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The hardest part is from 8:13. How do you connect the dots with events to tell a full story? What do I want to learn? Otherwise, it's just reading the PowerPoint.
We largely use Microsoft PowerPoint or Excel, but these graphs and formatting changes can be implemented in nearly every visualization tool. This makeover is discussed in greater detail on our website, where we include a file to download the data and graphs. Feel free to explore further: www.storytellingwithdata.com/blog/2017/10/30/a-story-about-opportunity
Love this example. My only concern is that the shaded background area showing min-to-max is a bit tricky to achieve for many graphing packages. Not impossible, but definitely not as common as other graphing effects. With time, one can figure it out, but if you change analysis environments (and hence, graphing environments) a lot, it's time that you have to factor into the preparation of the presentation. You can, of course, migrate the data to plot from various analysis environments to a common graphing environment, with which you have the most familiarity, but that impacts agility in exploratory analysis and the time overhead again needs to be factored in. It's a great effect, though, and probably worthwhile despite the burden.
In a world awash with content, videos like this really stand out. Being concise yet clear and comprehensive is a very valuable skill and i believe is also a form of art. Thank you!
This is absolutely fantastic! What a fun and informative read and video on how learning about data and graphs can be magical for kids. I loved hearing about the creative process behind the book. The illustrations are out of this world-literally! The excellent companion resources on the website will make this a much-needed staple in schools very soon.
Thanks for your kind words! For everyone reading, do check out all the resources at DaphneDrawsData.com. You'll find activities for kids, support for parents and educators, and more. We will continue to add to these over time.
What a fun way to share data and graphs with kids! Daphne makes learning accessible and engaging, and it was great to hear Cole share about the book development process!
Thanks for your comment! We're happy to hear you enjoyed the session. If you'd like to learn more about the printing process, Cole made a short video when her last book printed that you can watch here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9rbMkDLv0og.htmlsi=TeLdOBn7EUYSzKEg
Thanks for all of the support and we are so glad you are enjoying the videos! Please subscribe to be notified of the next one. In the meantime, we do publish more content on our blog (storytellingwithdata.com/blog) and community practicing site (community.storytellingwithdata.com) if your are eager to learn more.
@@storytellingwithdata Thanks for the response, Cole. Is there any way I can get a copy here in Pakistan? Unfortunately, we don't have Amazon. I’m looking to get it for my 8 and 5 year old kids.
Thank you to everyone who tuned in! There were 20 lucky giveaway winners-we'll be shipping books, plushes, and other fun prizes soon. To those watching the recording, if you have any questions, post them here and I'll answer!
Also check out the many resources at DaphneDrawsData.com. You'll find upcoming events, activities for kids, support for parents, resources for educators, and more! We're building out her RU-vid channel for kids and educators, too: www.youtube.com/@DaphneDrawsData. We're super happy to have Daphne as the newest member of storytelling with data and for the fun and learning she'll bring kids everywhere!
Hi Ben, column chart and vertical bar chart are two ways to describe the same thing. You can learn more about these and many other types of graphs in our SWD chart guide at www.storytellingwithdata.com/chart-guide.
Thanks for watching! We use Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint to build the charts shown in the video. Check out our Excel and PPT playlists, if your curious to see how we do this and learn some time saving tricks.
"Storytelling with Data" is a must-read if you want to improve your presentation skills. As presenters, we play a crucial role in getting our ideas or proposals accepted. That can be a uncomfortable truth when we're inexperienced and nervous in front of a group. "Storytelling with Data" is here to help. Cole offers well-tested, step-by-step guidance for overcoming those fears, crafting what's essential in your communication, and getting your audience invested. Her superb writing skills make reading and comprehension a breeze. You will become an effective presenter if you follow Cole's advice and practice the suggested techniques. I improved and I've been at it for longer than I care to admit. Cole, I have a set of books I recommend to all young people who aspire to organizational leadership. I'm adding "Storytelling with You" to that list. Any author or teacher would be proud of writing this book. There isn't a wasted word in SWY and that is my highest compliment to any author.
I'm sure there are a few ways in which this can be achieved. One method that you might consider is adding zero-value stacks at the end of the bars. Then, add data labels but instead of labelling the values of the bars (0) you can choose separate values using the 'Value From Cells' option in the Format Data Labels menu. Finally, selecting a Label Position of 'Inside Base' places the totals in a nice position. Seems like it could be worth another short video! Thanks for watching :-)
Sure thing! We have a PPT tutorial that shares 3 ways to animate charts. Hope this helps! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--Ple4ZfrFlM.htmlfeature=shared
Can you also remove the 0.5 labels so that you have 0k, 1k, 2k, and put a tick mark at the midpoint of each whole number for visual reference? Removes more clutter from the axis
There are certainly many other ways to graph this data. It depends on what message you are trying to convey, the underlying data, the audience, etc. Feel free to check out the complete makeover and download the data. www.storytellingwithdata.com/blog/2017/10/30/a-story-about-opportunity
Oh, interesting! The border of the first stack (patients using PX) could be navy. It'd be a subtle change, but a navy border on the first stack would make the second stack stand out further. Great thought. In the example, the entire bar is outlined in black, as the black color encoding represents the total number of patients and not just those who aren't using PX. One of the exciting yet frustrating parts of data visualization is that there are multiple ways to format charts!
