Description

Poorly designed visualizations—whether in graphs, reports, charts, or presentations—can create confusion and, in the worst cases, lead to flawed business decisions. This course provides participants with essential principles of data visualization and design, helping them communicate insights more effectively. Whether working with interactive Power BI reports, scripting in R or Python, creating charts in Excel, or delivering management presentations in PowerPoint, participants will gain the skills to design clear, impactful, and meaningful visualizations.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • The importance of narrative and storyboarding in the design process
  • How to match visualizations to data for clearer insights
  • Common charting mistakes and visualizations to avoid
  • Fundamental design and layout principles, including Gestalt principles, pre-attentive attributes, and decluttering techniques for charts, dashboards, and reports
  • The role of data visualization throughout the data analysis process
  • Key principles of analytical design for effective communication
  • An introduction to the grammar of graphics and structured approaches to visualization

Duration

6 hours

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Instructors

Stephen Davies is the CEO of DAVHILL Group, a business intelligence and data analytics company serving the Canadian Federal Government, and large public and private organizations. Stephen has more than 25 years of experience working as a consultant and corporate trainer. With an academic background in Physics and Engineering, he has previously worked in semiconductor and OEM manufacturing as an engineer and supply chain director. Early in his career, he started to do data analysis and never quite escaped.