Data Storytelling & Visualisation
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.
Join expert data visualisation specialist Paul Hodge for this engaging workshop to gain new skills or refine your existing skills in the core elements of successful data storytelling including engagement, presentation and design thinking.
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. You 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. You will also develop skills that will help improve the effectiveness of anyone who needs to communicate information and insights with colleagues, peers, and the world.
Paul Hodge
University Lecturer & Data Visualisation Evangelist
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.
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.
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
Agenda
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Framework & Audience Engagement
Welcome & Workshop overview
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
Lunch Break
Information Presentation
Information elements
- Information elements
- Understanding quality and governance
- Categorical vs. Measures
- Connecting visual and data elements
- High-level tool landscape
Close of Day One & Afternoon tea
Information Presentation
Welcome back & review
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
Morning Break
Design elements
- Design make-overs
- Gestalt principles
- Working with colour and fonts
- Humanizing design
- Understanding how / when to add variety
Lunch Break
Design elements – continued
- Understanding hierarchy
- Optimising layout
- Introduction to animation
- Designing for others
Course wrap-up & reflections
Close of Workshop & Afternoon tea
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Paul excels in his presentation, navigates dense topics with ease and lightness – this makes the overall training seamless and engaging. Powerful training. Thank you Paul!”
Public Servant
Department of Child Safety, Seniors and Disability Services
Very engaging and knowledgeable presenter!”
Assistant Evaluation Officer
Department of Education NSW
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
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
Exceptional Course. Paul’s enthusiasm for the subject engaged me completely. Highly recommended.”
A/g Workforce Reporting and Data Analyst
Department of Parliamentary Services
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
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