Storytelling with data : let's practice! /
Let us practice!
Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic ; illustrated by Catherine Madden.
- 1 online resource (xvi, 427 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Intro; storytelling with data lets practice; contents; acknowledgments; about the author; introduction; How this book is organized & what to expect; How to use this book in conjunction with the original; Do you want to learn or teach?; A quick note on tools; Where to get the data; Let's get started; chapter one understand the context; Exercise 1.1: get to know your audience; Solution 1.1: get to know your audience; Exercise 1.2: narrow your audience; Solution 1.2: narrow your audience; Exercise 1.3: complete the Big Idea worksheet; Solution 1.3: complete the Big Idea worksheet Exercise 1.4: refine & reframeSolution 1.4: refine & reframe; Exercise 1.5: complete another Big Idea worksheet; Solution 1.5: complete another Big Idea worksheet; Exercise 1.6: critique the Big Idea; Solution 1.6: critique the Big Idea; Exercise 1.7: storyboard!; Solution 1.7: storyboard!; Exercise 1.8: storyboard (again!); Solution 1.8: storyboard (again!); Exercise 1.9: get to know your audience; Exercise 1.10: narrow your audience; Exercise 1.11: let's reframe; Exercise 1.12: what's the Big Idea?; Exercise 1.13: what's the Big Idea (this time)?; Exercise 1.14: how could we arrange this? Exercise 1.15: storyboard!Exercise 1.16: storyboard (again!); Exercise 1.17: get to know your audience; Exercise 1.18: narrow your audience; Exercise 1.19: identify the action; Exercise 1.20: complete the Big Idea worksheet; Exercise 1.21: solicit feedback on your Big Idea; Exercise 1.22: create the Big Idea as a team; Exercise 1.23: get the ideas out of your head!; Exercise 1.24: organize your ideas in a storyboard; Exercise 1.25: solicit feedback on your storyboard; Exercise 1.26: let's discuss; chapter two choose an effective visual; Exercise 2.1: improve this table Solution 2.1: improve this tableExercise 2.2: visualize!; Solution 2.2: visualize!; Exercise 2.3: let's draw; Solution 2.3: let's draw!; Exercise 2.4: practice in your tool; Solution 2.4: practice in your tool; Exercise 2.5: how would you show this data?; Solution 2.5: how would you show this data?; Exercise 2.6: let's visualize the weather; Solution 2.6: visualize the weather; Exercise 2.7: critique!; Solution 2.7: critique!; Exercise 2.8: what's wrong with this graph?; Solution 2.8: what's wrong with this graph?; Exercise 2.9: let's draw; Exercise 2.10: practice in your tool Exercise 2.11: improve this visualExercise 2.12: which graph would you choose?; Exercise 2.13: what's wrong with this graph?; Exercise 2.14: visualize & iterate; Exercise 2.15: learn from examples; Exercise 2.16: participate in #SWDchallenge; Exercise 2.17: draw it!; Exercise 2.18: iterate in your tool; Exercise 2.19: consider these questions; Exercise 2.20: say it out loud; Exercise 2.21: solicit feedback; Exercise 2.22: build a data viz library; Exercise 2.23: explore additional resources; Exercise 2.24: let's discuss; chapter three identify & eliminate clutter
Influence action through data! This is not a book. It is a one-of-a-kind immersive learning experience through which you can become'or teach others to be'a powerful data storyteller. Let's practice! helps you build confidence and credibility to create graphs and visualizations that make sense and weave them into action-inspiring stories. Expanding upon best seller storytelling with data's foundational lessons, Let's practice! delivers fresh content, a plethora of new examples, and over 100 hands-on exercises. Author and data storytelling maven Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic guides you along the path to hone core skills and become a well-practiced data communicator. Each chapter includes: ' Practice with Cole: exercises based on real-world examples first posed for you to consider and solve, followed by detailed step-by-step illustration and explanation ' Practice on your own: thought-provoking questions and even more exercises to be assigned or worked through individually, without prescribed solutions ' Practice at work: practical guidance and hands-on exercises for applying storytelling with data lessons on the job, including instruction on when and how to solicit useful feedback and refine for greater impact The lessons and exercises found within this comprehensive guide will empower you to master'or develop in others'data storytelling skills and transition your work from acceptable to exceptional. By investing in these skills for ourselves and our teams, we can all tell inspiring and influential data stories!
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