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Data
Visualization
Video Guide
Increase Organizational Learning &
Knowledge Sharing

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Charles Schwab - On workplace data
visualization
1. Numbers cut through murky subjective communication
between managers and direct reports
2. Numbers create accountability
3. Accountable people appreciate numbers
4. Numbers create clarity and commitment
5. Numbers create competition
6. Numbers produce results
7. Numbers create teamwork
8. You solve problems faster

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What is Data Visualization?
Data visualization or data visualisation is
viewed by many disciplines as a modern
equivalent of visual communication. It involves the
creation and study of the visual representation of
data.[1]

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What is Data Visualization?
It’s nothing new… It’s
just ready for prime
time!

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Harness the power of focus!
“Always remember, your focus determines
your reality.” — George Lucas
“Our focus is our future and what we focus
on will multiply in our life.” — David
DeNotaris
“The successful warrior is the average man,
with laser-like focus.” — Bruce Lee — Focus
Quotes

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What you will find in this guide
1. Best practices for creating easily shareable, internal, data
visualization videos
2. The benefits of collaborative learning and improved knowledge
sharing
3. Improving Company Wide Corporate Learning
4. Example Use Cases
a. Facebook Workplace
b. Slack
c. Google for Business

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How to get started
Step # 1 - Determine the
frequency of data presentations.
Will you be creating video
monthly? Quarterly?

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Create Video
Video Production
Studio
Data / Video
Organization
Collaboration /
Engagement
Organization on Google
Drive
Share & Collaborate on
Slack
Step # 2 - Determine the best presentation style and workflow for
you organization. Will you be sharing

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Media & Data Organization
Step #3 - Consider media
organization. Will the data and
video presentation be stored on
a shared drive?

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Call your team to action
Step #4 - Consider
collaboration & call to action
items.
Do you want to prompt
collaboration on Slack?
Do you want to request
feedback via email?

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Create a workflow
Step # 5 - Create a template
for easy video reproduction.
Where is your data coming
from? Do you need an intro
video? Is there supporting
video assets to help display?
Can you show real world items
with the data?

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Ideas for Successful Video Production
Charts, Graphs and Powerpoint
presentations are great.
But try striking a balance
between charts/slides and real
products.
If you have an app, zoom into the
app and share the latest feature.
If you sell a product, zoom into
the product and share it’s look
and feel.
Actual Product
/ Real People
Data
Visualization

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Engage your Audience
Step # 6 - Consider ways to
engage your audience and
increase viewer retention.
How about hosting live trivia?
Share a leaderboard for sales
or other data...

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Ideas for Successful Video Production
If you can make your
presentation entertaining it
will increase viewer
retention.
Consider striking a balance
between information and
entertainment.
EntertainingInformative

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Step #7 - Understand your tools
1. Data Visualization
a. Excel
b. Google Sheets
2. Video Production
a. Live Video Production
b. Recorded Video
3. Hardware
a. Cameras
b. Microphones
c. Lights
4. Collaboration/Distribution
a. Microsoft Sharepoint
b. Google Drive
c. Slack
d. Facebook Workplace

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Step #8 - Creating a Plan
How often does your organization generate reports
on actionable data?
It’s common for businesses to review data once a
week, month or once a quarter.
How can the data be presented in a way that your
organization

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Step # 9 - Enhance Additional Benefits
1. Increase Transparency
2. Increase perceived access to CEO and/or other top executives
through video
3. Allows top executives to reach out to remote offices and remote
employees much more easily so they are now connected
4. Improving communication efficiency
5. Data organization benefits
6. Crowdsourcing of ideas
7. Community involvement
8. Immerses all levels and departments in company goals

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Step #10 - The Final Step - Measuring the
Pulse of your Business & Results
Factual information can provide the basis for productive discussion and decision-making.
Once you have tracked your business data for a while you will be able to uncover patterns and
trends to predict the future.
Create a Scorecard. Reach the point where everyone in your organization has a number, a
meaningful, manageable measurable.
This will provide clear direction to your team and increase productivity.
Anything that is measured and watched is improved.

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Measure Everything!
“You need to know exactly where you
stand in a business at all times. Measure
everything, because everything that is
measured and watched improves.” - Bob
Parsons
—Bob Parsons, Founder and Executive
Chairman of GoDaddy

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