In this chapter, you will learn about how we communicate with each other and begin developing best practices for sharing data insights.

How is knowledge shared

Communication types

Communication journey

Becoming a more effective communicator

Data insights

Insightful characteristics

Insightful journey

Getting to know your audience

Audience information

Factoring importance

Communication framework

Communicating Information

In this chapter,  you’ll explore and understand the principles guiding simple visualizations and discover the goals and impact of effective data visuals.

Visualizing Success

Visual impact

Options

Correct

Incorrect

Building a plan

Beginning visualization

Charting basics

Bar Chart

Histogram

Scatterplot

Plotting the course

Advanced visuals

Seeking Alignment

Simple barchart

Stacked barchart

100% stacked barchart

Finding a vision

Guiding principles of visualization

Navigating priorities

Best Practice

Needs Improvement

Visualization best practices

Effective Data Visuals

In this chapter, you’ll learn about data storytelling and how it’s a powerful tool for communicating data insights. You will understand the power and importance of telling a good story and walk through an example of data storytelling in action.

Data storytelling

Building a story

Important call

Keys to a good story

Defining the goal

Narrative and context

Storytelling in action

Telling a good story

Guiding a story

Delivering a story

Data storytelling group framework

Organizing success

Aligning roles

Teamwork for success

Wrap-up

Storytelling with Data

Data-driven organizations consistently rely on insights to inspire action and drive change. Communicating these insights clearly and effectively is becoming increasingly important to stand out in our data-rich environment. This non-technical course will give you the skills to feel confident in understanding and communicating data insights.
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You’ll start by learning why insights from data are valuable to organizations and how to select the proper method for sharing your knowledge with others. You’ll learn to distinguish between the four types of communication and understand the strengths and weaknesses of each.
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Next, you will uncover why visualizations are one of the most powerful tools for communicating data insights. You’ll also explore how to apply best practices and internalize the core concepts behind compelling visualizations.
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You’ll finish by diving into data storytelling to bring all your new skills to life in one neat package. By the end of the course, you’ll have leveled up your communication skills through the power of narrative, visualizations, and context to become an expert communicator with data.

<h2>Understand the Importance of Data-driven Insights</h2>
Data-driven organizations consistently rely on insights to inspire action and drive change. Communicating these insights clearly and effectively is becoming increasingly important to stand out in our data-rich environment. This non-technical course will give you the skills to feel confident in understanding and communicating data insights.
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You’ll start by learning why insights from data are valuable to organizations and how to select the proper method for sharing your knowledge with others. You’ll learn to distinguish between the four types of communication and understand the strengths and weaknesses of each.
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<h2>Explore the Power of Visualizations</h2>
You will uncover why visualizations are one of the most powerful tools for communicating data insights. You’ll also explore how to apply best practices and internalize the core concepts behind compelling visualizations.
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You’ll finish by diving into data storytelling to bring all your new skills to life in one neat package. By the end of the course, you’ll have leveled up your communication skills through the power of narrative, visualizations, and context to become an expert communicator with data.

Data-driven organizations consistently rely on insights to inspire action and drive change.

Communicating Data Insights

Data Literacy Professional

Data Storytelling

Determine the right mix of technical and non-technical information based on intended audience. 

Employ simplified color schemes to convey the intended messaging without distraction. 

Design the visualization to be shared beyond the initial presentation.

Select her favorite chart, a histogram, before analyzing the data.

Deviate from her organization's standard report layout.

Visualization best practices

Communicating Data Insights

Hands-on interactive exercise