Data Storytelling & Data Visualisation
From data to influence: How do you tell a story with your data & influence key stakeholders?
To be successful in today’s business environment people not only need to be able to discover and understand new insights, but they also need to communicate those insights effectively.
Begin your journey into the world of Data Visualisation and Data Storytelling with this engaging and educational session. Designed to help build an understanding on how to effectively leverage techniques of engagement, information presentation, and design thinking, to establish effective Data Visualisation. Attendees will develop skills that will help improve the effectiveness of anyone who needs to communicate information and insights with colleagues, peers, and the world.
This Data Visualisation session will use a combination of inspirational and informative examples of world-class Data Visualisations, along with easy to understand data visualisation and communication techniques, to help attendees gain high-level insights on how to use Data Visualisation frameworks and apply tips-and-tricks to develop Data Visualisations that will engage, entertain and inspire future decision makers.
Key benefits
Understand why data storytelling and data visualisation are powerful business tools
Learn and understand the principles of engagement, information presentation, and user-centric design for creating effective data visualisations
Gain data Visualisation tips and techniques that can be applied in the real-world
Explore the end-to-end development of an interactive business focused dashboard
Paul Hodge
University Lecturer & Data Visualisation Evangelist
Join expert data visualisation specialist Paul Hodge for this workshop to gain new skills or refine your existing skills in the core elements of successful data storytelling including engagement, presentation and design thinking. Paul will expand on these core elements to support you with the skills to leverage data in new ways and for greater influence.
Paul Hodge
Paul Hodge is a Data Visualisation University Lecturer and Corporate Educator with a passion for exploring the intersection between data, design, and storytelling. By elevating everyone’s potential to engage, inform, and leverage design principles, Paul believes that we all have the ability to inspire people and share our insights in ways that can improve the world and make it a more interesting place to live in.
Leveraging his entrepreneurial spirit and drawing on a blend of business acumen and deep technical experience, Paul continues to work closely with C-level executive management, while bringing together business, technical and analytic teams to improve their productivity and achieve outstanding business outcomes.
A true global citizen, Paul also has a world of experience having lived and worked in the USA, Japan, Hong Kong, India, Europe, and his native Australia.
Why attend
- The support and guidance of a data visualisation expert – Ask your questions and work through challenges
- Highly rated: Paul has received an average customer satisfaction of 98% for his content and presentation
- Practical: Featuring a live and interactive tutorial demo
- Connect: Make new connections with like-minded professionals
Who will attend?
Federal, state and local government representatives. This workshop is ideal for anyone with a role or responsibility for representing or communicating insights or concepts using data and want to improve their data storytelling capabilities. The workshop is well suited to those with roles and responsibilities for:
- Business Analysis
- Data & Analytics
- Business Intelligence
- Statistical Analysis
- Research & Reporting
- Performance & Strategy
This workshop is designed as an introduction. A basic understanding of how to use Excel would be an advantage but is not necessary.
Agenda
Attendees will participate in some team activities and will walk through an example of the end-to-end process of developing an Interactive Business focused Dashboard, using the industry leading Data Visualisation software.
All times are shown in AEDT
MODULE 1 – FRAMEWORK & AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT
Opening remarks & virtual learning tips
Getting started
- Attendee hopes and fears
- Why do we need Data Visualisations?
- A very brief history
- Data Visualisation luminaries
Framework elements of effective data visualisation & communication
- Engagement / Storytelling
- Information
- Design Thinking
Morning break
Engagement elements
- Storytelling and narrative structure
- Defining personas/audience
- Associating words to charts
- How we navigate information
- Always bring it back to Why
- Connect to an action
Homework 1 explained
Close of Module One
MODULE 2 – INFORMATION PRESENTATION
Opening remarks and check-in
Review Homework 1
- General discussion
- Q&A
Information elements
- Working with data
- Understanding quality and governance
- Categorical vs. Measures
- Connecting visual and data elements
- High-level tool landscape
Morning break
Information elements – continued
- Understanding visual perception
- Enhancing data with basic statistics
- Identifying basic data patterns
- Selecting from chart types
- Exploration vs. Explanation
- Focusing on insights
Homework 2 explained
Close of Module Two
MODULE 3 – DESIGN THINKING
Opening remarks
Review Homework 2
- General discussion
- Q&A
Design elements
- Design make-overs
- Gestalt principles
- Working with colour and fonts
- Humanizing design
- Understanding how / when to add variety
Morning break
Design elements – continued
- Understanding hierarchy
- Optimising layout
- Introduction to animation
- Designing for others
Course wrap-up & reflections
Close of Module Three & Workshop
Pricing
Save until 8 September
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Exceptional Course. Paul’s enthusiasm for the subject engaged me completely. Highly recommended.”
A/g Workforce Reporting and Data Analyst
Department of Parliamentary Services
Very enthusiastic and knowledgeable presenter who kept attendees engaged and offered his spare time to cover material. Great conceptual concepts that are a good overview or refresher on data storytelling.”
Data Analyst
Department of Defence
The Workshop class was very interactive. Perfect for people with limited and/or no experience in data visualisation. I learned a lot in the last three days and would highly recommend it to anyone who is looking forward to broadening their skill sets.”
Executive Assistant
Knowmore Legal Service
A really engaging way to learn the principles behind building and visualising data-driven narratives. A great balance of technical skill building and design theory.”
Principal Policy Officer
Queensland Department of Education
Great session that suits whether you’re new to data or an experienced analyst. Paul’s knowledge and passion for creating engaging data stories is really clear. Can’t wait to dazzle my colleagues and management team with my newfound skills!”
Assistant Director - Business Integrity Learning
Services Australia
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