tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919709354189953907.post2016981520219024269..comments2024-03-18T22:17:45.917-07:00Comments on Joyful Public Speaking (from fear to joy): This pie chart needs two kinds of help!Richard I. Garberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04032747070969465341noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919709354189953907.post-57041407708127158122011-01-02T06:31:23.105-08:002011-01-02T06:31:23.105-08:00Often it is best to show a top five, and leave the...Often it is best to show a top five, and leave the details to a handout. Sometimes, like <a href="http://joyfulpublicspeaking.blogspot.com/2010/12/half-of-employers-surveyed-think-recent.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> I show both.Richard I. Garberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032747070969465341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919709354189953907.post-53106930892187278682011-01-01T13:11:04.623-08:002011-01-01T13:11:04.623-08:00Richard,
This pie chart reminds me of how it'...Richard,<br /><br />This pie chart reminds me of how it's so easy for us to fall in love with the data that we've exhaustively collected.<br /><br />It's easy to be tempted to show it all off -- in the most complex manner possible -- so everyone can see just how smart we are.<br /><br />Unfortunately, it just overwhelms people, and it can hinder rather than help us from making our point.<br /><br />Here's to simpler ways to present data in 2011!Kevin Kanehttp://www.kevinkane.comnoreply@blogger.com