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The Present Beyond Measure Show: Data Storytelling, Presentation & Visualization

Lea Pica | Data Storytelling Advocate, Speaker + Educator

Your one-stop-shop for essential data storytelling, data visualization, and presentation skills for data analysts, digital marketers, data science, and data practitioners. With regular original content and luminary guest appearances from Nancy Duarte, Rand Fishkin, Alberto Cairo, Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic, Jim Sterne, Dustin Mathews, Garr Reynolds, and more. This is the toolset you need to present your insights, inform business decisions, inspire action, and become INDISPENSABLE.

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Mindset Tools to Overcome Adversity with Dominick Quartuccio

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06/11/20 • 73 min

Dominick Quartuccio helps corporate individuals, teams, and businesses design a future they can’t wait to live into. He also has a passion for developing highly evolved men to elevate how they show up as leaders, husbands, fathers and champions for women.

I don’t know anyone who has worked so tirelessly to create awareness and help others navigate the multiple crises of 2020, and I couldn’t pass up the chance to capture his deep wisdom.

In this episode, Dominick shares his most powerful stories and tools for staying cool and reframing the adversity (and opportunity) offered by the Year 2020.

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In This Episode, You’ll Learn...
  • The critical reflection question he asks all of his mindset workshop students
  • How learning to hold space for others can help them move through their pain
  • The light and dark side of forced positivity on others
  • A tearfully moving story of how a woman made peace with her child’s life-threatening illness
  • The simplest and most powerful tool to look at adversity with fresh eyes
People, Blogs, and Resources MentionedHow to Keep Up with Dominick:NOTE: In light of the George Floyd tragedy, I am donating 20% of my net proceeds for the next four months to charitable organizations that work to eradicate police brutality and support peace.
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06/11/20 • 73 min

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Predictive Presentation Design Made Easy with Beautiful.ai

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05/18/20 • 47 min

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Mitch Grasso is the Founder/CEO of Beautiful.AI - predictive presentation software that will revolutionize how people build beautiful visual documents.

I’ve used it personally and after being seriously impressed with its intuitive interface and adherence to presentation design best practices, I actually considered switching tools of choice!

In this episode, Mitch shares the journey of creating an amazing tool designed to take the design guesswork out so you can focus on your story.

And the only presentation tool I plan on using besides PowerPoint!

In This Episode, You’ll Learn...
  • What makes Beautiful.ai easier than PowerPoint other online presentation tools
  • What the “AI” part of the name means (hint: predictive design decisions!)
  • How its slide design best practices helps you avoid the dreaded “slideument
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05/18/20 • 47 min

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3 Tips to Survive Delivering Your Online Presentations

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04/29/20 • 39 min

In this episode, I cover three areas of delivering online presentations that you can master and stay visible and sane in the process.

It's a sample of my flagship online course on presentation delivery.

For the complete data presentation rockstar blueprint, enroll in the Data Presentation + Storytelling Boot Camp and start creating the impact, influence, and data career you deserve.

To view the show notes, resources, and request your free Virtual Meeting Pre-Flight Checklist and Kickoff Superhero Script, visit LeaPica.com/055.

The 3 Tips for Rocking Your Virtual Presentations include:

  1. How to build a home office fortress
  2. How to upgrade your online presentation station
  3. How to master your virtual conference room and audience

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04/29/20 • 39 min

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Why You Need to Attend the Women in Analytics Conference in 2020

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03/04/20 • 70 min

Rehgan Avon is the founder and CEO of the Women in Analytics Conference, an organization and industry event that increases visibility to women making an impact in the analytics space by providing a platform to lead the conversations around the advancements of analytical research, development, and applications.

The WiA conference is becoming an increasingly popular and highly respected annual event that gathers cutting-edge female data science and analytics expert speakers and hundreds of practitioner attendees.

I’ll be delivering a 6-hour masterclass at the conference so if you’d like to meet me and level up your game, register today!

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To view the show notes & resources for this episode, visit LeaPica.com/054.

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03/04/20 • 70 min

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Narrative Arc: The Missing Tool in Your Data Stories with Brent Dykes

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01/08/20 • 56 min

With over 15 years of enterprise analytics experience at monster platforms like Domo, Omniture, and Adobe, Brent Dykes knows a thing or eight about leveraging thoughtfully presented insights to effect organizational change and success.

Brent stopped by the show to discuss his new book, Effective Data Storytelling: How to Drive Change with Data, Narrative and Visuals. It’s one of the most comprehensive reads on the subject I’ve found to date, and dives deepest into the role of narrative arc structure in data presentation (often the most vital, missing ingredient!)

In This Episode, You’ll Learn...
  • Who should read his latest data storytelling book and what they’ll be able to do after
  • How to avoid the communication and ethical pitfalls of common “data forgeries”
  • A deep dive into narrative arc structure, a vital missing ingredient from many presentations
  • How to use analogies and metaphors to explain complex and technical concepts
  • Successful strategies for effecting change in an organization’s data democratization process
People, Blogs, and Resources Mentioned:How to Keep Up with Brent:

To view the show notes & resources for this episode, visit LeaPica.com/053.

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01/08/20 • 56 min

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Let’s Practice Storytelling with Data with Cole Knaflic’s Book

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12/18/19 • 59 min

Today's guest is a woman who has had a formative impact on my journey and whose latest book is my new desktop Bible for data presentation.

Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic is the CEO and Founder of Storytelling with Data, a company providing workshops and presentations that teach the basics of data visualization and how to tell compelling stories with data through theory, practical application, and clearly articulated and demonstrated lessons.

She is the author of Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals and her newest book, Storytelling with Data: Let's Practice .

She is also the host of the Storytelling With Data podcast and this year, her company launched a Storytelling with Data community, an online community where you can practice in a low risk setting.

