Weekly episodes to help you become a more effective communicator of data

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EPISODE 114 AI does (and does not) work for data storytelling
EPISODE 113 worth your time: 3 Outlier talks about dataviz and AI
EPISODE 112 designing transitions
EPISODE 111 waterfall charts: what they are and how to use them
EPISODE 110 look more confident presenting with these simple tweaks with guest Jay Sullivan
EPISODE 109 how to build tension in your data story
EPISODE 108 how to handle the “prove me right” problem
EPISODE 107 help! my boss gave me a slide limit
EPISODE 106 earn curiosity before you show the data
EPISODE 105 AI is flattening your data stories (and how to fix it)
EPISODE 104 the slide title mistake we see often
EPISODE 103 how to improve your design (no artistic talent needed)
EPISODE 102 help! My data story feels boring
EPISODE 101 how to teach data storytelling
EPISODE 100 the best episodes we’d send to a friend
EPISODE 99 learn to love critique (even if you’re sensitive)
EPISODE 98 how to overcome presentation challenges
EPISODE 97 delivering business value with data
EPISODE 96 demystifying data equity
EPISODE 94 the uncharted territory of data and music
EPISODE 93 revisiting the magic of story
EPISODE 92 why dashboards die—and how to save them
EPISODE 91 Dashboards That Deliver
EPISODE 90 ask smart questions
EPISODE 89 putting the art in chart with Nadieh Bremer
EPISODE 88 Swimmer, startup, storyteller
EPISODE 87 AI-powered insights
EPISODE 86 speak so others listen
EPISODE 85 storytelling & resilience
EPISODE 84 mastering time
EPISODE 83 reflect & refine
EPISODE 82 everyday design & data viz
EPISODE 81 how to make math magical for kids
EPISODE 80 inspiring the next generation
EPISODE 79 recast: Cole on ExperienceMKE
EPISODE 78 Visualize This with Nathan Yau
EPISODE 77 Chart Spark with Alli Torban
EPISODE 76 deliver with confidence
EPISODE 75 Data Storytellers Handbook with Kat Greenbrook
EPISODE 74 planning your presentation
EPISODE 73 stand up
EPISODE 72 Alberto Cairo and The Art of Insight
EPISODE 71 pre-reads are risky business
EPISODE 70 prepare to present
EPISODE 69 feedback you hate to receive
EPISODE 68 tips for successful data stories
EPISODE 67 storytelling withOUT data
EPISODE 66 designing in light & dark
EPISODE 65 EMPHASIZE it!
EPISODE 64 beginner mistakes in data viz
EPISODE 63 bad news & good feedback
EPISODE 62 tension in data stories
EPISODE 61 AI, quantified self & fingernails
EPISODE 60 scale with purpose with Brendan McGurgan
EPISODE 59 Questions in Dataviz with Neil Richards
EPISODE 58 don’t! (and what to do instead)
EPISODE 57 storytelling with YOU
EPISODE 56 graph draft!
EPISODE 55 Functional Aesthetics with Dr. Vidya Setlur & Bridget Cogley
EPISODE 54 storytelling, folklore & data with Joshua Smith
EPISODE 53 Shashank Kalanithi interviews Cole
EPISODE 52 you asked…
EPISODE 51 the path to trusted advisor
EPISODE 50 data viz research with Steven Franconeri
EPISODE 49 become a data viz superstar
EPISODE 48 the challenges of change
EPISODE 47 the art of the interview
EPISODE 46 questions about questions
EPISODE 45 the power of post-its
EPISODE 44 The Big Picture with Steve Wexler
EPISODE 43 misleading graphs
EPISODE 42 there is still an art to feedback (replay)
EPISODE 41 maps with Kenneth Field
EPISODE 40 Data Sketches with Shirley Wu & Nadieh Bremer
EPISODE 39 Better Data Visualizations with Jon Schwabish
EPISODE 38 hi, my name is…
EPISODE 37 it’s for THEM
EPISODE 36 presenting data
EPISODE 35 a conversation with Maarten Lambrechts about xenographics
EPISODE 34 Sprint and Make Time with John Zeratsky
EPISODE 33 the power of drawing with Catherine Madden
EPISODE 32 a conversation with Andy Kirk about visualization
EPISODE 31 presenting virtually with Andy Cotgreave
EPISODE 30 influencing change
EPISODE 29 think like a reporter
EPISODE 28 working from home
EPISODE 27 what is data visualization?
EPISODE 26 Avoiding Data Pitfalls with Ben Jones
EPISODE 25 Better Presentations with Jon Schwabish
EPISODE 24 Andy, Jeff, & Steve and The Big Book of Dashboards
EPISODE 23 Nancy Duarte & DataStory
EPISODE 22 Alberto Cairo & How Charts Lie
EPISODE 21 a special conversation
EPISODE 20 think like a designer
EPISODE 19 ask smart questions
EPISODE 18 recast: dataklubben
EPISODE 17 which graph should I use?
EPISODE 16 develop your team
EPISODE 15 Info We Trust with RJ Andrews
EPISODE 14 learning data viz
EPISODE 13 goals like Google
EPISODE 12 a conversation with Elijah Meeks
EPISODE 11 #MakeoverMonday with Andy Kriebel & Eva Murray
EPISODE 10 right place, right graph
EPISODE 9 recast: Data Stories
EPISODE 8 the many myths of data visualization
EPISODE 7 a conversation with Alberto Cairo
EPISODE 6 say it out loud
EPISODE 5 the beauty of constraints
EPISODE 4 it depends…
EPISODE 3 how I’m building this
EPISODE 2 what is story?
EPISODE 1 the art of feedback