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Data Visualization Foundations: Storytelling and Dashboards

Data alone doesn’t drive action - stories do. In this course, you'll learn the essentials of data storytelling and dashboard design to turn raw data into clear, engaging, and actionable insights your audience can understand and act upon.

Beginner
57m

Created by Ben Howard

Last Updated Oct 09, 2025

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Data Visualization Foundations: Storytelling and Dashboards

Data alone doesn’t drive action - stories do. In this course, you'll learn the essentials of data storytelling and dashboard design to turn raw data into clear, engaging, and actionable insights your audience can understand and act upon.

Beginner
57m

Created by Ben Howard

Last Updated Oct 09, 2025

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What you'll learn

Many organizations struggle to turn complex data into clear, compelling visuals. This course solves that by teaching you how to craft meaningful data stories, design purposeful dashboards, and engage users through intuitive interactivity. In this course, Data Visualization Foundations: Storytelling and Dashboards, you’ll gain the ability to design and create visualizations that communicate effectively and engage your audience. First, you’ll explore how to create narratives that resonate with your audience and hold their attention. Next, you’ll discover how to design dashboards with purpose and clarity. Finally, you’ll learn how to enhance user engagement through interactivity; without losing sight of the core story. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge needed to turn your organization’s data into clear, engaging, and actionable insights.

Data Visualization Foundations: Storytelling and Dashboards
Beginner
57m
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Ben Howard - Pluralsight course - Data Visualization Foundations: Storytelling and Dashboards
Ben Howard
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Ben is a Power BI & Data Specialist with a healthy interest in Microsoft Project with over 30 years of customer and implementation experience. He has been a Microsoft MVP for 13 years, is a frequent speaker at several European conferences, and blogs and creates videos on a semi-regular basis.

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