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5 Ways Data Analysts Can Build Trust with their Data Presentations

Trust. Trust is a tricky character. We all want people to give us theirs, and yet we are super wary of giving it out ourselves. In family, in love, and of course, in business. Earning the trust of others as a data analyst is a tall order. Trust is an ephemeral entity that can instantly …

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Jon Schwabish Wants To Help YOU…Deliver “Better Presentations”

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 …

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Garr Reynolds Brings Presentation Zen to your Boardroom [INTERVIEW]

This episode’s guest is a global household name for bringing a touch of zen to your presentations.
Garr Reynolds is the Elvis Presley of the presentation world, a popular speaker, and the author of the award-winning and best-selling presentation book, Presentation Zen, which is considered by many to be the bible of stellar presenting.
Garr’s contribution has been a pivotal force in my entire presentation career and philosophy and it was an honor and privilege

Training Google Analytics Grasshoppers into Analyst Ninjas with Justin Cutroni [INTERVIEW]

This episode’s guest is best known for equipping analysts with Google Analytics firepower. Justin Cutroni is the Analytics Advocate at Google and works with educational teams to drive content strategy, product teams to provide real-user feedback and sales and marketing teams to help evangelize Google’s analytics products. Justin helps analytics practitioners get the most out of their …

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What Practical Storytelling with Data Actually Means to Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic [INTERVIEW]

This episode’s guest is best known for making data storytelling more than a flashy catch phrase in organizations across the country. Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic has always had a penchant for turning data into pictures and stories. She’s honed her data visualization skills over the past decade through analytical roles in banking, private equity, and most …

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Becoming an Indispensable Google Analytics Rock Star with e-Nor [INTERVIEW]

This episode’s guests are best known for transforming Google Analytics groupies into insanely skilled measure rock stars. Feras Alhlou and Eric Fettman are the brain trust behind the company E-Nor, and one of my favorite Google Analytics blogs. They focus on providing the knowledge to train savvy audiences, educating lay audiences and the effective use …

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Creating a Data-Savvy Stakeholder with Juice Analytics [INTERVIEW]

This episode’s guests are on a mission to create data-savvy organizations by improving the dialogue between analyst and stakeholder. Zach and Chris Gemignani are the brain trust behind Juice Analytics, a company dedicated to helping organizations learn the language of their data and now very good friends of mine. They are authors of one of my …

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Charting Volume, Trend, Growth in One Visualization [Video]

This special video edition features my next makeover of a listener-submitted viz! So exciting!! Today’s submission comes courtesy of Jennifer Yacenda of Starwood, a stellar presenter and my valued coaching client. She sent in a doozy of a viz; a dual-axis bar / line chart showing the revenue monthly trend, growth and projected targets for …

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Primp Your Slide Vol. 2: Stacked Bar Chart with Survey Data [Video]

VIDEO MAKEOVER AUDIO-ONLY PODCAST This special video edition features my first makeover of a listener-submitted viz! So exciting!! Today’s submission comes courtesy of Donal Phipps (@DonalPhipps). He sent in a variety of different slides, but one in particular caught my attention. It was a dual-axis stacked bar chart showing voice-of-customer survey responses with website traffic. …

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