Here's how you can creatively present data and statistics in your presentations.

Use Visuals in Presentations for Better Impact -Visuals help the audience understand information quickly. -Visuals create a direct link with the audience, making the message more engaging. -Eye-catching visuals can grab and maintain the audience's attention. - SmartArts and Shapes: These tools allow you to create and customised visuals with different formats, fonts, colors, and themes. Examples: - Sales Growth: Show sales growth with a broad green arrow. - Process Flow: Illustrate a process flow using circular SmartArt. Highlighting Achievements - Visuals can effectively highlight achievements. - Good visuals help audience in remembering the positive impact you've made.

- Infographics: Use visually appealing infographics to simplify complex data. Example: Show sales growth with a colorful bar chart. - Interactive Dashboards: Employ tools like Tableau or Power BI to create interactive dashboards. Example: Real-time sales performance tracking. - Storytelling: Integrate data into a compelling narrative. Example: "Our revenue doubled, a journey that began with a strategic shift in Q1." - Animations: Use animations to highlight trends over time. Example: Animated line graph showing monthly revenue growth. - Comparative Charts: Use side-by-side comparisons. Example: Pie charts showing market share before and after a campaign.

Incorporate unique presentation formats like data-driven storytelling to engage your audience. Use AR or VR if you can for immersive visualizations, allowing 3D data interaction. Try data sonification to convert data into sound patterns, enhancing retention. Add gamification with quizzes or challenges to boost participation. Use live data streams or real-time dashboards for dynamic updates. Collaborate with artists or scientists to blend creativity with analytics for stunning presentations if you have budget.

Craft a strong narrative that will inspire your intended action - you are using data for credibility but you’re using the story, the plot, to get people invested in the information e.g., if you are sharing the findings from a newly launched report, BUILD THE STAKES. Try to make your audience think "this will be big if this is true". The best way to think about structuring your presentation is to reference classic storytelling narratives e.g., the heroes journey, fables. These narrative structures all have a hero and a challenge to overcome, they offer solutions and peaks and troughs which makes the story memorable and maintains engagement.

Creative charts not only provide a fresh perspective to the visualisation but can also help give better context to the audience. Adding animations is also another way to help the audience understand the implication of the data, rather than just using different kinds of charts.

Humans commonly attach subjective meaning to to various colours (this is referred to as colour symbolism). However, when using colour to denote meaning, it's important to understand and consider how different cultures view a particular colours meaning. For example, in the Middle East, red can evoke danger and caution whereas in China, red can symbolise luck and happiness. When using colour to support a data narrative, start by first considering who your audience is and what will land best in terms of your choices.