I read the first book when I was a graduate student in business analytics. Now I have done several analytics dashboards and decided to read her new book. Cole still revisits the advice from the first book and then goes beyond, especially in story telling. Much of my current interests are addressed in this new book, which is filled with examples to try along with Cole.

This book is another great resource from the folks at Storytelling With Data. Great worked examples to try and compare results gives you hands-on- practice and feedback in identifying and sharing key messages driven by data. Recommend every book in the series!!

I *love* Storytelling With Data (the original book), and was so excited to see Let's Practice come out. I lead a team of survey researchers and data analysts, and I always recommend this book - and now this duo! In fact, they're both sitting prominently on my office shelf. This books gives very concrete examples of what visuals to use for which kinds of data, and walks readers through the hows and whys of data viz decision making. Definitely an invaluable resource to anyone using data in business.

This is good book for starters

Given how much I loved the first book, I had high expectations for the second one. Cole somehow still exceeded them. Her writing style is accessible and straightforward yet always very informative.  Are you debating between buying the first or second book? I recommend purchasing both as I learned so much from each. I still refer back to the first book and will add this second one to my desk. This latest one includes more tips, examples, and thoughtful questions to help take your learning to the next level.

Gives practical guidance on how to tell a story with numbers in a way people easily understand what the numbers are telling them.

I'm a huge fan of the original book and was really happy to see that Cole has done it again! This book is straightforward and packed with applicable examples that are real world. I love the three sections of examples - where she provides her direction & solution, additional ones for you to practice and ones to do at your desk in the workplace. Whether you are a seasoned professional at creating graphs or someone who's being asked for the first time to create a chart, you will learn something from this book.

Cole's refreshing approach to communicating data clearly and quickly is incredibly powerful, making data analytics and data interpretation understandable for everyone. This book is pure gold, especially when combined with Cole's first book, "Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals." If you want to communicate data effectively or teach others how to do so, then you will find this book invaluable. It's a data storytelling workshop in a box that you can easily use with your own team!

Livro fantástico, assim como a primeira edição!

Escritora maravilhosa!

Indispensável para quem lida com apresentação de dados

Disclaimer: I have not yet read the entirety of this book yet. Why? Because unlike many other books on communication and data visualization, you should not just read this book: you have to use it as you would a school handbook! I could spend a whole semester working through the numerous exercises presented here (which I intend to do).

While Storytelling with data, Cole's first book, covered the theoretical side of communicating with data in an accessible way for beginning and seasoned professionals, this book invites you to put it all together and practice. Even better, it invites you to use it as both on your own and in groups, giving you a great excuse to spread the word on what goes on throughout the design process. It is a wonderful support to make your colleagues and bosses understand how much work goes into graphs and data visualization.

I definitely recommend it to anyone working with data! If you need an excuse to step out of your comfort zone at work, do yourself a favor and get your hands on this book.

I would reccommend it who learn data analysis.

Espere una lectura que da prioridad a la entrega de mensajes con presentación práctica y austera, bajo la idea de que lo prioritario es la información transmitida antes que los colores o el formato.

A lo largo de la lectura, la presentación y los ejemplos hacen ver la necesidad de adquirir y consultar la primera versión del libro, que, por ahora, resulta mucho más cara.

Hay un sesgo presente y delarado por la autora en el estilo en cuanto a una la limitada paleta de colores, al producir gráficos. La autora lo justifica en términos de practicidad y diseño universal, pero llega a resultar soso.

Brilliant publication.

Well set out.

Fantastic workflow structure and examples with worked solutions and further example options.