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Displaying Data
The document provides principles for presenting data in the clearest way possible: tell the truth and ensure credibility with data; get to the main point by drawing meaning from the data; pick the right tool like pie, bar, or line graphs depending on the data; highlight what's important by keeping slides focused on conclusions, not all data; and keep visuals simple to avoid distractions.
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Displaying Data
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- 2. “Data slides arenot really about the data. They are about the meaning of the data.” Nancy Duarte.
- 3. principles to presentyour data in the clearest possible way.
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- 5. As a presenter,nothing commands like credibility. This is especially true when it comes to presenting data.
- 6. Which graph makes iseasier to determine R&D’s travel expense? This 3D chart or the charts below? Expenses by Department in Millions Data and Image Source: Slideology
- 7. Get to thePoint.
- 8. You need todraw some kind of meaning from the data so that you can effectively express that meaning to your audience.
- 9. On this chartshow sales growth and recovery. This chart was for Management to draw attention to the April.
- 10. Image by FrantisekKusovsky
- 11. Image by AndrewSimpkins
- 12. Pick the RightTool.
- 13. You’ll need tochoose the most appropriate tool for displaying your data.The most frequently used graphs for business communications are pie, bar, and line graphs.
- 14. Pie charts workonly for showing large differences in proportion, especially percentages. Image by André Oliveira
- 15. Image by AndréOliveira
- 16. Bar charts arevisually more precise than pie charts, and can accommodate larger data sets. Image by Alex Pankratov
- 17. Image by JazmineKohl
- 18. Line graphs areused to track changes over short and long periods of time. Image by Kean Richmond
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- 20. Sometimes though, thebest chart is no chart at all. If you only have one key message for your slide or the big message is just a number.
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- 23. Image by AntonEgorov
- 24. Image by AntonEgorov
- 26. Image by LondonMedia
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- 28. Keep in mindthat the purpose of slides is not to show all the data, but to communicate conclusions and insights.
- 29. Think of adata chart in three layers The background layer contains elements like tick marks, scales, legends, and grid lines. The data plotted on the slide is usually pulled from a data table. The emphasis layer exists in the foreground and clearly highlights the key message from the data 1.Background 2.Data 3.Emphasis
- 30. Data and ImageSource: Slideology
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- 32. Do your bestto avoid all unnecessary visual distractions and the message will come through much clearer.
- 33. Data and ImageSource: Slideology
- 34. Tell the Truth Getto the Point Keep It Simple Highlight What’s Important Pick the Right Tool
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