6 strategies for presenting data & charts

6 STRATEGIES to make your presentation DATA & CHARTS VISUAL


©DILBERT by Scott Adams



Actually, I will show 6

STRATEGIES to make even dull

ECONOMIC DATA mesmerisingly memorable!



Actually, I will show 6

STRATEGIES to make even dull

ECONOMIC DATA mesmerisingly memorable!

Let‘s get started with

#1...


#1Use the

right CHART



#1Use the

right CHART


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CHARTS have varying purposes!

#1. Use the right CHART. Some choices from


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#1. Use the right CHART. More choices from


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#1. Use the right CHART >


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COLUMN Chart


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“Effective CHARTS but visually flat, dull and somehow very BORING.”

D I L B E R T T I P


MY DAILY ACTIVITIES

from CHARTS


“What mustbe improvedon this CHART?”

D I L B E R T T I P

COMPOSITION


from CHARTS

“Fonts too small to be read. Min. size 24-28?”

D I L B E R T T I P

MY DAILY ACTIVITIES

#1. Use the right CHART > COMPOSITION


#1. Pie CHARTS also for > CONSUMPTION


Pieeaten

PieNOT eaten

Table where pie was eaten

Next portionto be eaten

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Pieeaten

PieNOT eaten

Table where pie was eaten

Next portionto be eaten

© mgtopen.com

D I L B E R T T I PWARNING!“Pie charts make me hungry!”


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from CHARTS


#1. Use the right chart > TRANSITION


Correlation between Life Expectancy, Fertility Rate and Population (2010)

from CHARTS

#1. Use the right chart > Combined DATA


from CHARTS

“Maps are visually AWESOME!”

D I L B E R T T I P

#1. Use a MAP for > COUNTRY DATA


#2Be

colourful


< (note the colours)


#2. Be colourful > BEFORE?


#2. Be colourful > AFTER !

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=eurozone+unemployment&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=6Ag6Hnvav7sXdM&tbnid=1l7Ovp8SV7jRSM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.zerohedge.com/news/european-manufacturing-contracts-11th-consecutive-month-unemployment-hits-record&ei=0lWsUaHIO8fssgbq7YC4BQ&bvm=bv.47244034,d.bGE&psig=AFQjCNEu9eCEou2fz1UATexwS5tkJYnRUA&ust=1370334968802204


#2. Be colourful > BUT limit the DATA on the CHART

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D I L B E R T T I P

“I’m hungry again but why do I crave spaghetti???



D I L B E R T T I P

“I’m hungry again but why do I crave spaghetti??? This CHART is far too complicated which brings us to our next and 3rd STRATEGY.”



#3Keep itsimple


< (“K.I.S.S.”)


#3. Keep it simple > “K.I.S.S.” (NOTE: This is NOT simple)


#3. Keep it simple > “K.I.S.S.” (NOTE: This is NOT simple)

D I L B E R T T I P

“This DOCUMENT can be READ but please NEVER PROJECT it onto a screen as part of a presentation!”


D I L B E R T T I P

“Expressing DATA in raw figures (i.e., MILLIONS of unemployed) is meaningless to your audience (how much is a million?) and thus not very impactful or memorable.”

#3. Keep it simple > and read DILBERT’s TIP below


EUROZONE YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT

#3. Keep it simple > “K.I.S.S.”


“Have I mentioned yet that MAPS are totally AWESOME?”

D I L B E R T T I P

EUROZONE YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT



“Using circles that contain raw DATA but also show the comparative, relative size vs. other “data circles” is a new popular and simple strategy. See another example on our next slide >

D I L B E R T T I P



“Even though this lacks data on Debt Per Capita by Nation, it is a simple & clear CHART”

D I L B E R T T I P



#4Get

a n i m a t e d


< (“OOOH, we love animation”)


#4. Get animated >

“Animations allow the speaker to lead his audience - step by step – through any complex DATA! Using this same CHART above, the next slide introduces animation - and VISUALS - to make the DATA and the SPEAKER easier to follow!” p.s. If you are on SlideShare.net download the PPT to see the animations!

D I L B E R T T I P


+41%

+21%+32%

A Lost Generation?

Only nation withless unemployment


“Watch how animation in this next CHART helps the presenter “lead the audience” and also build suspense.”

D I L B E R T T I P


Comparing Some Leading Economies

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#5Connect

V I S UA L LY


(a is wortha 1000 words)


Which PARTY Should Be Trusted with the Economy?

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CREA

SE in

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Which PARTY Should Be Trusted with the Economy?

DEMOCRATS

REPUBLICANS

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CREA

SE in

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“The VISUALS were already good but I also added the Party INDEX & SYMBOLS. (Never assume your audience knows it all.)”

D I L B E R T T I P

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#5. Connect VISUALLY >

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“The burning car createsan “emotional” connection with the DATA (the Youth) be it either +ve OR –ve.”

D I L B E R T T I P


EUROZONE YOUTHUNEMPLOYMENT %

May 2013

E U R O S TAT



May 2013

E U R O S TAT

62.5%! Capitalism is

murder?“Now, I am THINKING!”

D I L B E R T T I P


#6Tell a Story

with the DATA


( people remember stories!)


“A nice CHART (plus less spaghetti) but if the DATA is NOT presented as a memorable “story-line” the purpose of the assembling, and presenting, the DATA will be lost”

D I L B E R T T I P

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=youth+unemployment+europe+statistics&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=h1_FAmMuRItk-M&tbnid=FQE_hQGT7DnGLM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.financialsense.com/contributors/john-mauldin/if-greece-were-california&ei=wJ-sUdaJE8GVtQbry4HgDw&bvm=bv.47244034,d.bGE&psig=AFQjCNEuuRVgRgohn9G6YgUqcjyoAJCgyQ&ust=1370353970178600


UN

IVE

RS

ITY

12.3%

7.8%

1990’s 2010-14

TOTAL EUROZONE Unemployment %

2000’s

“This visual begins the story-telling!”

D I L B E R T T I P


UN

IVE

RS

ITY

12.3%

7.8%

1990’s 2010-14

TOTAL EUROZONE Unemployment %

2000’s

Are ThereEUAny Jobsfor Your Kids?

“Asking this question puts the focus on the main characters in this story…the Youth! It also makes parents (even if they have a job!) wonder about the future for their children!

D I L B E R T T I P


A Lost Generati on?

62.556.4 42.5 40.5 8.0 7.5

“More than 60% of my friends have NO JOB! What options

do I have?”


May 2013

“This final slide uses animation to present the DATA with some suspenseful drama. Now, our story also has a title – “A Lost Generation? – posed rhetorically to create intrigue. And, a visually powerful image of graffiti creates curiosity - and concern!” p.s. If you are on SlideShare.net download the PPT to see the animations!

D I L B E R T T I P

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