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storytelling with data podcast: #68: tips for successful data stories
What does Cole’s 7-year-old daughter have in common with the typical audience member for your data stories? Tune in to find out! In this short episod…
3 years, 4 months ago
storytelling with data podcast: #67 storytelling withOUT data
Graphs and slides are often the first tools we reach for when we need to communicate with data—but when might storytelling withOUT data yield better …
3 years, 5 months ago
storytelling with data podcast: #66 Designing in Light and Dark
Mike and Alex discuss the advantages and drawbacks of designing visualizations with light and dark backgrounds, using examples from SWD community mem…
3 years, 5 months ago
storytelling with data podcast: #65 EMPHASIZE it!
Cole draws on a recent experience that underscored the power of thoughtful EMPHASIS. Tune in for practical tactics to create contrast visually and ve…
3 years, 6 months ago
storytelling with data podcast: #64 beginner mistakes in data viz
You'll probably make a few mistakes when learning to visualize and communicate data. That's okay! It's all a part of the learning journey and can be …
3 years, 6 months ago
storytelling with data podcast: #63 bad news and good feedback
SWD storytellers Elizabeth and Mike join forces to tackle some thorny questions about connecting with your audience: how do you know if you’ve done a…
3 years, 6 months ago
storytelling with data podcast: #62 tension in data stories
Tension is a key component of story—and can be used in powerful ways to communicate in a business setting. In this episode, Cole talks tension: what …
3 years, 7 months ago
storytelling with data podcast: #61 AI, quantified self, and fingernails
SWD storytellers Simon and Mike offer their thoughts on how the recent advancements in AI tools may transform the way we analyze and communicate with…
3 years, 8 months ago
storytelling with data podcast: #60 scale with purpose with Brendan McGurgan
Have a listen to this cross-cast of Cole’s conversation with Brendan McGurgan, host of the ScaleX Insider Podcast and author of Simple Scaling: Ten P…
3 years, 9 months ago
storytelling with data podcast: #59 questions in dataviz with Neil Richards
Why don’t we use triangles in charts more often? Can design considerations come before we have the data? Do we take data visualization too seriously?…
3 years, 10 months ago