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Data Science Communication
Pillars of Effective Communication
Effective communication tells a story
A beginning
- provide context
- tell your audience what you’re going to tell them
A middle- show them
- tell them
An end- remind them what you told them
When communicating, consider who, what, when, how
- Who
- Who is your audience?
- What is your relationship to the audience?
- What
- What do you need your audience to know?
- What do you want your audience to do?
- What will your tone be?
- How
- In what format will you communicate this to your audience?
- Live presentation?
- Written document?
- Something else?
General Talk Structure
- Outline
- Introduction (40%)
- Question
- Background
- Iterate between teaching, approach, and results (50%)
- Conclusion (10%)
Technical Talk Structure
- Outline
- Introduction (20%)
- Question
- Background
- Iterate between approach and results (70%)
- Conclusion (10%)
Effective Oral Communication
When presenting out loud...
- don’t make slides with dense text
- use animation to build your story (not to distract)
- introduce your axes
- utilize your voice
- spend the time beforehand (attention to detail, practice)
- don’t go over your allotted time
Effective Written Communication
When to cite your sources
You DO have to cite your sources when referencing the ideas, words, data, or information that is not your own.
You do NOT have to cite a source when a fact is easily observable or generally accepted.
When in doubt, cite.