From the course: Learning Data Science: Using Agile Methodology
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Tell an interesting story
From the course: Learning Data Science: Using Agile Methodology
Tell an interesting story
- There's a big difference between presenting data and telling a story. For one thing, telling a story is much more challenging. It requires a lot more work. You're combining the data with what you know about the business. Then you're relating your insights to what you know about the world. When you put up a data PowerPoint presentation, you're saying, "Here's what I see." When you're telling a story, you're saying, "Here's what I believe." That's a much more difficult thing to do. In a way it's also more personal. That's why storytelling is such a valuable skill. In a modern office, almost anyone can create a chart using Microsoft Excel. People think of this in the same way as knowing how to use a computer. When you're telling a story, you're doing several things at once. The first thing you're doing is synthesizing much of the complexity in your data. You're explaining something that's complex in a simpler way. You're also defining the motivations of the people who are involved in…
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