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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedIn this episode, I’m trying out a brand-new game called Next Question to help you sharpen your data storytelling skills by exploring the kinds of clarifying questions experts ask when facing challenges. I’m joined by Kat Greenbrook, author of The Data Storyteller’s Handbook , and together we tackle real-world scenarios and share what questions we’d ask to steer data storytelling projects in the right direction. Show notes Grab a copy of my book Chart Spark…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedThere’s no way around it: If you can speak confidently about your dataviz work to other people, you’ll make a bigger impact. But you’re shy, nervous, an introvert, and not a natural speaker! That’s ok. You CAN learn this skill. Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic, a data storytelling expert, best-selling author, and CEO of Storytelling with Data, joins us today to share how to identify and fix those pesky presentation nerves so you can finally have the impact you want. Let’s go! Show notes: https://dataviztoday.com/shownotes/94 Cole's best-selling books including Storytelling with You : https://www.storytellingwithdata.com/books My book Chart Spark : https://www.chartsparkbook.com…
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1 85: How to transform science into clear and welcoming graphics — with Jen Christiansen 30:41
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