visualization; [and] leverage the power of storytelling to help your message resonate with your audience"--Publisher's description.
List(s) this item appears in: 2024 New Titles
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BOOK BOOK NCAR Library Mesa Lab QA76.9 .I52 .K64 2015 1 Available 50583020031302
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-259) and index.

The importance of context -- Choosing an effective visual -- Clutter is your enemy! -- Focus your audience's attention -- Think like a designer -- Dissecting model visuals -- Lessons in storytelling -- Pulling it all together -- Case studies -- Final thoughts.

Sometimes it is easy to generate charts and graphs look fine to you, but don't clearly communicate the information that they represent. Knaflic's own knack for clarity will help you sharpen your message when using data in your business presentations.

"Storytelling with Data 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. Storytelling 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: understand the importance of context and audience; determine the appropriate type of graph for your situation; recognize and eliminate the clutter clouding your information; direct your audience's attention to the most important parts of your data; think like a designer and utilize concepts of design in data visualization; [and] leverage the power of storytelling to help your message resonate with your audience"--Publisher's description.

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