--- product_id: 150271169 title: "DataStory: Explain Data and Inspire Action Through Story" price: "€ 52.39" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/150271169-datastory-explain-data-and-inspire-action-through-story store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # DataStory: Explain Data and Inspire Action Through Story **Price:** € 52.39 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** DataStory: Explain Data and Inspire Action Through Story - **How much does it cost?** € 52.39 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/150271169-datastory-explain-data-and-inspire-action-through-story) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description DataStory: Explain Data and Inspire Action Through Story [Duarte, Nancy] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. DataStory: Explain Data and Inspire Action Through Story Review: 100% of All Business Professionals Need to Read this Valuable Book...Immediately! - One of my mantras, as a leadership and presentation coach -- as well as in my role as an NYU and Columbia leadership professor -- is that numbers, in and of themselves, are completely meaningless. What really matters is: the story that those numbers tell. Too many business people -- especially those in data-driven fields -- tend to drown and to bore their audiences with numbers without providing context...and without effectively targeting their story to their audience. But Nancy Duarte, in her wonderful and indispensable new book, demonstrates why -- and how -- we can all do a more effective job of presenting our data, and inspiring people, by leveraging the power of story. DataStory will join Duarte's other amazing, bestselling books -- especially Slide:ology and Resonate -- not up on my bookshelf as a trophy, but on my desk, within arm's reach at all times, for ready reference. Review: Don't just think about data... help others ACT on it! - All we hear about is DATA, DATA, DATA anymore and how there's so much POWER IN DATA. Big data! Valuable data! Organized data! But what does any of that matter... unless something's being done with the data. Unless someone (you, maybe?!) takes the data and makes a recommendation based off of that data. This book takes the guesswork out of crafting recommendations. It gives you step by step instructions to help you move from just exploring data... to explaining it in such a way that moves someone to action. Sound risky? Sure... it could be... but the fact is: Unless you're willing to move from EXPLORER OF DATA to RECOMMENDER BASED OFF OF DATA, you'll never advance in your career. Seriously. You'll just be seen as a an analyst. You don't want to settle for analyst, do you? You want to be something more. This book is a solid, challenging, but entertaining read. If you've liked (or loved, as millions have) Nancy Duarte's past books, you'll get a huge kick out of this one, too. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #50,668 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #10 in Information Management (Books) #25 in Running Meetings & Presentations (Books) #130 in Communication Skills | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (687) | | Dimensions | 9 x 0.5 x 9 inches | | ISBN-10 | 1940858984 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1940858982 | | Item Weight | 1.7 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 240 pages | | Publication date | September 17, 2019 | | Publisher | Ideapress Publishing | ## Images ![DataStory: Explain Data and Inspire Action Through Story - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71KRvgXITyL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 100% of All Business Professionals Need to Read this Valuable Book...Immediately! *by T***L on January 27, 2020* One of my mantras, as a leadership and presentation coach -- as well as in my role as an NYU and Columbia leadership professor -- is that numbers, in and of themselves, are completely meaningless. What really matters is: the story that those numbers tell. Too many business people -- especially those in data-driven fields -- tend to drown and to bore their audiences with numbers without providing context...and without effectively targeting their story to their audience. But Nancy Duarte, in her wonderful and indispensable new book, demonstrates why -- and how -- we can all do a more effective job of presenting our data, and inspiring people, by leveraging the power of story. DataStory will join Duarte's other amazing, bestselling books -- especially Slide:ology and Resonate -- not up on my bookshelf as a trophy, but on my desk, within arm's reach at all times, for ready reference. