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Are you often bored with status reports? Then find the hidden gems 💎 in your portfolio!
The other day I gave a keynote and the question came up, what to do in status reports. I remembered how I would often struggle to keep...

Friederike Oehlerking
Oct 30, 20231 min read
SAP article on Data Storytelling
SAP summarized Data Storytelling to their community in a short article. Check it out: https://lnkd.in/egR7Sf5R Has your company already...

Friederike Oehlerking
Oct 30, 20231 min read


Practice your presentation. always.
Even the most experienced speakers need to practice their presentation. 🎤⚽️ #PracticeMakesPerfect Just like in football, practice is key...

Friederike Oehlerking
Oct 30, 20231 min read


Stop introducing yourself!
Many times I sat in presentations that started with a lengthy introduction by the presenter. It feels as if they often need to justify...

Friederike Oehlerking
Oct 30, 20232 min read


Thanks for all the get-well wishes! 🤕
A short update for you: my digital nomad career ended before it'd started. First day in Ostende, Belgium, I broke my finger, had to go to...

Friederike Oehlerking
Oct 30, 20231 min read


One Year Lückenkrach
This week one year ago I started my own business. And what a journey it has been up to now! Founding your own company is a marathon, not...

Friederike Oehlerking
May 16, 20231 min read


📊👥 The best data insights are useless...
...if they don't lead to action. That's where data storytelling comes in. By using narrative techniques to communicate insights, you can...

Friederike Oehlerking
May 16, 20231 min read


Meet Anna and Max*, two professionals working in Germany.
Despite having similar qualifications and experience, Anna earns significantly less than Max due to the persistent gender pay gap in the...

Friederike Oehlerking
May 16, 20231 min read


📊🤦♀️📉Let's be real,...
we've all sat through a data-heavy PowerPoint presentation that left us feeling confused and frustrated. So why do we keep using this...

Friederike Oehlerking
May 16, 20231 min read


Always remember: YOU ARE THE PRESENTATION‼️
Not your slide deck!!! Why is that important: It puts you in control at your presentation. The slide deck is there to support your...

Friederike Oehlerking
May 16, 20231 min read


📊📈🤑Attention all companies‼️
If you're not using data storytelling to drive your business decisions, you're missing out on some serious #cash. But don't worry, we're...

Friederike Oehlerking
May 16, 20231 min read


Make your numbers count
📊🤓📈 When it comes to data storytelling, it's about more than the numbers! But let's be real, sometimes that can be a little...

Friederike Oehlerking
Mar 4, 20231 min read
"Why are you on #TikTok?...
... Are you checking out the latest dance moves?" 🕺🏽💃🏽 ... a friend of mine had asked me some time ago when I admitted my addiction....

Friederike Oehlerking
Feb 24, 20231 min read


Data manipulation: the illegal operations at the histogram timeline
Last but not least in the series about types of data manipulation: the illegal operations at the histogram timeline. The correct way to...

Friederike Oehlerking
Feb 24, 20231 min read


Today’s type of data manipulation is called “cherry picking data”.
It is related to a trick commonly used by graphic designers to steer the viewer's reasoning. The first graph displays the number of crime...

Friederike Oehlerking
Feb 24, 20231 min read


Today on “types of data manipulation”: the reference point
Another way to manipulate information is to show related but misleading dependencies instead of the dependencies the viewer is actually...

Friederike Oehlerking
Feb 24, 20231 min read


Datamanipulation: percentage instead of absolute
Another type of data manipulation is using percentage values instead of absolute values to “cloud” the truth. Imagine a new company with...

Friederike Oehlerking
Feb 24, 20231 min read


Data manipulation by hiding trends
In the series of uncovering different types of data manipulation, let’s talk hiding trends. Hiding unfavorable data, such as decreasing...

Friederike Oehlerking
Feb 24, 20231 min read


Data manipulation via 3D pie charts
Today, I would like to discuss the perspective and color of a graph that can be used to mislead people. And this is probably where the...

Friederike Oehlerking
Feb 24, 20231 min read


How a manipulative graph started the opioide crisis in the US
Recently, in one of my keynotes I have been asked a very good question: how do I spot any attempts of manipulation or misleading data...

Friederike Oehlerking
Feb 6, 20232 min read
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