Highlights
Different techniques are best suited to different types of data
Carefully selecting and simplifying your data helps your audience connect with you better
Objectives
- Awareness of different types of data-presentation techniques
- Ability to make data more dynamic for enhanced audience appreciation
Learning Tools
- Examination and discussion of sample presentations
- Live preparation and collaboration
- Self-examination, peer/trainer feedback
- Filmed sessions for on-the-spot debriefing and later reference
Take-aways
- Appreciation for how much data an audience can absorb and how
- Tools and checklist for future use
Prerequisite
- Ground Zero: Drafting Your Presentation or presentation and data slides approved by EPS
- Highly recommended: Storytelling: Creating an Emotional Bond; Ground Zero: Drafting Your Presentation; Making an Ally of Your Audience; Q&A Sessions: Professional Hacks
Seminar Essentials
Examining graph and chart types
- Determining which kinds of information should be shown through a graph or chart
- Understanding the different types of graphs and charts and when it's best to use them
- Choosing the most appropriate type of graph or chart for your data sets
Helping your audience to understand and care
- Presenting the data in a way that gets your audience involved in your presentation
- Learning how to simplify your data for your audience without dumbing it down
- Keeping your goal in mind and using your data as a means of illustration and support
Do’s, don’ts, and helpful hints
- Explaining x- and y- axes
- Working with large numbers, highlighting key elements, and more
- Understanding and avoiding the major traps of data presentation