{"id":13295,"date":"2026-03-11T07:42:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T07:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accentbusiness.pl\/?p=13295"},"modified":"2026-03-11T09:21:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T09:21:52","slug":"keys-to-presenting-data-effectively","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accentbusiness.pl\/en\/2026\/03\/11\/keys-to-presenting-data-effectively\/","title":{"rendered":"Keys to Presenting Data Effectively"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13295\" class=\"elementor elementor-13295 elementor-13272\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f064733 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f064733\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e04a172 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e04a172\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">One of the biggest errors people make when preparing\u00a0data presentations is poorly defining their goal\u2014what do they want the audience to do.\u00a0Everybody is talking about \u201cdata-driven\u2026.\u201d\u00a0Data-driven marketing, data-driven product development, data-driven management, etc.\u00a0What this means is that data presentations are not given in a vacuum\u2014they are created\u00a0and delivered\u00a0<\/span><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to help people make decisions<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This means that\u00a0one of the key aspects of data presentations is \u201ccognitive load\u201d\u2014in other words, the amount of focus and attention a person\u00a0has to\u00a0give to understanding the data (information) that you are presenting.\u00a0The more work a person\u00a0has to\u00a0do to understand what you\u2019re presenting, the less\u00a0energy they will have to\u00a0actually make\u00a0a decision.\u00a0And there\u00a0is considerable research\u00a0on the fact that when people are tired, they make poor\u00a0decisions.<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Here are some rules-of-thumb\u00a0to help you\u00a0reduce the cognitive load on your participants and help them make better decisions (and feel good about those decisions).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Use the right chart for the information\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0presenting.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fc6586 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7fc6586\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc37b5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fc37b5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1379\" height=\"776\" src=\"https:\/\/accentbusiness.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bl.png\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-13276\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accentbusiness.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bl.png 1379w, https:\/\/accentbusiness.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bl-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/accentbusiness.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bl-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/accentbusiness.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bl-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1379px) 100vw, 1379px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96f18cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"96f18cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af5d1d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af5d1d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is a real slide from a conference. No animation\u2014pretty much just the way you see it here. During the presentation, it wasn\u2019t immediately clear which chart was being discussed. And it was a <strong><em>large<\/em><\/strong> auditorium! I was 3\/4 back in the audience and couldn\u2019t read most of the text. And in the top right chart, \u201cTop 3 service areas\u2026\u201d, many people miss the fact that there are 3 bars, since the 1<sup>st<\/sup> bar color closely matches the background.<\/p><p>So, how could this be better?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b56d91 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b56d91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60a193a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"60a193a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/accentbusiness.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bl1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-13278\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accentbusiness.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bl1.jpg 680w, https:\/\/accentbusiness.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bl1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c42669 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0c42669\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79c986e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79c986e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>First of all, use higher contrasting colors. A white background may be \u201cboring,\u201d but it\u2019s easier on the mind. And if you use a dark background, make sure all the elements are large, easily readable, and use light colors (highly contrasting colors).<\/p><p>The other important element is \u201cWhat are you trying to convey.\u201d Bar Charts are used for comparison. Line Charts are used for \u201cchange over time\u201d. In the first slide, all 4 charts are actually looking at change over time. Therefore, the 3 simple bar charts<strong><em> should be line charts<\/em><\/strong>. The stacked bar chart also shows some change, but what it communicates is that the changes are small and that there is relative stability in where GBSs are located.<\/p><p>Another badly abused slide type is slides with text.<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[2]<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2224c9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b2224c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c7686e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c7686e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-410f06e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"410f06e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"1020\" src=\"https:\/\/accentbusiness.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/blog2.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-13280\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accentbusiness.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/blog2.png 683w, https:\/\/accentbusiness.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/blog2-188x300.png 188w, https:\/\/accentbusiness.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/blog2-642x1024.png 642w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d078d94 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d078d94\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e460692 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e460692\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Slides such as the one on the left are quite common. It is what Garr Reynolds calls a \u201cslidument\u201d\u2014too much text to be a slide, but not quite enough to be a real document.<\/p><p>This slide exhibits 2 bad qualities: too much text and a completely wrong focus. The bar chart shows a change (a dramatic reduction), but the real message of the slide is more on the present than on the past. Some people fix this by reducing the text and making the most important message the focus, such as this:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a67501 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a67501\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5fe18d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b5fe18d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"372\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/accentbusiness.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bl3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13282\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accentbusiness.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bl3.jpg 372w, https:\/\/accentbusiness.