Data Visualization Resources

PopPov PowerPoint Template

Download a blank PopPov PowerPoint template for presentations: (PPT: 558KB)

Webinar on Making Effective Presentations About Research

On Dec. 20, 2011, Julie DaVanzo of RAND (julie@rand.org) conducted a webinar on how to make effective presentations about research. The one-hour training included how to: select material, develop and signal the structure, incorporate appropriate graphics, reorganize and correct common problems of chart design, design effective slides, present multivariate analyses, and wrap-up a presentation.

View the recording of the webinar here. (NOTE: Recording playback requires Flash 9.0.28 or higher. If your computer does not have Flash installed, you will be prompted to install it before playback begins).
Download the PowerPoint presentation notes: (PDF: 4MB)

Workshop on Making Effective Presentations About Research

Julie DaVanzo led an all-day, two-part workshop on Jan. 18, 2012, at the Sixth Annual PopPov Research Conference. The material in the workshop elaborated on content from her Dec. 20 webinar, including developing and presenting effective oral presentations about research, with particular attention to presentations to policy audiences.

Presentation slides

Download the PowerPoint from the workshop (requires password access): (PDF for authorized users)

Webinar on Best Practices for Presenters

Andy Goodman gave an hour-long session on how to more effectively communicate data-driven research at the Fifth Annual PopPov Research Conference.

View the recording of the webinar here.
Download Andy Goodman's book, Why Bad Presentations Happen to Good Causes (PDF: 2.57MB)