The Art of Communicating Data

Latest Episodes:

Conquering Anxiety with Data Presentations - Interview with Susan Gatura Aug 10, 2022

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Do you get anxious presenting your work? If so, you don't want to miss this interview with Susan Gatura, a senior data analyst working in the media and entertainment industry. Suzie shares her experience with conquering presentation anxiety while also being an introvert.

Gain Influence by Improving your Data Communication Skills with Britney Lovett Aug 03, 2022

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To kick-off the 2nd season, listen to our guest, Britney Lovett, share her advice and tips on how to improve your data communication skills as an industry professional. She's a lead data analyst and has also started a free mentorship program to help data professionals.

7 Different Types of Data Stories Mar 09, 2022

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Have you heard about these 7 different types of data stories? In this week's episode, I review this data storytelling framework with you so you can use this anytime you feel stuck on what story to tell with your data. I've also linked a helpful article with data visualization examples for each of these in the show notes.

Starting your First Data Job? Communication Tips from a BI Analyst & Former Tableau Ambassador, Mujahed Syed Mar 02, 2022

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Are you starting a new data role? Or maybe you are new to the data viz world? If either is true, listen to this interview with BI Analyst Mujahed Syed, a Phoenix Tableau User Group co-lead and former Tableau Ambassador. He shares his communication tips as well as how he presents his dashboards to his clients.

Confidently Communicate your Work and Recommendations with Katie Fernandez Feb 23, 2022

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Katie is a data analyst in the healthcare industry with an educational background in math. In this episode she shares her tips on how to confidently communicate your data work. We also have a segment where she advises on how to present certain data terms. You can find ways to connect with her listed in the show notes associated with this episode.

Data Viz Critiquing: Tips on How to Provide and Ask for Feedback Feb 16, 2022

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Are you "drive-by" critiquing or have witnessed others do this online publicly? In this episode, I share advice on how to tactfully provide feedback to people sharing their data work online...as well as how to ask for it for your own work.

5 Ways to Improve your Data Visualizations Feb 09, 2022

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I'm sharing 5 ways you can improve your data visualizations. It doesn’t matter which tool you use to make your charts since these tips apply to most tools. This isn't an exhaustive list so let me know if you want to hear more tips. You can email me at hana@trending-analytics.com.

How to Captivate your Audience from the Start of your Virtual Presentations Feb 03, 2022

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In today’s episode you'll learn how to start your virtual presentation in a way that engages and captivates your audience’s attention from the very beginning. This is actually one of the lessons from my new course on virtual presentations. Enroll today to get it at a discount: https://trending-analytics.com/virtual-presentations/.

Why and How You Should Improve Your Audience's Graphicacy Jan 26, 2022

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In this episode I’m going to explain why you should take opportunities to improve your audience’s graphicacy and some suggestions on how you can start doing so. I'll also share why *not* showing unfamiliar charts to your audience can sometimes be a bad thing.

My Communication Struggles and Journey Jan 19, 2022

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In this episode I open up more and share about my communication struggles and journey. I also share lessons I've learned more recently working in the data field about these skills.