Data Storytelling Training
We have a range of training courses and experiences to help elevate the quality of your own personal data storytelling |
What is Data Storytelling?
Storytelling, and specifically Data Storytelling, continues to be an ideal that most businesses want to see being used throughout their organisations.
But what exactly is Data Storytelling?
If you google the term, you’ll find dozens of definitions trying to define this nebulous topic, but at its heart is the idea of taking something complex and abstract like data, and somehow making it simple and engaging. To add our own definition into the mix, this is how we define Data Storytelling:
But what exactly is Data Storytelling?
If you google the term, you’ll find dozens of definitions trying to define this nebulous topic, but at its heart is the idea of taking something complex and abstract like data, and somehow making it simple and engaging. To add our own definition into the mix, this is how we define Data Storytelling:
How do you know if you have a Data Storytelling 'Problem' or 'Opportunity'?
Ask yourselves these questions:
If you answer yes to any of the above questions then education and experience in the art of Data Storytelling might be the solution to elevating the value that you or your team produce.
- Are you or your team currently producing presentations, dashboards, reports, proposals etc. that are populated with data?
- And are these outputs sometimes long and unfocussed?
- Do you ever struggle to get your point across to your audience?
- Do you ever find yourself looking out at your audience and seeing a group that is unengaged and uninspired by your work?
- Do you ever spend longer explaining what a chart means, rather than what it represents?
- Do you suffer from stage fright and find that your lack of confidence gets in the way of truly representing the quality of your work?
If you answer yes to any of the above questions then education and experience in the art of Data Storytelling might be the solution to elevating the value that you or your team produce.
How can we support?
We have designed a range of training materials and experiences that can help support you and your team become better data storytellers. To support you with this we have:
All our courses are designed to be flexible to your own specific requirements and we will tailor the learning experience to make it as valuable as possible to what you need.
- Introductory courses that introduce the concepts of Data Storytelling and the foundations of Data Visualisation for those that require more knowledge and understanding on the fundamentals of these topics. The objectives of these courses are to educate and increase understanding.
- What we call ‘Enablement Courses’ that then go deeper into the science, models and applications of Data Storytelling, focussed on writing stories, designing visualisations and building your confidence with presenting. These courses can be a follow up to the introductory course(s) or act as standalone learning experiences for your own particular needs.
- The opportunity to follow up these courses with ‘second day’ coaching sessions, where we explore some of your existing outputs and look to redesign them based on the education and inspiration from our courses.
All our courses are designed to be flexible to your own specific requirements and we will tailor the learning experience to make it as valuable as possible to what you need.
1. Introductory Courses
Introduction to Data StorytellingA half day workshop that introduces the concept of Data Storytelling and five key elements of what makes a great data story.
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Introduction to Data VisualisationAn introduction to what is Data Visualisation, including key chart types and how they should be presented.
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2. Enablement Courses
Write better storiesBringing the art of Data Storytelling to the design and execution of your presentations and reports.
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Design better chartsExploration of best practice in Data Visualisation Design and how you can achieve it.
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Present With ConfidenceHelping you present with more confidence and self-belief.
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3. Second Day Coaching Sessions
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Follow up coachingCombining the learnings from our Data Storytelling Courses, together with specific content from your team, we offer the opportunity to conduct coaching sessions where we will apply best practice to previous or upcoming outputs to help embed the principles of Data Storytelling in how you communicate your work.
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