Have you ever been on that big stage? If your answer is “YES,” then you know it can be both intimidating and confusing. Where should I stand? Can I walk over here? What should I do with my hands? If your answer is “NO,” then get ready… because your day is coming! After working in public …
3 Ingredients to Communicate Change
We All Handle Change Differently Some of us deal with change better than others, but the key to remember is that change doesn’t just happen. We all deal with it. As the leader, you need a simple method for helping your team deal with changes they need to address. What you say to them will …
5 Tips to Untangle Your Data Presentation
Is Your Data Presentation a Tangled Mess? Computers have brought us to an age where data can be wrangled 8 ways to Sunday in a matter of nano-seconds. Some people call that the “heavy lifting” of data analytics. In my opinion, the toughest lifting of data analytics is when the data has to be communicated …
3 Ways to Fix the Data Dump Presentation
“We really want to help our technical teams communicate better.” This was the request from our data analytics customer when I asked, “What are you trying to change with training?” This is not an uncommon request. I’ve heard it increasingly over the past ten years. When I probe further to ask what they mean by …
Why should I listen to you?
Have you ever been asked to deliver a data-driven presentation and it ends up being a tangled mess? You’re not alone. There are four levels of interpretation for data-driven presentations. These levels range from inform to interpret to recommend to influence. Depending on your goal with the audience (the reason you’re speaking to them) your …
4 Messaging Approaches for Data Analysts
“Why are my leaders always questioning my data results?” This was the question from my data analytics student and he was frustrated. So, I asked him, “What do you mean? Can you give me an example?” “Sure. Every time I give them the test results and I tell them what the results mean, they start …
What Planet Are You From?
Alien translator… That’s genius! As a child of the 70’s and 80’s I’m willing to admit… I’m a Star Wars fan. But I’m even more of a Boba Fett fan. Recently, while watching an episode of the streaming series The Book of Boba Fett, I noticed one of the aliens (I don’t know what they’re …
The Failure of STEM?
I recently had a conversation with a Senior Manager in Software Development. He manages a team of brilliant software developers who solve complex issues with their programming. But when they brought their findings to business management to request approvals to proceed, they failed to gain it. When the suggestion of simplified messaging was raised with …