Data storytelling
This workshop builds practical skills in finding the key message in your data, shaping that message for your audience and choosing the right output to communicate it clearly. It covers the full journey from data to story to output, including how to interpret data, structure a story, write clearly, and use visualisation and design choices to help your message land.
Who is this workshop for
This workshop is designed for people who:
- Work with data, reporting, dashboards, evaluation findings or research outputs.
- Need to communicate information clearly to clients, stakeholders, governance groups or decision-makers.
- Want to turn analysis into clearer messages and stronger recommendations.
- Create reports, presentations, dashboards, infographics or visual summaries.
- Want practical tools for making data more useful and easier to understand.
What you'll learn
Find the meaning in the data
Identify what matters most, what the data is really showing and what your audience needs to understand.
Shape the story
Understand your audience, structure your message and write in a way that supports clarity and flow.
Choose the right output
Select the best format for your purpose, whether that is a report, dashboard, infographic, presentation or visual summary.
Use visuals well
Explore practical approaches to visualisation, interpretation and aesthetics so your outputs are clear, engaging and easy to use.
What you'll leave with
You’ll leave with practical tools and more confidence to turn data and information into clear stories, useful visuals and outputs that support better decisions.
Format
- Duration
- One and a half days.
- Delivery
- Online or in person.
- Style
- Practical, interactive and grounded in real-world examples.
- Facilitators
- Dana Carver, Kate Gear, Kayla Forrest, Julie Moularde.
- Can be tailored
- Yes, for different audiences, sectors, datasets or reporting contexts.
Ready to make your data more useful?
Join an upcoming data storytelling workshop, or talk to us about delivering it for your team.
