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Storytelling with Data

By: Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic
Narrated by: Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic
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Don't simply show your data - tell a story with it!

Storytelling with Data teaches you the fundamentals of data visualization and how to communicate effectively with data. You'll discover the power of storytelling and the way to make data a pivotal point in your story. The lessons in this illuminative text are grounded in theory but made accessible through numerous real-world examples - ready for immediate application to your next graph or presentation.

Storytelling is not an inherent skill, especially when it comes to data visualization, and the tools at our disposal don't make it any easier. This book demonstrates how to go beyond conventional tools to reach the root of your data and how to use your data to create an engaging, informative, compelling story. Specifically, you'll learn how to:

  • Understand the importance of context and audience
  • Determine the appropriate type of graph for your situation
  • Recognize and eliminate the clutter clouding your information
  • Direct your audience's attention to the most important parts of your data
  • Think like a designer and utilize concepts of design in data visualization
  • Leverage the power of storytelling to help your message resonate with your audience

Together, the lessons in this book will help you turn your data into high-impact visual stories that stick with your audience. Rid your world of ineffective graphs, one exploding 3D pie chart at a time. There is a story in your data - Storytelling with Data will give you the skills and power to tell it!

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.

©2015 Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic (P)2018 Audible, Inc.

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Great for those developing their data visualizatio

Fantastic presentation of chart options based on the story you are trying to tell to your audience.

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Great Examples

While data visualization does not sound like something one could “see” on Audible, the explanation is super easy to follow and the pdf makes for easy reference. The examples provided in the PDF are almost self explanatory and ready to apply. Great narration and keeper me engaged throughout.

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Great personality, great content

The narrator who is also the writer did an excellent job both with her content and her delivery. I know have a more integrated and in depth view of data visualization. A must for any professional in corporate America. Even if you don’t work with data directly, it is very useful for understanding data which can sometimes seem obscure

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Excellent worth every penny!

Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic is a gifted storyteller both visually and verbally. Highly recommend this book.

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Highly Recommend If You Want Better Presentations

I am impressed with this book! I've been looking for tips and tricks to present data. This book does a great job explaining different graphs and charts. It's presented in a way where it's not boring like a textbook. She provides tactics to enhance your storytelling when using data and identifies the important info to highlight. So glad I came across this! This was very well written and narrated!

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Love it

It was a bit hard understanding the graphs without the PDFS. But the narrator clearly stated what was on the graph in her PDF such as axis titles, data point labels, colors etc. I actually downloaded the PDF since it was confusing without. At that point the information stuck much better. I am new to data science, and I'm glad this focused on the visual aspects of design and the narrative. It kept things simple for me. I would say this book is a very good beginners guide to working with data visualizations.

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Important knowledge is gained for data visuals

Important knowledge is gained for choosing and creating appropriate and clear data visuals with graphs and charts.

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Easy to follow along.

I love that this audible came with a simplified PDF of the examples. It made it a lot easier to understand and follow along to. It's also a great reference to refer back to when designing my own data visualizations.

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Learned so much

Loved it! The narrator kept the story light and not dry as has been my previous experience with other
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Really useful

I’m working with data for the past 15 years, in different positions. The way Cole organize the knowledge to improve communication with data is amazing. It simplifies many concepts and give direct directions ready to be applied on daily work.

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