In this episode of the Ideas on Stage podcast we spoke with Jon Schwabish. Dr. Jonathan Schwabish is an economist, writer, teacher, and data communications expert. He is considered a leading voice for clarity and accessibility in how analysts, researchers, and scholars communicate their findings. Across three books, he has provided a comprehensive guide to creating, communicating, and distributing data-rich content. Better Presentations: A Guide for Scholars, Researchers, and Wonks coaches people through preparing, designing, and delivering data communication products; Elevate the Debate: A Multilayered Approach to Communicating Your Research helps people develop a strategic plan to communicating their work across multiple platforms and channels; and Better Data Visualizations: A Guide for Scholars, Researchers, and Wonks details essential strategies to create more effective data visualizations. He is on Twitter @jschwabish. In this episode we talked about how to improve your data visualisations. This conversation is useful for just about anyone asked to share some slides showing data. Key takeaways:
- Why data visualisation makes the difference
- Putting the audience first when communicating data
- How to explain graphs with ease
- Using the right graph for your data
- The golden rule of data visualisation We hope you enjoy it! ———————
Links:
- PolicyViz website: https://policyviz.com/
- @jschwabish on Twitter and Instagram
- The PolicyViz Newsletter: https://policyviz.com/about/newsletter/
- Jon Schwabish at TEDxBigData: https://youtu.be/wn6zEmlcj7U
- The Do No Harm Project: https://www.urban.org/projects/do-no-harm-project Data Visualisation Tools (beyond Excel)
- R: https://www.r-project.org/
- Datawrapper: https://www.datawrapper.de/
- Flourish: https://flourish.studio/
- Tableau: https://www.tableau.com/
- Power BI: https://powerbi.microsoft.com/ Jon Schwabish’s books:
- Better Data Visualizations: https://a.co/d/hY22E8W
- Better Presentations: https://a.co/d/g8WrEQZ
- Elevate the Debate: https://a.co/d/95dwBbc
- Data Visualization in Excel: https://a.co/d/22aN9T6 Recommended books:
- Functional Aesthetics for Data Visualization: https://a.co/d/cK8819x
- Building Science Graphics: https://a.co/d/3qXPrbk
- Joyful Infographics: https://a.co/d/cIRLBxz ———————
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