Building a Narrative Around Data

Summary

Sequencing findings so each chart builds on the last toward a clear conclusion — rather than presenting charts in the order you happened to build them.

• 1Take 4-5 charts from a past analysis and reorder them into a logical narrative.
• 2Practice writing one transition sentence between each chart, explaining the 'and so...' link.
• 3Learn to cut charts that don't serve the narrative, even if they took effort to build.