3 Reporting & Dataviz Hurdles - with Alli Torban

I work with a lot of different groups - government, universities, foundations, nonprofits, for-profits and many others.
One thing I’ve learned is that organization has a little bit different communication style.
Some groups are report-heavy. Think lots of paragraphs, portrait, Calibri size 11 turned into a PDF.
Other groups are dashboard-heavy. They either have lots of static dashboards (short PDF reports) or lots of interactive dashboards and databases.
While other groups are presentation-heavy, kind of. They use PowerPoint, but they’re making standalone documents, not slides for presentations.
One thing these groups all have in common: Everyone has reports of one kind or another. And I often see three common report hurdles over and over again.
I recently spoke with Alli Torban on her podcast, Data Viz Today. Alli is an information design consultant who discovered data visualization while on maternity leave. She started the podcast as a way to grow and learn more about the data viz field.
She and I discussed those three common report hurdles we all run into and I gave solutions of how to overcome them. You can follow along with our conversation:
0:00 Intro
00:20 Ann's Career Background
04:47 Why Housekeeping & Manners Matter when Organizing Data
03:00 Avoiding Dusty Shelf Report
04:40 Going Beyond the Report
06:08 The 30-3-1 Approach
10:55 The Marie Kondo Approach to Data
14:08 How to Have a Report that's Information Dense but Not Overwhelming
14:54 Color-Coding by Chapter
21:18 How to Make Sure Your Report is Not Just All Graphs
22:20 Ann's 15 Ideas for Visuals
39:00 Depict Data Studio Courses
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Your Turn
I’d love to hear from you. What challenge have you dealt with (or are currently dealing with)? Which of these techniques have you use in your work? Comment and let me know.
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Connect with All
Website: www.allitorban.com
Data Viz Today Podcast: dataviztoday.com/
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