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how to handle the “prove me right” problem
Episode 108
What do you do when a leader asks you to find data to prove them right?
In this episode, data storytellers Ryan Biesecker and Alli Torban explore the …
2 months, 1 week ago
help! my boss gave me a slide limit
Episode 107
How do you handle a presentation when your boss gives you a slide limit? Join data storyteller Alli Torban as she tackles this common presentation co…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
earn curiosity before you show the data with guest Riley Martin
Episode 106
Join data storyteller Alli Torban as she talks with Riley Martin, founder of Sportsball, about one of the hardest parts of data storytelling: getting…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
AI is flattening your data stories (and how to fix it)
Episode 105
Join Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic as she shares how AI can quietly flatten your data stories. You’ll learn why AI tends to smooth over the tension that ma…
3 months ago
the slide title mistake we see often
Episode 104
Join data storyteller Alli Torban as she shares a very common slide title mistake: using questions as your slide titles. You'll learn why question-ba…
3 months, 1 week ago
how to improve your design (no artistic talent needed)
Episode 103
Do you have to be a designer to create better visuals?
Join data storytellers Alex Velez and Alli Torban as they share practical ways to train your de…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
help! my data story feels boring
Episode 102
Can "nothing changed" still be a compelling data story?
Join data storyteller Alli Torban as she shares why "everything is performing as expected" can…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
how to teach data storytelling
Episode 101
How do you teach data storytelling—and how does that change across disciplines, audiences, and experience levels?
Join data storyteller Amy Esselman a…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
storytelling with data podcast: #100 the best episodes we’d send to a friend
Episode 100
In this special 100th episode, the storytelling with data team looks back at our favorite podcast moments and shares the episodes we'd recommend depe…
4 months ago
storytelling with data podcast: #99 learn to love critique (even if you’re sensitive)
Episode 99
Cole and new SWD teammate Alli talk about how to get more comfortable receiving feedback—even if you’re sensitive to critique. They explore how minds…
4 months, 3 weeks ago