Telling a story with data means bringing perspective—but that isn’t the same as introducing harmful bias. Rather than simply “showing the data,” use your knowledge and context to help your audience understand what matters.

This post helps you figure out where to focus next to become a better data storyteller. Explore five areas—learn, create, strategize, influence, and present—and find a curated podcast playlist to help you build the skills that matter most right now.

A story your audience doesn't want to hear isn't necessarily one they're rejecting; often, it's just not the story they expected. Discover how a few simple shifts in preparation and framing can turn resistance into a productive conversation.

Explore how AI can help you choose the right visual for your data and quickly prototype options before investing in the final build. See the process in action with practical prompts, real-world examples, and lessons learned from testing multiple AI tools.

Read a step-by-step guide to using color intentionally in your Excel bar charts to highlight exactly what matters most for your audience.

We challenged our community with waterfall charts many moons ago, but I’d love a fresh look. I have historically used waterfalls for sales breakdowns or cause-of-change analyses, and they also work for tracking HR headcounts, subscription data, or even score changes over the course of a sports match.

Asking a single slide deck to serve as a live presentation, a pre-read, and a post-meeting reference usually leads to compromise. Discover how tailoring your visual design to the delivery medium ensures your message actually lands.

AI-generated charts are becoming more useful. Not because they're perfect, but because they're now editable. Explore a real makeover to see how this changes the data storytelling workflow while keeping human judgment at the center.

Use AI to help you shape a stronger story—without giving up the human judgment that makes it resonate. In this post, we use storyboarding and the narrative arc to turn raw ideas into a clear plan for a data-driven presentation.