We have all seen or created charts depicting data that have resulted in confusion, or worse, have unintentionally mislead readers. If you need to communicate data to any audience, this workshop will give you foundational knowledge and skills to become a Data Storyteller.

In Data Storytelling you will learn:

• What a “data story” is and how it differs from data reporting.

• A process to create clear and compelling data stories.

• How to combine your insights and findings with a visualization to help readers remember the story - and guide them to action.

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 seen, but will help you guide your audience to action.

Covid Protocol

This workshop will be held in the CTData office space at Trinity College Action Lab. In keeping with Trinity College’s COVID protocols, attendees must wear a mask and show a vaccination card to enter.

A note about the fee:

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.

Data is all around us. We hear about it in news stories, read about it in the paper, and try to learn from it to improve our work. Yet, with this data all around you, you still may feel overwhelmed when it is presented, and may not know how to increase your comfort using data.

During the Basics of Data Literacy, you will learn how to evaluate whether the data you use or generate is of high-quality, how to evaluate the quality of data other people create, and how to understand more of the data that is being presented to you. You will be able to take when you leave the workshop to improve your own data work. You will leave this workshop:

• Understanding what “data literacy” is, and why it is important for making good decisions.

• Being more critical consumers & creators of data conclusions from data.

• Being more careful “appliers” of data interpretations.

• Having a better understanding of data literacy & ways to immediately change how participants engage with data.

This introductory workshop will provide you with skills you can apply to improve your own ability to read, communicate, and use data. You will come away with a greater understanding of data collection and analysis and a more critical eye towards data encountered in everyday life.