Archive for tag: guidelines

Making data meaningful – Style guide on the presentation of statistics

10 February, 2010 (18:53) | book review, charts, data publishing, data visualization, tips | By: jerome

Introducing Making Data Meaningful Part 2 – Style guide on the presentation of statistics – which, as its name cleverly suggests, is a compilation of  advice to present graphical information. It’s a follow up to Making Data Meaningul part 1 , which focused on writing about data, as opposed to visualize it. The book is a [...]

The state of presentations in 2008

17 December, 2008 (14:41) | presentation | By: jerome

There have been many changes in how people understand presentations in 2008. How far have we gone? In 2008, 2 major books on the topic have been published. Presentation Zen, by Garr Reynolds, and slide:ology, by Nancy Duarte. People are accepting that a well-executed presentation can change the world. An Inconvenient Truth got nothing less [...]

Book review: Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds

26 November, 2008 (14:29) | book review, presentation | By: jerome

Presentation Zen, by Garr Reynolds, has been my favorite business book in 2008. Whatever your field, if you are a professional, chances are that you are going to make a presentation at least once a year. If you are looking for guidance, you could do worse than checking Garr’s website, aptly named presentation zen, or [...]