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bl3-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb21d8f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fb21d8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa72c65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa72c65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The difficulty is in the fact that there is still a lot of text (of very small text). This text may be OK for a handout after your talk, yet, if you put it up on the screen during a conference or presentation, the audience is going to be focused on reading and understanding \u201cthe small print.\u201d As a result, they may not be focused on what you\u2019re saying and may miss your point.<\/p><p><strong>Here\u2019s a solution:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c8d5b4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8c8d5b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8df0066 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8df0066\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ee165e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8ee165e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"305\" height=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/accentbusiness.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/blog3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13284\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accentbusiness.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/blog3.jpg 305w, https:\/\/accentbusiness.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/blog3-300x176.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abb9766 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"abb9766\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57d48d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57d48d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes, it may seem too simple at first. So, please think for a second, \u201cHow long did it take me to see and digest that text, the \u201820%\u2019?\u201d In this case, the \u201c20%\u201d becomes a \u201cgap of knowledge.\u201d It goes up on the screen, and everyone is asking, \u201c<em>What<\/em> 20%?\u201d or \u201c20% of <em>what<\/em>?\u201d You immediately have their attention with minimal cognitive load. Now you can share that this is how many children in 2012 had a traditional stay-at-home mother (compared to 41% in 1970).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8082fd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d8082fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad49b6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad49b6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From here, you can move very smoothly into the consequences this has had on families and\/or society, or on child development. The audience isn\u2019t tired from reading what you have on the screen and are able to focus more cognitive resources on hearing your argument and thinking about how they can\/should respond.<\/p><p>Finally, one of the most difficult slides to read (and one of the most common) is slides with tables.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22822c6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"22822c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2d2c89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a2d2c89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/accentbusiness.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bl4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13286\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accentbusiness.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bl4.jpg 758w, https:\/\/accentbusiness.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bl4-300x72.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b5dd43 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b5dd43\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8a5b3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8a5b3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most of you reading this either skipped looking at those tables altogether (too much looking\/thinking), or you wanted to put your finger to the screen to follow the columns and rows. Actually, most of you are pretty intelligent, and you\u2019re able to just look at the tables and follow the information (unlike me). However, if these tables were 2x or 4x as large, you would probably need some help (like your finger) to follow them.<\/p><p>Something that can help with this is using a Heatmap.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-130a52a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"130a52a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efbea1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"efbea1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/accentbusiness.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bl5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13288\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accentbusiness.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bl5.jpg 799w, https:\/\/accentbusiness.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bl5-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/accentbusiness.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bl5-768x308.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05bbd9f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"05bbd9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5244345 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5244345\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this example, the green indicates the participants\u2019 strongest character trait and the yellow indicates their 2<sup>nd<\/sup> strongest character trait. What becomes immediately apparent is that the participants of this evaluation lean heavily on Int (Integrator)\u2014in other words they are, as a group, very relational. It is also apparent that they are weak in Push (Pusher), i.e., they do not have in the group very many people who are results driven and \u201cpush\u201d others to get things done.<\/p><p>With this information, it is immediately obvious that the team\/group needs to make some changes to ensure work is completed in a timely manner. They need to develop their \u201cPusher\u201d skills or bring in some more people to help drive results.<\/p><p>To summarize, when making your slides for your data presentation, remember about the <strong><em>cognitive load<\/em><\/strong> your slide is putting on your audience. The lower the load, the more they will be able to focus on acting on your recommendations\u2026and the higher the load, the more difficult it will be for them to act on what you want them to do. And getting people to act on the data is actually the point of your presentation, right?<\/p><p>Written by <strong>John Held<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/thedecisionlab.com\/reference-guide\/psychology\/cognitive-load-theory?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Cognitive Load Theory &#8211; The Decision Lab<\/a><br \/><a style=\"font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Decision_fatigue?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Decision fatigue &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[2]<\/a> Example taken from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.pl\/Storytelling-Data-Visualization-Business-Professionals\/dp\/1119002257\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3RFP8PWQTV2G1&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.RCd_ROqsRp40sPih-0ma6rpb7aLDNkZ0EihPUTGg5CFQ6jlbCa4VDrPGlHT9WLoBqkNLw4RH3VS3pD6rvTUnB0vC-GPPu1meKvGiorAnY4h2DbOB6xHx_TfdXu33SxBHfBMti76wFi63DrEHYCSGyDAHC-TijA0cA0JjRiDjdDJnOL0sHASotU8Rm7Y_IkhmMiZqw7A5nUUCEgjWxCnZ2BZOHMqaNSqwXmwwy_ZTAYnfbuyCxyR4k8E1UqiNK35EiojQ53iLgrwsvDprdTSt7D35H7BpG3b05ubAPsAqB7M.5GC4nC45WHYCqbqjhM9wKpHPug9SxspVuH4yp9rt7Nw&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=storytelling+with+data&amp;qid=1773068249&amp;sprefix=storytelling%2Caps%2C118&amp;sr=8-1\">Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals<\/a> by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflik.<\/p><p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\"><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the biggest errors people make when preparing\u00a0data presentations is poorly defining their goal\u2014what do they want the audience&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12826,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[78],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-presentations-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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