Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business ProfessionalsDon't simply show your data—tell a story with it! 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:
Together, 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—Storytelling with Data will give you the skills and power to tell it! |
Contents
| 1 | |
chapter one the importance of context | 19 |
chapter two choosing an effective visual
| 35 |
chapter three clutter is your enemy | 71 |
chapter four focus your audiences attention
| 99 |
chapter five think like a designer
| 127 |
chapter six dissecting model visuals
| 151 |
chapter seven lessons in storytelling | 165 |
chapter eight pulling it all together | 187 |
chapter nine case studies | 207 |
chapter ten final thoughts
| 241 |
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| 261 | |
EULA | 268 |
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Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic No preview available - 2015 |