Spreadsheets to Stories

Ann K. Emery is the founder of Depict Data Studio, where she’s been equipping professionals with data visualization skills for more than a decade.

Through hands-on workshops, online courses, and consulting engagements, Ann transforms dense spreadsheets into clear, compelling visuals using everyday tools like Excel.

Her practical, accessible approach empowers you to use data to drive strategy and impact so insights get noticed, understood, and acted upon.

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Beginner, intermediate, and advanced skills in 1 hour.

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The Latest Tutorials

In these blog posts and YouTube videos, you’ll learn dataviz time-savers in everyday software like Excel.

2 Common Dashboard Layouts: Filters at Top & Filters on Left Side

When I’m teaching Dashboard Design workshops, sometimes participants ask where they should place the filters. Here are two common layouts that I’ve used over and over: (1) the filters along the top and (2) the filters on the left side.

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