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Record Nr.

UNINA9910131390703321

Autore

Knaflic Cole Nussbaumer

Titolo

Storytelling with data : a data visualization guide for business professionals / / Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

9781119055259

1-119-00206-0

1-119-05525-3

1-119-00226-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (251 pages) : illustrations (some color), charts, graphs

Disciplina

001.4226

Soggetti

Narració de contes

Comunicació en l'empresa

Visualització de la informació

Information visualization

Business communication

Computer graphics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

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!