I've prepared this material for the Fall 2019 course, Storytelling with Data, which I teach at Columbia University.
Lecture 2: Scoping a project, finding data, analyzing, writing it up
Lecture 3: Business writing, audience analysis, visual considerations
Lecture 4: Principles of persuasion and brief proposals
Lecture 5: Analyze before you speak — audience analysis
Lecture 6: The storytelling process
Lecture 7: The storytelling process, encoding data, visual perception
Lecture 8: Effective visuals — grammar and layers
Lecture 9: Frame the story — consumers and information graphics
Lecture 10: Infographics — demonstration and discussion
Lecture 11: Infographic wrap-up; ideas on presentations
Lecture 12 and 13: Student presentations; peer feedback; wrapping up
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