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Don't just think about data... help others ACT on it! *by J***T on September 17, 2019* All we hear about is DATA, DATA, DATA anymore and how there's so much POWER IN DATA. Big data! Valuable data! Organized data! But what does any of that matter... unless something's being done with the data. Unless someone (you, maybe?!) takes the data and makes a recommendation based off of that data. This book takes the guesswork out of crafting recommendations. It gives you step by step instructions to help you move from just exploring data... to explaining it in such a way that moves someone to action. Sound risky? Sure... it could be... but the fact is: Unless you're willing to move from EXPLORER OF DATA to RECOMMENDER BASED OFF OF DATA, you'll never advance in your career. Seriously. You'll just be seen as a an analyst. You don't want to settle for analyst, do you? You want to be something more. This book is a solid, challenging, but entertaining read. If you've liked (or loved, as millions have) Nancy Duarte's past books, you'll get a huge kick out of this one, too. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Dealing with the Info Overload Brambles *by F***I on March 31, 2020* Having read a few other Duarte books (see my reviews of “Persuasive Business Presentations” and “Illuminate”) and preparing for an upcoming data related presentation, I wanted to get some tips in this regard. In her typical fashion, the author does provide some useful frameworks and suggestions, however, the book seems to be a very quick read which has its own benefits and limitations. As one might put it, Duarte wades into vast data forest, deals with many info overload brambles and thorny decision issues, and emerges with a tale and key lessons to help others of us who are facing similar journeys and challenges. More specifically, the book consists of an Introduction, 4 Major Sections with 11 Chapters: I. Communicate Data to Others: (1) Becoming a Communicator of Data, and (2) Communicating Data to Decision-makers; II. Bring Clarity Through Story Structure: (3) Crafting a Data Point of View, (4) Creating Action through Analytical Structure, (5) Structuring an Executive Summary as a DataStory; III. Make Clear Charts and Slides: (6) Choosing Charts and Writing Observations, (7) Annotating Insights onto Charts, and (8) Building a Skimmable Slidedoc; then IV. Make Data Stick: (9) Marveling at the Magnitude, (10) Humanizing Data, and (11) Storytelling with Data. At the end there is a Summary. My favorite aspect of the books is its overall message and its three-part framework. As Duarte states early on that “By transforming your data into vivid scenes and structuring your delivery in the shape of a story, you will make your audience care about what your data says.” She goes on to indicate that “A significant skill threshold stands between exploring, explaining, and inspiring with data.” To address these skill needs she suggests a “DataStory structure . . . [that] follows the three-act structure . . . [a] first act . . . [with the] problem to solve or an opportunity to pursue . . . [a] second act . . . [with the] conflict and complication . . . measurable symptoms . . . messy statistic that needs to change . . . [and a] third act [that] describes how the story would end if people took action to change it.” To my edification, the three areas seem to correspond with the branches of classical learning such described in Sr. Miriam Joseph’s “The Trivium” (see my review). I took heart from the way Duarte seems to be advocating such an integrated approach. On the one hand, there are the many nuggets of sage advice and practical tips along the way. For instance, she counsels “Due to the subjective nature of assumptions, it’s crucial to be transparent about all of those you’ve made.” She also indicates “Addressing potential counterarguments may be the most persuasive part of your recommendation.” Pointers such use of observation statements/headlines to frame charts, examples of particular layouts or arrangements of information to consider, as well as delivery hints like revealing one aspect of a bar chart at a time are helpful. I also was pleased to see her allusion to Vonnegut and the Guttenberg Project related to storylines (see my reviews of Archer & Jockers “Best Seller Code”) On the other hand, the book itself seems to read like the “pyramid structure” with one slide per thought that Duarte describes and it is over before you know it. It seems that it would have been useful to have more detail in a number of respects. For instance, there could been further reference to business intelligence tools and their use (see my review of Davenport’s “Keeping Up with the Quants”) as well as more attention to presentation difficulties such as dealing with data method questioners and so on. Also, the Kindle version suffers without the use of color and the charts and tables are small and difficult to read. Despite these challenges and the shortcoming of the book/e-book format, Duarte has provide another useful guide. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pt/products/150271169-datastory-explain-data-and-inspire-action-through-story](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/150271169-datastory-explain-data-and-inspire-action-through-story) --- *Product available on Desertcart Portugal* *Store origin: PT* *Last updated: 2026-04-24*