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Synopsis
Are you suffering from Data Presentation Zombification?
Billions of dollars and thousands of hours are lost every year during ineffective business meetings worldwide. Data practitioners painstakingly present their valuable insights, only to fall flat, inspiring more yawns than yeses.
In The Ultimate Story-Driven Data Bible Lea Pica provides a 4-phase, step-by-step blueprint for planning, designing, visualizing, and delivering compelling data presentations. Following her blueprint you will learn how to use neuroscience and cinematic storytelling techniques to galvanize your stakeholders into action.
By the final page, you'll know exactly how to:
- Choose the data that matters most to your decision-makers
- Speak to different audience personality types (even the most challenging)
- Infuse your presentation with a persuasive narrative storyline
- Craft recommendations that get approved and implemented
- Design simple, stunning slides that communicate without confusing
- Transmit your data story with best-practice visualization techniques
- Prepare for and deliver your presentation like a professional speaker
Whether you work with little or big data, this book will show you how to prevent presentation zombies and inspire the action and credibility you and your organization deserve.