Today’s esteemed guest has a 15-year career driving and presenting analytics strategies for major corporations.
June Dershewitz is the Director of Digital Analytics at Apollo Education Group, the parent company of University of Phoenix, where she oversees the digital analytics platform for the entire customer lifecycle. Previously, she was a member of the leadership team at Semphonic, a prominent analytics consultancy (now part of Ernst & Young).
As a long-standing advocate of the analytics community, she’s created Expansive thought leadership in Analytics. She maintains a board seat on the Digital Analytics Association, and has given countless talks with eMetrics, Analytics Demystified, and many other groups.
She is co-founder for global industry meetup Web Analytics Wednesdays with 10,000+ participants.
And in this episode, she offers her very best strategies for breaking down complex concepts for lay audiences, using analogies for making analytical concepts more approachable, and delivering outstanding conference presentations as well.
June is a real pro and her tips will make an impact on your presenting chops, fast!
In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
- June’s top tips for presenting complex analytical concepts to non-technical audiences
- Why she rehearses her material in front of non-threatening audiences (like family!)
- Why her biggest presentation pet peeve is a wall of text and bullet points
- Why she often brings a junior colleague to co-present with her
- Tips for transmitting insights over email when you can’t present live
- How she defied gender limitations within extremely technical, male-dominated fields
Resources and People Mentioned:
- June’s Data Cake Presentation at ACCELERATE 2011
- PBM Episode 005 with Jim Sterne
- PBM Episode 009 with Krista Seiden
How to Follow June:
Upgrade Tip of the Day:
Walk away from the screen! Connect and get clarity with your message by separating yourself from PowerPoint as a crutch. Don’t get caught up with the visual design aspect and lose the bigger message you’re trying to convey.
Thanks for Listening!
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Special thanks to June for joining me this week. And as always, viz responsibly, my friends.
