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Data talks: Techniques for presenting complex information

Data talks: Techniques for presenting complex information

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Data talks: Techniques for presenting complex information

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- Data can't talk for itself. It needs you to be its voice and to give it meaning and clarity. Presenting data is an inevitable part of middle management and beyond. When we share data, we want to create understanding to provide facts or evidence to reassure our audience that they are about to make a sound decision. In short, we are trying to remove risk from the minds of our audience. I'm going to show you how you can create a connection and inspire action when you present data to senior management. We're going to look at a method for ensuring that when we present data, we do it in a way that's effective and inspires action. So let's start. The most important thing to know is that our only job when presenting data is to reveal the meaning for our audience. That's it. We want to create clarity as fast as we can. There are two main ways in which we can do this: how we visualize it and how we tell its story. Let's take an example of a chart where we want to show the impact of customer…

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