Data storytelling is an essential skill today but many people don’t know where to get started. Also, we don’t know what we don’t know – what if you have created a chart for your office presentation and there’s no data storytelling expert to help guide you? You’ll probably just plonk the data into Excel and choose a chart template that looks suitable, then hope for the best.
How can one learn data storytelling?
The reliable way: Go for formal training, take an online course, or read a book on it.
Newer and experimental way: Give your chart or infographic to Gen AI to get a quick evaluation.
I saw these two infographics from Channelnewsasia and The Straits Times yesterday on marriage statistics in Singapore. Both present the same data in slightly different ways, but which approach is more suitable for which audience?
First, please write your thoughts down in the comments. Then, visit this link to see what ChatGPT said.
Ultimately, you still have to design the chart yourself in Excel to ensure that it’s precise and accurate. And it is only after doing many charts, learning from good examples, and getting feedback that you grow in the skill of data storytelling. Now, Gen AI can help us learn faster by giving us feedback and insights that we may not have had access to.