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This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Are you working on a year-end infographic? Maybe you’d like to showcase your company’s achievements over the past year. Maybe you’d like to celebrate your own achievements. Infographics are a great way to visualize key points (without boring our audiences, which can happen […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Wondering what I’ve got planned this year?  Here’s what’s in store for 2023 related to:  Online Courses,  Private Training,  Conference Keynotes, Data Visualization Consulting, and  My Personal and Professional Goals.  Online Courses  I have courses on 6 different topics. Here’s the calendar: Great […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. 7,700 total participants in my dataviz courses so far. 29 new blog posts: 20 from me, and 9 from guest authors. 6 YouTube videos: 4 on my channel, and 2 made for colleagues’ channels. Just 1 podcast interview this year. 3 months off. What a year.  Top […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. “Are you going to write a blog post about taking 3 months off??” a colleague asked me. “I wasn’t planning on it. I wanted to take off the summer to be with my kids, so I did. I didn’t do anything profound.” “But […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Ready to fine-tune your tables? Here’s one of my favorite table decluttering tips: Change the black zeros into gray dashes—with formulas and conditional formatting. Before: Zeros in Black Does your table have lots of zeros? Sometimes my tables have huge values—numbers, percentages, or […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. For Giving Tuesday, I’m donating 100% of swag proceeds to nonprofits. Short-sleeve shirts Long-sleeve shirts Sweatshirts Mugs Totes Pencil cases Browse the shop: https://depictdatastudio.creator-spring.com/ Now through Tuesday, December 6, 2022. – Ann K. Emery

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. This is the status quo. But it doesn’t have to be!!! Let’s stop hiding important qualitative concepts inside Text Walls that no one reads. Step 0: Take Pride in Your Report’s Formatting We’ll use landscape so that it’s easier to see on a […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. “Ann, how can I make my graphs more accessible??” Accessibility means different things to different people. I see two main types: Big A and little a. Big A Accessibility means that our graphs meet official accessibility guidelines so that they’re understandable for people […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. I published my first video on November 4, 2012… …and the rest was history! YouTubing, blogging, and speaking at conferences just for fun quickly transformed into a fulfilling, creative business that’s taken me all over the world and enabled me to work with […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Did you devote years of your life trying to sound “smart” and “professional,” like a textbook? I did. I taught myself how to write in third-person language. I called myself “The researcher…” instead of plain ol’ “I…” I replaced my everyday words with […]