The community is highly engaging and members have the opportunity to give and receive feedback and engage in conversations with others.

In this episode, Cole shares the wisdom of her book which is packed with real-world data examples, business scenarios, and brainstorming exercises.

In This Episode, You'll Learn...

  • How Cole's passion for making meaning out of data came to be.
  • All about Cole's latest book, Storytelling with Data: Let's Practice .
  • The five-phase SWD storytelling model to nail your data stories every time
  • How to apply classical narrative structure in a business context
  • How to help your audience with transitions between the data they are familiar with and the data they need to know.

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12/18/19 • 59 min

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Personal Story - On Criticism + Kindness in the Digital Industry

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11/27/19 • 25 min

On the cusp of holiday turkey and tree trimming mayhem, I take a pause from Autumn Author Madness to tell a personal story of being criticised by a member of the industry and how it taught me an important lesson on response and kindness.

I also express my undying gratitude for your continuing support as my listener, and share how I'll be working even harder to get to know you in 2020.

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11/27/19 • 25 min

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Telling a "DataStory" the Way Your Stakeholders Need with Nancy Duarte

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11/05/19 • 62 min

Nancy Duarte is the founder of Duarte, Inc., a global leader behind some of the most influential visual messages in business and culture. It is the largest design firm in Silicon Valley and also the fifth largest female employer in the area.

Nancy is a communication expert and as a persuasion specialist and she has she cracked the code for effectively incorporating story into business communications.

She has been a speaker at a number of Fortune 500 companies and counts 8 of the top 10 brands in her firm's clientele.

She is the author of six books and today, she shares a wealth of information about her brand new book, DataStory: Explain Data and Inspire Action Through Story.

Tune in to this episode where Nancy shares amazing and actionable tips and tricks for storytelling in data, reaching stakeholders and communicating effectively with the executive suite while also sharing about her new book and some of the mind-blowing concepts she introduces.

In This Episode, You'll Learn...

  • The importance of being able to not only understanding data, but also to communicate the findings effectively with your audience using storytelling.
  • Best practices for getting seen as a leader and inspiration to others in your workplace.
  • The three acts of telling your data story.
  • How stakeholders and people in the executive suite think and how you can best reach them in a positively efficient way.

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To view the show notes & resources for this episode, visit LeaPica.com/050 .

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11/05/19 • 62 min

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The Subtle Ways Your Charts Can Lie With Alberto Cairo

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10/11/19 • 78 min

Alberto Cairo is not only a highly revered mind in the data visualization world, he brings a fresh perspective on keeping your charts honest in his brand new book, How Charts Lie..

If you're looking for a way to create and interpret charts accurately and in integrity, this interview is for you.

Alberto is a celebrated visualization educator, designer, and consultant. He is the Knight Chair in Visual Journalism at the School of Communications of the University of Miami and he is also the director of visualization program at UM's Center for Computational Science.

He is also the author of two other data viz Bibles The Truthful Art, and The Functional Art.

In this episode, Alberto Cairo provides his unmatched wisdom on chart creation and interpretation. He debunks the myth of "a picture speaks a thousand words" when it comes to visualization and shares how to create charts that are as close to the truth as possible.

In This Episode, You'll Learn...

  • What Alberto's new book explores the different positive and negative influences that charts have on our perception of truth.
  • What he believes was at the root of #SharpieGate and many other media-fueled debacles over data viz
  • His thoughts about the myths of charts and how to think about them differently.
  • How no statement we make is absolutely true and what we can do to try and move toward the truth end of the spectrum.
  • The importance of expressing your level of confidence in facts you are presenting, but to also understand there may be other interpretations.
  • The "Me" Factor and how you can use it to make your visualizations more engaging to your audience.
  • Ecological fallacy and amalgamation paradoxes that should become part of a general knowledge.

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10/11/19 • 78 min

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Facing Racism in Analytics and Beyond with Mary Owusu + Pierre DeBois

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06/25/20 • 80 min

Mary Owusu and Pierre DeBois are celebrated experts and speakers in the digital analytics field.

They graciously offered heartbreaking stories of racial oppression and discrimination both in the tech field and their personal lives, helping me unpack and uncomfortably face the dark truth that racism is still at large all around us.

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In This Episode, You’ll Learn...
  • The hidden dark side of racial inequality that still exists in the corporate tech field
  • Why listening, empathy, and identity politics are the keys to inspiring activism
  • How would-be white allies can take an active role in helping to eradicate racial injustice and inequality (it’s easier than you think)
People, Blogs, and Resources MentionedHow You Can Get Support and Take a Stand to Help End RacismHow to Keep Up with Mary and Pierre:
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06/25/20 • 80 min

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How many episodes does The Present Beyond Measure Show: Data Storytelling, Presentation & Visualization have?

The Present Beyond Measure Show: Data Storytelling, Presentation & Visualization currently has 85 episodes available.

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The podcast is about Design, Podcasts, Arts, Business and Careers.

What is the most popular episode on The Present Beyond Measure Show: Data Storytelling, Presentation & Visualization?

The episode title 'Mindset Tools to Overcome Adversity with Dominick Quartuccio' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The Present Beyond Measure Show: Data Storytelling, Presentation & Visualization?

The average episode length on The Present Beyond Measure Show: Data Storytelling, Presentation & Visualization is 52 minutes.

How often are episodes of The Present Beyond Measure Show: Data Storytelling, Presentation & Visualization released?

Episodes of The Present Beyond Measure Show: Data Storytelling, Presentation & Visualization are typically released every 21 days, 18 hours.

When was the first episode of The Present Beyond Measure Show: Data Storytelling, Presentation & Visualization?

The first episode of The Present Beyond Measure Show: Data Storytelling, Presentation & Visualization was released on Aug 12, 2015.

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