Data Storytelling (in person)

Striving for informed decision-making across Connecticut, we empower an ecosystem of data users by democratizing access to public data and building data literacy.

Connecticut Data Collaborative

This workshop will give you foundational knowledge and skills to become a Data Storyteller.

CT Data HQ

<p><strong>Covid Protocol </strong></p><p>This workshop will be held in the CTData office space at Trinity College Action Lab. The room is large with high ceilings, and we are selling a reduced number of seats. In keeping with Trinity College’s COVID protocols, attendees must wear a mask and show a vaccination card to enter.</p><h1>About the Workshop</h1><p>Data stories can be a powerful tool to communicate data in a clear and compelling way that can lead to action. Yet too often the data we convey leaves our audience wondering what they should do or with more questions than answers. This workshop will give you foundational knowledge and skills to become a Data Storyteller.
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 Data Storytelling you will learn:
</p><ul><li>What a “data story” is.
</li><li>A process to create clear and compelling data stories
</li><li>How to combine your insights and findings with a visualization to help readers remember the story - and guide them to action.
</li></ul><p>
Becoming a Data Storyteller is a practice. By applying what you learn in this workshop, you can learn to create data stories that will not only help readers remember what they’ve heard, but will help you guide your audience to action. 
</p><h3>A note about the fee:</h3><p>Workshops build skills, clear up confusion, and enhance professional development, but you didn’t need us to tell you that. Studies have found that by charging a small fee, it increases the likelihood that you will attend this workshop and reap the benefits of the training. For this reason, we charge a small fee to cover the cost of parking and food. However, if you are truly unable to pay the fee, please contact Sarah (sarah@ctdata.org) to attend this training free of charge.</p><p></p>

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