"You are Wonder Woman, and Data [are] Your Magic Lasso."
If there was ever a metaphor I wish I had thought up myself, it's that one. It came from presentation and speaking coach Joel Schwartzberg in his Harvard Business Review article entitled, โPresent Your Data Like a Pro.โ Joel Schwartzberg's article
Joel, being the expert presentations coach that he is, shows the importance of explaining how data supports the major points of a presentation. Data, like Wonder Woman's lasso, are "๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ[s] ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ข๐ธ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ๐ด..."
In this episode, Iโm going to show you how data draw out compelling truths and give you a few actionable tips for using DIVA โ thatโs the acronym for Data Insights, Visualization, and Analyticsโand knowing what to ask from your data team.
