Bespoke Team Training: Telling Stories with Data

Overview

Dashboards, data-driven reporting and visual presentations of numbers are now an established and essential part of how any modern organisation operates. However, it can be a challenge to make the desired impact with your data.

This bespoke team training Telling Stories with Data is for teams who need to tell powerful data-driven stories. You may be an expert in the data that you’re presenting, but your audience probably doesn’t have your expertise. This course gives delegates the communication and storytelling skills to present data with maximum impact – to drive actions, influence change and crucial decisions.

Through real-world examples, gain the maximum opportunity and impact to drive action, influence change and crucial decisions through your data.

Leave with the confidence to distil the most complex data set into a compelling story.

Run this Course In-House

Learning Outcomes

Utilise a range of design techniques
Pitch your data with clarity and impact
Gain best practice from data visualisation examples
Structure and design infographics by using the right tools
Learn how to tailor your visualisation to different audiences

All the Understanding ModernGov courses are Continuing Professional Development (CPD) certified, with signed certificates available upon request for event.

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To speak to someone about a bespoke training programme, please contact us:

0800 542 9414
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Agenda

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09:25 - 09:30

Registration

09:30 - 10:00

Trainer’s Welcome and Clarification of Learning Objectives

10:00 - 10:45

Beauty Versus Function

How to balance clarity with attention-grabbing visuals
A repeatable framework for creating successful visualisations
Understand the current data visualisation landscape using industry examples’

10:45 - 11:00

Break

11:00 - 12:00

Tailoring to Your Audience

How to identify the best way to present to various types of stakeholders
Understand the advantages and constraints of different types of presentations
Techniques for introducing transparency, without over-complicating the communication

12:00 - 13:00

Data Visualisation Styles

Common problems with chart types and how to fix them
Matching graph and chart styles to the purpose of your visual
How to structure and design infographics by using the right tools

13:00 - 13:45

Lunch

13:45 - 14:00

Reflection Session

Trainer will review the day’s learning and the next stages of the course
Delegates will have time to ask questions and share views with one another

14:00 - 15:00

Professional Design Techniques

Best practice in business dashboard design
Understand how the text and visual elements work together
How to use layers and step-by-step reveals to develop a story
Less is more: how to reduce clutter and focus on the key message

15:00 - 16:00

Advanced Storytelling

Pitching your data with clarity and impact
Refining the beginning, middle and end of your narrative
Common challenges and pitfalls and how to overcome them
Gathering feedback and measuring the impact of your communication

16:00 - 16:15