8 Principles of Effective Data Visuals

In a January 2025 webinar for the Smith Business School at Queens University, I shared an overview of my 8 principles for effective data visuals. This video is my section of the webinar as seen by the participants.

Communicating Effectively with Data (Toronto) (November 3, 4 2025)

Data is becoming more important in business and government decision-making at all levels to inform strategies, improve operations and evaluate results. However, data is often presented poorly leading to delayed or suboptimal decisions. This program goes beyond communication or presentation training to address the use of data to tell a compelling story that supports any…

Sort values and separate above/below target; Automatically updates; Excel Chart Tutorial

If you have to report performance against a target or goal, this video will show you a good way to create a data visual chart that orders the results and separates those below the target and those above the target. The chart and all the text automatically update when the data changes next month, saving…

Hybrid presenting breakthrough! Share slides, see notes & virtual attendees; OREI SplitExtend

As a presenter in the room for a hybrid meeting, you face the challenge of seeing the attendees and your presentation at the same time. Now you have a new option, the OREI SplitExtend display adapter. It allows you to use full PowerPoint Presenter View so you can see your speaking notes and allows you…

Communicating Effectively with Data (Toronto) (April 23, 24 2025)

Data is becoming more important in business and government decision-making at all levels to inform strategies, improve operations and evaluate results. However, data is often presented poorly leading to delayed or suboptimal decisions. This program goes beyond communication or presentation training to address the use of data to tell a compelling story that supports any…

Use Symbol Characters in PowerPoint Instead of Shapes for Progress/Rating; Step-by-step tutorial

When you want to show progress or ratings using stars, circles, or other shapes, don’t use the shapes in PowerPoint. Use the characters in the font I show in this video. It is much easier to get everything aligned and it is easy to change color. The information in this video is an example of…

Reveal the correct answer for a multiple-choice question in PowerPoint; Step-by-step tutorial

When you ask the audience a multiple-choice question to engage them in discussion, use the technique in this video to reveal the correct answer by covering up the incorrect answers using inking in PowerPoint. This gives you the opportunity to discuss each incorrect answer and deepen the learning for the audience. The information in this…