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This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. In 2016, I met evaluator extraordinaire Dana Wanzer at a national conference. We’d originally connected on Twitter and this was our first-time meeting in person. Side note: If you’re on the fence about joining social media… Social media can be the first step […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Remember that Excel Test? Where I walked into a job interview, was asked about my prior experience with data, and then—surprise!!—the Director gave me a timed test to assess my true skill level??? And I panicked. Heart pounding. Face flushed. Hands shaking as […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Dave Paradi is one of my favorite people in the presentation design world. He is a Microsoft MVP, has been a professional speaker since 1999, and has authored 9 books and over 100 articles on PowerPoint. His focus is on helping business professionals […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. I used to write hundred-page reports… I was trained to write lengthy reports filled with statistical jargon. Important information sat around and gathered dust. Now, I design reports that people actually want to read. Fewer paragraphs. More graphs. My audience can understand the […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Our organizations collect all this data—through surveys, assessments, interviews, and so on—and then what?  The default: The data just sits there inside a Dusty Shelf Report.   But what if your data could actually inform real-life decisions?   I recently sat down with Vivian Jefferson from Loudoun County Public Schools, a growing […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Did you see Sara DeLong’s post on Why You Need to Create a Data Visualization Style Guide to Tell Great Stories? You’ll love Part 2. –Ann — So you decided your organization needs a style guide to save lots your team lots of […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. I met Sara DeLong a few summers ago when I led a dataviz training at her agency. We’ve stayed in touch, and she’s contributed fantastic articles like Could Your Long Report Become a City Billboard? and Report Redesign Tricks That Really Work. In […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. This article–and four video lessons!–come from Brenna Butler, who researched user experience as part of her doctoral program. Thanks for your contributions to our field, Brenna! –Ann Hi all, Brenna Butler here to walk you through what the field of User Experience (UX) […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Are your takeaway findings getting lost? Bad graphs can slow down the viewer’s comprehension… increase cognitive load… and fail to inform decision-making processes. Dusty Shelf Reports aren’t inevitable. With intentional editing, you can design visualizations that inform and inspire–right inside of Excel, PowerPoint, […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. This week’s dataviz tips come from Tyler Mason, who I met several years ago while leading a training in Indiana. Tyler and I have stayed in touch and he enrolled in additional virtual training with us. Check out how he’s created a two-pager […]