Introduction |
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Understand the Science of Story |
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Transform Numbers into Narratives |
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5 | (2) |
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7 | (2) |
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Invest Time in Communication Skills |
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9 | (2) |
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Embrace the Power of Story |
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11 | (6) |
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SECTION 1 COMMUNICATE DATA TO OTHERS |
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I Becoming a Communicator of Data |
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Invest in Data Communication Skills |
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17 | (2) |
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Explain Data Through Storytelling |
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19 | (2) |
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Become Like the Mentor in a Story |
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21 | (2) |
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Resolve a Spectrum of Problems and Opportunities with Data |
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23 | (2) |
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Move into a Creative Process |
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25 | (2) |
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27 | (6) |
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II Communicating to Decision-Makers |
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33 | (2) |
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Respect Their Time; Executives Are Busy |
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35 | (2) |
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Know How Executives Are Measured |
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37 | (2) |
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Understand How Executives Consume Information |
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39 | (2) |
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Expect Questions and Interruptions |
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41 | (8) |
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SECTION 2 BRING CLARITY THROUGH STORY STRUCTURE |
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III Crafting a Data Point of View |
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Formulate Your Data Point of View (DataPOV™) |
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49 | (2) |
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Understand How Great Brands Communicate with Data |
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51 | (2) |
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Choose the Most Effective Action for Your DataPOV |
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53 | (2) |
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Decipher Performance and Process Verbs |
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55 | (2) |
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Craft Actions with the Best Strategic Insight |
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57 | (6) |
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IV Structuring an Executive Summary as a DataStory |
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Leverage the Structure of a Story Arc |
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63 | (2) |
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Write an Executive Summary in Three Acts |
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65 | (2) |
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Change the Fortune of the Messy Middle |
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67 | (2) |
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Use Your DataPOV as the Third Act |
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69 | (6) |
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V Creating Action Through Analytical Structure |
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Blend Logical and Persuasive Writing |
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75 | (2) |
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Structure a Recommendation Tree |
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77 | (2) |
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Define Actions to Support Your DataStory |
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79 | (2) |
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Motivate by Explaining Why |
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81 | (2) |
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83 | (2) |
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Include Assumptions by Stating "This Is True If ..." |
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85 | (2) |
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Review the Components of a Recommendation Tree |
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87 | (8) |
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SECTION 3 MAKE CLEAR CHARTS AND SLIDES |
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VI Choosing Charts and Writing Observations |
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Choose Charts Everyone Understands |
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95 | (2) |
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Make Descriptive Observations |
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99 | (2) |
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Use Adjectives for Bar Charts to Observe Size |
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101 | (2) |
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Use Adjectives for Component Charts to Observe Ratios |
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103 | (2) |
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Use Adverbs for Line Charts to Observe Trends |
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105 | (6) |
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VII Annotating Insights onto Charts |
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Overlay Visual Annotations onto a Chart |
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111 | (2) |
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113 | (2) |
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115 | (2) |
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Make Insights Visually Consumable |
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117 | (6) |
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VIII Building a Skimmable Slidedoc™ |
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Build a Recommendation as a Slidedoc |
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123 | (2) |
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Think of a Slidedoc as a Visual Book |
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125 | (2) |
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Organize Content to Be Readable |
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127 | (2) |
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Deviate from Standard Format for Emphasis |
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129 | (2) |
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Emphasize Text That Must Be Read |
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131 | (2) |
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Review the Anatomy of a Recommendation Tree |
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133 | (2) |
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Review a Slidedoc as a Recommendation Tree |
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135 | (8) |
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SECTION 4 MAKE DATA STICK |
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IX Marveling at the Magnitude |
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Attach the Data to Something Relatable |
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143 | (2) |
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145 | (2) |
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Connect Data to Relatable Size |
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147 | (2) |
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Connect Data to Relatable Time |
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149 | (2) |
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Compare Data to Relatable Things |
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151 | (2) |
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Express How You Feel About the Data |
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153 | (6) |
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Meet the Hero and Adversary of the Data |
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159 | (2) |
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Know the Adversary in the Data |
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161 | (2) |
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Address the Conflict in the Data |
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163 | (2) |
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Speak with the Characters |
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165 | (2) |
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Share Context to Add Meaning to Data |
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167 | (2) |
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Save Lives with Data | Case Study: Dr. Rosalind Picard |
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169 | (10) |
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XI Storytelling with Data |
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Leverage the Temporal Dimension When Presenting Data |
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179 | (2) |
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181 | (4) |
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Reveal Hidden Data | Case Study: Al Gore |
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185 | (2) |
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Tell a Story with an Emotional Arc | Case Study: Kurt Vonnegut |
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187 | (4) |
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Data Confirms an Emotional Arc in Stories |
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191 | (4) |
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Reverse III Fortune into a Cinderella Arc | Case Study: Internal All-Hands Meeting |
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195 | (2) |
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Charity: Water Storytelling with Data | Case Study: Scott Harrison |
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197 | (8) |
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205 | (4) |
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Move the Narrative Forward |
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209 | (2) |
Speed Up Decision-Making with a One-Page Recommendation Tree |
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211 | (2) |
References |
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213 | (3) |
Photo Credits |
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216 | (1) |
Index |
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