Author: Cole Nussbaumer KnaflicPublisher: WileyDate: October 2019Pages: 448ISBN: 978-1119621492Print: 1119621496Kindle:B07YZG2WR7Audience: Users of data who want to share it visuallyLevel: IntroductoryCategory: Data Science. Not only does completing this worksheet up front help with clarity and concision regarding the overall idea that needs to be communicated to the audience, but it also makes it easier to plan content in order to get the key message across in a more streamlined fashion. In addition to practical advice (such as setting time to get a debrief from others who are familiar with the audience) and questions you should be asking yourself for the purpose of communicating (such as, who cares about this data? Pairing effective visuals with a potent story will help the audience recall not only what they saw but also what they heard or read. All Rights Reserved. Most chapters start with a brief recapitulation of key lessons covered in the original Storytelling with Data, (focused more on the theoretical aspects of data visualisations); these are followed by many practical examples, guided practice and open-ended exercises that help build one’s own confidence and support mentorship of others. ), Cole also introduces the ‘Big Idea worksheet’. New. Established in 2010, Palexbooks is a US-based distributer of textbooks from major publishing houses such as Pearson Education, McGraw-Hill, and Harper Collins. Andreea Moise is Principal Quality Improvement Analyst at Family Nurse Partnership National Unit, a home visiting programme targeted at first-time young mothers and their families. This is the most important shift that happens when people move from how we typically communicate in a business setting to using the narrative arc and story: with stories, one must step outside oneself and think critically about what will work for our audience. Complementing the work of data visualisation pioneers like Edward Tufte, Storytelling with Data: Let’s Practice! This book shows how to create graphs and visualizations that make sense and "weave them into action-inspiring stories". ... Storytelling with Data: Let's Practice! In this case, since we are interested in both % of Accounts and % of Revenue, we could depict this with a pair of pies. It is a follow-on to author Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic's earlier title, Storytelling with data and presents fresh content and examples, with over 100 hands-on exercises. Follow @bookwatchiprog on Twitter or subscribe to I Programmer's Books RSS feed for each day's new addition to Book Watch and for new reviews. STEP 3: Let’s take it a step further and focus on the data that is in the bars in Figure 2.1d and review some different ways we could graph it. Storytelling with Data inspired me to be more thoughtful in the overall structure and design of my visuals and the pages that contain them and to avoid relying on default tools, because when we create a better experience for our audiences, we improve the odds of successful communication. Book Watch is I Programmer's listing of new books and is compiled using publishers' publicity material. Chapter Five highlights the importance of being thoughtful in all aspects of design to make data more easily consumable for the audience, helping ensure the message comes across clearly. Chapter Six highlights the importance of not just showing the data, but also making it the pivotal point in an overarching story. All of the data and graphs will be available for download. To find out more about cookies and change your preferences, visit our, Series: Rapid Response Publishing in Covid Times, Subscribe to the Impact Blog via Email or RSS, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported. Her research interests include child development, wellbeing, reducing inequalities and education with a particular focus on longitudinal modelling and using data and research to drive improvements in public services. Words used in visual communications play a critical role in how people comprehend what they are seeing and can assist in shaping their perceptions about data. Storytelling with Data teaches you the fundamentals of data visualization and how to communicate effectively with data. Copyright © 2009-2020 i-programmer.info. By far superior to many other existing learning resources, Storytelling with Data  is a very well-written practical guide, communicated in a fun, friendly and very accessible manner. For those interested, there is also a ‘Storytelling with Data’ website where additional content is regularly published and where a monthly #SWDchallenge takes place that pushes participants to hone their skills, challenge assumptions and try new tools and methods. With more than 100 hands-on exercises, over 250 data visualisations and beautiful illustrations, I have no doubt it will be highly appreciated by visual learners and creative data-minded individuals, not limited to leaders, managers, teachers, students, analysts, data scientists and other data professionals regardless of their background and level of experience. In Chapter One, Cole introduces a set of tactics focusing on three key aspects of the planning process for communicating with data – getting to know your audience; crafting and refining main messages; and planning content. This means those practicing will have easy access to data to work with in the tool of their choice (the lessons themselves are tool-agnostic). Storytelling with Data: Let's Practice! (Wiley), Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript in 24 Hours (7e), Relational Theory for Computer Professionals, Interactive Project Management: Pixels, People and Process, Special Relativity and Classical Field Theory. Perfect timing to have a challenge taken straight from the pages of storytelling with data: Let’s Practice!