Telling a Story with NUMBERS
Stacia Keogh??Speaker/Storyteller/VoiceActor Podcaster
Embodied Speaking & Story Coach ICF Level 2 Communicate with Impact ?? Voice Actor ?? Public Speaker ?? Host of FINDING MY VOICE Podcast ??
USE NUMBERS TO INSPIRE ACTION
One thing that differentiates TRUE STORY from FICTION are FACTS.??
Facts are the hooks to hang a story on.
What better facts than numbers.
Hence a data story.
Transforming Numbers into Narratives is the subject of the training I'm writing for a tech team at a well established Guildhall institution as I transform the team from Reporters to Advisors.?
Most Data lovers are Explorers who automatically get relegated to the role of heads-down contributor.
BUT?
By telling a story you can move to inspiring change by Explaining your findings with a ---you guessed it!
STORY
Inspire Action by Identifying the findings as
PROBLEM OR OPPORTUNITY
ou can turn DATA into ACTION through a creative process from a making sense exercise to a making meaning story.
Data doesn't speak for itself until you interpret it.
With a Data Point Of View outlining the cost as either Financial or Human.
WHAT IS THE DATA TELLING YOU TO DO??
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POINT OF VIEW
?
Change?
Continue?
Finish.
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STAKES
The Human Cost and Financial Cost of taking or not taking your recommendation?
RECOMMENDATION
A complete sentence expressing the Action to take as result of data?
LET'S TURN YOUR EXPERTS INTO TRUSTED ADVISORS TO MOVE YOUR ORGANISATION FORWARD
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1 年Gosh. Powerful. That graphic speaks volumes.