Courses

• Analyze a visualization for data credibility.
• Evaluate data to support insights.
• Choose appropriate types of data visualizations.
• Critique data visualizations.
• Build a data visualization toolbox.

• Demonstrate storytelling over simple information delivery.
• Identify the importance of tribes.
• Discuss how communication has come full circle.
• Discuss why humans are wired for storytelling.
• Identify the items important to know before creating your story.
• Apply effective storytelling techniques to the most simple and most complex issues.
• Create stories that employ the elements of visuals and emotion.

• Demonstrate ability to focus audience's attention on the key message in a chart.
• Identify false visualizations.
• Utilize color to optimize understanding and accessibility of charts.
• Identify deception or bias in charts and data visualizations.
• Build a data visualization toolbox.

Learn how to prepare for an effective presentation. Practice physical and vocal techniques to engage your audience and deliver your content effectively.

• Create stories that employ the elements of visuals and emotion.
• Apply effective storytelling techniques to the most simple and the most complex issues.
• Identify the items important to know before creating your presentation.
• Demonstrate simple presentation techniques.
• Discuss how to "play" with your audience (be animated, confident).
• Identify what preparations are necessary before you present.
• Demonstrate tempo, volume, and physical moves to engage your audience.

Learn to build presentation slides with optimized text and design that employ the data story arc.

• Apply DataViz Design to presentation tools.
• Use the Data Story Arc to build presentation slides.
• Optimize use of text in presentation slides.
• Communicate insights to senior management.

Learn to design, build, and evaluate the success of an infographic.

• Design an infographic using data visualizations, text and layout
• Build an infographic landing page
• Write a message to an influencer website for infographic promotion.
• Evaluate the success of an infographic.

Learn best practices in dashboard design and how to build dashboards using Microsoft Excel and Tableau Public

• Critique a dashboard design.
• Demonstrate best practices in dashboard design.
• Build a dashboard using Excel.
• Build a dashboard using Tableau Public.

Present data-driven insights in your final video and receive feedback from instructors and classmates.

• Create visualizations using the techniques and best practices learned in the course. 
• Demonstrate presentation techniques and best practices learned in the course.