Storytelling with Data

Data storytelling enables a professional in any field to communicate information that has been tailored to a specific audience, based on a pertinent narrative. As part of data analysis, data storytelling can contribute to the audience’s understanding of the situation and how the data contributes to the presentation toward a solution.  In this short course (55+ minutes) you will learn the fundamental concepts of storytelling with data, the key elements necessary for an effective data story, the types of data stories, and how to apply optimal visual design to the data presentation.

This 55-minute course provides an overview of storytelling with data and is part of our data literacy curriculum.

Course Content

  • Storytelling with Data Basics and Fundamentals
  • Key Elements for Data Storytelling
  • Audience Analysis
  • Narrative
  • 7 Basic Storytelling Plots
  • 10 Types of Data Stories
  • Data
  • Visual Design

Course Content By Module

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Dr. David Marco

David is one of the world’s leading experts in enterprise data management, data governance, data warehousing, and metadata management. As a consultant and speaker, he has guided hundreds of client partner organizations in their data management improvement journeys.

David is the author of the two best-selling books on metadata management “Universal Meta Data Models” and “Building and Managing the Meta Data Repository“. In addition, he is a coauthor of “Impossible Data Warehouse Situations and Solutions from the Experts” and “Data Resource Management“. David has published hundreds of articles and has appeared as a keynote speaker at numerous conferences.

A graduate of De Paul University (BS and MBA), David is the founder and president of EWSolutions, Inc. (http://www.ewsolutions.com)

Foundational
Storytelling with Data
Duration
55+ min
Categories
Lessons
1
Certificate
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