Blog

The Best Ignite Presentations are when the Presenter Stumbles Over Words

Guest blogger Kevin Flora shares about Ignite format presentations where there are 20 slides. Each slide advances automatically every 15 seconds whether the presenter is ready or not. While it seems simple this format produces a lot of laughs and forces the presenter to stay on top of their information.

More »

Pivot Tables: Your Tool for Exposing Miscreant Data

Guest blogger Oz du Soleil, of DataScopic.net, shares how to use pivot tables as a way to expose miscreant data.

More »

How to Make a Bubble Chart in Microsoft Excel

Here’s a step-by-step guide to making circle charts (or “bubble” charts) in Microsoft Excel. You’ll learn how to use x, y, and z values to control the location and size of your circles.

More »

Dataviz Challenge #1: Can You Make a Circle Chart in Excel?

In case you haven’t noticed, I’m a huge fan of Microsoft Excel. Sometimes evaluators are hesitant to use Excel. One misconception is that Excel is only good for 3-D exploding pie charts, boring bar charts, and random radar charts. But Excel can do more than you think! So here’s my challenge to you: can you make a circle chart in Excel?

More »

Checklist for Focus Group Notetakers

Are you taking notes during a focus group? If so, you’ve probably got a lot on your mind – simultaneously listening and typing, including both verbal and nonverbal observations… It’s a lot to remember! I’ll share my checklist for focus group note takers.

More »

Exploring the Non-Profit Paradox – Evaluation and Non-Profits

Guest blogger Jamie Clearfield shares her thoughts on how organizations can be so great at working towards goals but still not really understand how evaluation plays a role (or how that role can be such a time saver and major help!).

More »