This episodes esteemed guest is an economist by training, but over the last 5 years, he’s worked hard to communicate his research in better ways and to help others do the same.
Jonathan Schwabish is the author of the popular data viz blog PolicyViz, his wonderful PolicyViz Podcast and the Rad Presenters, and his collaboration site HelpMeViz. Through each of these, his mission is to help others do a better job communicating their data.
Jon was named a “visualization thought leader” by AllAnalytics in 2013 and his brand new book, Better Presentations: A Guide for Scholars, Researchers, and Wonks is designed to help presenters of scholarly or data-intensive content develop clear, sophisticated, and visually captivating presentations. And it’s one of my favorite new data presentation reads for 2017!
And in this episode, Jonathan delivers a value-packed session with strategies for delivering clear, sophisticated, and visually captivating data presentations.
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In This Episode, You’ll Learn…
- Why it is important to outline your presentation and determine what your audiences goals are, before you even open PowerPoint
- What research shows about how we learn information and why incorporating these principles are so crucial for effective presentations
- Common mistakes of treating text in presentations
- Tips to emotionally engage your audience even with dry material
People and Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
- Better Presentations: A Guide for Scholars, Researchers, and Wonks by Jon Schwabish
- HelpMeViz
- Rad Presenters Podcast
- Richard Mayer
- The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to Be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience by Carmine Gallo
- Made to Stick by Chip Heath & Dan Heath
How to Follow Jon:
Upgrade Tip of the Day:
- Use Ctrl + 1 on PC’s or Command + 1 on Mac to open the Format Cells dialog box in Excel.
Thanks for Listening!
Thanks so much for joining me. Have some feedback you’d like to share, or a question for Jonathan? Leave a note in the comments below, and we’ll get back to you!
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A very, very special thanks to Jon for joining me this week. And as always, viz responsibly, my friends.
What’s your burning question for Jon on creating better presentations?
