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Tell Me a Story:
Why Data Analysts Must be Storytellers Too
by Erica McGillivray
Moz
#DAAAustin @emcgillivray
#DAAAustin @emcgillivray
My dad
#DAAAustin @emcgillivray
#DAAAustin @emcgillivray
Me
#DAAAustin @emcgillivray
“Empirical”
Evidence
We ate this bread
and didn’t die.
What’s the Problem?
He believes in stories. Not facts.
#DAAAustin @emcgillivray
"If the statistics are boring,
you've got the wrong
numbers."
— Edward Tufte
#DAAAustin @emcgillivray
What are Stories?
The blending of emotions and facts.
#DAAAustin @emcgillivray
#DAAAustin @emcgillivray
—Memorable
—Impactful
—Personal
The Basics of Story Building
(around your data)
#DAAAustin @emcgillivray
#DAAAustin @emcgillivray
#DAAAustin @emcgillivray
Who’s
your
hero?
Business
hurdle
Outcome
#DAAAustin @emcgillivray
#DAAAustin @emcgillivray
Who’s the hero?
Hint: It might not be you.
#DAAAustin @emcgillivray
Beware of Data Rabbit Holes
(or 4 Don’ts)
#DAAAustin @emcgillivray
#DAAAustin @emcgillivray
Misleading
or shocking
data to prove
a point.
1
#DAAAustin @emcgillivray
"Humans make
illogical
decisions."
— Spock
#DAAAustin @emcgillivray
Giving too
much data.
2
#DAAAustin @emcgillivray
#DAAAustin @emcgillivray
Building
fancy charts
to be fancy.
3
#DAAAustin @emcgillivray
Sending out
auto-generated
reports.
4
Keep Refining Your Message
(or 4 Dos)
#DAAAustin @emcgillivray
#DAAAustin @emcgillivray
Understand
emotional
and business
goals.
1
$100k in sales
All the emotions
view web page Your Account |
Powells.com
We admire them for their vision, their fearlessness, their originality,
and their impact on the literary world and beyond. 
These are the 25 Women to Read Before You Die,
as chosen by Powell's staff.
Note: For a limited time, all of the titles featured in our list are on sale!#DAAAustin @emcgillivray
Curate
your data and
its results.
2
#DAAAustin @emcgillivray
"A person who is gifted sees
the essential point and leaves
the rest as surplus."
— Thomas Carlyle
#DAAAustin @emcgillivray
HD vs. captions
#DAAAustin @emcgillivray
Use the
appropriate
medium for
the message.
3
#DAAAustin @emcgillivray
#DAAAustin @emcgillivray
Be okay
when progress
appears illogical.
4
#DAAAustin @emcgillivray
Let’s Revisit My Dad
And apply what I didn’t know then.
#DAAAustin @emcgillivray
#DAAAustin @emcgillivray
#DAAAustin @emcgillivray
#DAAAustin @emcgillivray
#DAAAustin @emcgillivray
#DAAAustin @emcgillivray
Let’s Build Customized
Stories with Data
Instead of letting the data stand alone.
#DAAAustin @emcgillivray
#DAAAustin @emcgillivray
Stay in Touch!
erica@moz.com
@emcgillivray
Resources
#9 – “Stories impact us when they are memorable,
impactful and personal.” —Professor Jennifer L. Aaker
http://futureofstorytelling.org/video/persuasion-and-the-
power-of-story/
#11 – Freytag’s Pyramid
http://www.ohio.edu/people/hartleyg/ref/fiction/freytag.html
#20 - Which Flight Will Get You There Fastest? by
Ritchie King and Nate Silver
http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/flights/
#24 – MozCon 2015 Video Bundle
http://moz.com/mozcon-videos
#25 – 25 Women to Read Before You Die by Powell’s
Books
http://www.powells.com/25-women-to-read-before-you-die
#DAAAustin @emcgillivray
#28-29 – The Most Timeless Songs of All-Time by Matt
Daniels
http://poly-graph.co/timeless/
#30-31 - Does Making a Website Mobile-Friendly Have a
Universally Positive Impact on Mobile Traffic? by Rand
Fishkin
https://moz.com/rand/does-making-a-website-mobile-
friendly-have-a-universally-positive-impact-on-mobile-
traffic/
#35 - Lack of Snow Leaves California's 'Water Tower'
Running Low by Dennis Dimick
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/03/150304-
snow-snowpack-california-drought-groundwater-crisis/

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Storytelling and Data by Erica McGillivray