Data Storytelling for Business – Diedre Downing

Data Storytelling for Business – Tell compelling stories with business data.

In Data Storytelling for Business, you’ll learn how to:

• Declutter your presentations
• Focus audience attention on what really matters
• Enhance data visualizations to support a narrative

About the course

Data Storytelling for Business delves into two indispensable elements of giving great presentations with and about data: compelling data visualizations and designing a coherent and persuasive narrative around data.

Data is everywhere – which makes fluency in understanding, using, and communicating with and about data an essential skill.

Course overview

Developed and continually enhanced with the business needs of our learners in mind, this course will teach you critical concepts in data storytelling along with opportunities to apply your new learning through interactive workshop tasks.

• Connect the four keys of data storytelling (Visuals, Data, Narrative and Audience) to communicate information effectively and persuasively.
• Construct data visualizations that enhance your insights and recommendations through hands-on practice and interactive workshops.
• Create engaging data stories with thoughtfully designed structure and narrative which lead your audience to essential takeaways.