This is a 2.5-day course for professionals who wish to enhance their data communication skills and learn the fundamentals of data journalism. In focusing on storytelling rather than specific techniques of data analysis, the course is suitable for anyone who needs to communicate with data in their jobs.

Data storytelling offers an entertaining, engaging and interactive approach to data communication and builds on the premise that humans naturally communicate, interpret and understand information in a story-like manner. This entails three fundamental elements: understanding the story behind data, creating compelling visuals to communicate it, and writing it up into a coherent narrative. Participants will leave the course empowered to understand the advantages of data storytelling approach and equipped with the skills to develop a compelling data story to influence colleagues, clients and stakeholders in their work.