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10 Tips for Redesigning Reports

2011 called. It wants its 100-page reports back. It wants its portrait reports back. It wants its text-heavy reports back. Ready to revamp your technical reports? Here are 10 quick wins to improve your next text-heavy document.

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Designing a Prettier and More Effective Dashboard with Excel

Shawna Rohrman, Ph.D., is the Evaluation Manager for the Cuyahoga County Office of Early Childhood and its public-private partnership, Invest in Children. She enrolled in our Dashboard Design course and is sharing how she uses her new skills in real life. Thanks for sharing, Shawna!

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Speeding Up Your Data Viz (& Preventing Future Injuries) Using Custom Commands in Dragon

Andrew Forsman is a Depict Data Studio student and self-described “data viz nerd” who has over 10 years of experience helping organizations plan for, execute, and learn from research and evaluations. They’re here this week sharing time-saving tips on using a voice command and dictation software called Dragon to help with data viz. Thanks for sharing Andrew!

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A Trick, a Tip and a Thing to Try in Your Next Presentation

Depict Data Studio full courses always end with a graduation ceremony where students share the progress they’ve made in the course. I’m always amazed by the transformations that take place and I can’t help but want to share their wonderful work! In this blog post you’ll learn from Elizabeth Dove, a professor at the University of Montana who teaches art and design. She’s sharing a tip, a trick and a new technique to try.

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Creating a Powerful Presentation: 3 Easy Changes to Revamp your PowerPoint

Depict Data Studio full courses always end with a graduation ceremony where students share the progress they’ve made in the course. I’m always amazed by the transformations that take place and I can’t help but want to share their wonderful work! Today you’ll learn from Kelsey Watterson, an evaluator at the Centerstone Research Institute. Thanks for sharing Kelsey!

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Dashboards for 10-Year-Olds: Connecting Data to Students’ Lived Experience

Bob Coulter is the director of the Litzsinger Road Ecology Center, a 38-acre field site in suburban St. Louis. He’s also a Depict Data Studio student and when he shared his work in our graduation ceremony, I knew it needed to be showcased. Keep up the great work Bob!

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