Richie Cotton is Here to Help You Bring the Power of AI to Data Storytelling
This episode is about harnessing the power of storytelling in your presentations and how AI is changing the data visualization landscape. Listening in, you’ll get a special two-in-one episode as our host Lea Pica, and guest, Richie Cotton, interview one another for their respective podcasts!
Join them as they explore how to construct compelling data-driven stories, the impact that AI is having on data visualization, and the skills and data literacy practitioners will need to stay competitive in the current market. You’ll also get a sneak peek at the contents of Lea’s new book, Present Beyond Measure: Design, Visualize, and Deliver Data Stories That Inspire Action!
Richie Cotton is a Senior Data Evangelist at DataCamp and co-host of the DataFramed podcast for Data Scientists. He’s written two books on R programming: Learning R: A Step-by-Step Function Guide to Data Analysis and Testing R Code. Richie is also a course creator, and has created ten DataCamp courses that have been used by over 700,000 learners!
And in this episode, Richie shares his insights on how to responsibly harness generative AI to elevate your workflow, so that you can focus on what you’re best at!
In This Episode, You’ll Learn…
- How to tweak your data story to fit your audience.
- The key to constructing effective data stories: find the conflict.
- How to create a compelling narrative around your data.
- Key tips for keeping your audience’s attention (and recapturing their focus).
- Ways that generative AI falls short when it comes to producing data visualization.
- How to use generative AI to support your workflow, ethically and responsibly.
- Why you should be able to summarize the throughline of your presentation in a single sentence.
- How reading children’s books aloud can elevate your public speaking!
People, Blogs, and Resources Mentioned
- DataCamp
- DataFramed podcast for Data Scientists
- Learning R: A Step-by-Step Function Guide to Data Analysis
- Testing R Code
- Present Beyond Measure Podcast episode: Get Stakeholder Savvy and Win at Your Data Presentations with Kevin Hillstrom
- StoryBrand
- Unsplash
- Beautiful.ai
- TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking
- Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action | TED Talk
- Present Beyond Measure: Design, Visualize, and Deliver Data Stories That Inspire Action
- Get in Touch with Lea Pica
How to Connect with Richie Cotton:
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Namaste,
