Alli Torban's guest appearances

Alli Torban

The Present Beyond Measure Show: Data Storytelling, Presentation & Visualization

The PolicyViz Podcast

STEM on FIRE

Choose to be Curious

Data + Love

The Assurance Show

Heart, Soul & Data

Andy Cotgreave

Steve Wexler

Jon Schwabish

Scott Berinato

Ben Jones

Alberto Cairo

Garr Reynolds

Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic

Ann K. Emery

Randy Krum

Lindsay Betzendahl

Nancy Duarte

Mike Morrison

Jeff Sauer

Gene Luen Yang

OwlTail

Information design consultant Alli Torban believes visuals can help anyone understand anything. Data visualization has undergone a seismic transformation in recent years. What role does curiosity play in how we collect, present and absorb information? A morsel: "As a general rule of thumb, if I have a strong emotional response to a chart, I’m going to spend more time being skeptical of it."Theme music by Sean Balick. “Charcoal Lines" by Sketchbook via Blue Dot Sessions.

Information design consultant Alli Torban believes visuals can help anyone understand anything. Data visualization has undergone a seismic transformation in recent years. What role does curiosity play in how we collect, present and absorb information?  A morsel: "As a general rule of thumb, if I have a strong emotional response to a chart, I’m going to spend more time being skeptical of it." Theme music by Sean Balick. “Charcoal Lines" by Sketchbook via Blue Dot Sessions.

Ep. #164: DataViz: Curiosity, Context & Insight, with Alli Torban

Too often we think that if we make a decent data visualization, it's a guarantee that people will stop, look, and listen. There's a big chasm between information and action. The bridge across that chasm is engagement. The brilliant Alli Torban joins me today to explore how we can more effectively address engagement with interventions targeted for the particular kind of audience you're trying to reach. Those four audience types, and what you can do to engage them, are:   Interested &amp; Focused (e.g. a board director reading an annual report): Reduce the friction with clean, approachable charts and clear information. No "chart junk"!   Interested &amp; Distracted/Overwhelmed (e.g. a CEO or Executive Director): "What's in it for me?" - put the viewer at the center of the chart by highlighting what they specifically need to know.   Disinterested &amp; Focused (e.g. a reader of a general magazine, a high-net worth donor seeking a fitting recipient): Offer a "welcoming gesture." Make your chart inviting, artistic, or story-driven. This is data art - engaging in its own sake.   Disinterested &amp; Distracted (everyone on social media!): It has to be eye-catching, tastefully animated, entertaining, unique or unusual. Stop the scroll! Check out the fascinating animated chart I reference here. Alli Torban is an Information Design Consultant in Washington, D.C. where she helps researchers get more engagement with their work by creating data visualizations, infographics, and data art. She's worked with clients like P&amp;G, Axios, Michael J Fox Foundation, and Data Literacy. Alli is also the host of the popular podcast Data Viz Today, which has been downloaded over 150,000 times. In her spare time, she loves designing tessellations and reading to her two young daughters. Find her at www.allitorban.com or on Twitter and Instagram with @allitorban.

Too often we think that if we make a decent data visualization, it's a guarantee that people will stop, look, and listen. There's a big chasm between information and action. The bridge across that chasm is engagement. The brilliant Alli Torban joins me today to explore how we can more effectively address engagement with interventions targeted for the particular kind of audience you're trying to reach. Those four audience types, and what you can do to engage them, are: Interested &amp; Focused (e.g. a board director reading an annual report): Reduce the friction with clean, approachable charts and clear information. No "chart junk"! Interested &amp; Distracted/Overwhelmed (e.g. a CEO or Executive Director): "What's in it for me?" - put the viewer at the center of the chart by highlighting what they specifically need to know. Disinterested &amp; Focused (e.g. a reader of a general magazine, a high-net worth donor seeking a fitting recipient): Offer a "welcoming gesture." Make your chart inviting, artistic, or story-driven. This is data art - engaging in its own sake. Disinterested &amp; Distracted (everyone on social media!): It has to be eye-catching, tastefully animated, entertaining, unique or unusual. Stop the scroll! Check out the fascinating animated chart I reference <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbkSRLYSojo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Alli Torban is an Information Design Consultant in Washington, D.C. where she helps researchers get more engagement with their work by creating data visualizations, infographics, and data art. She's worked with clients like P&amp;G, Axios, Michael J Fox Foundation, and Data Literacy. Alli is also the host of the popular podcast <a href="https://dataviztoday.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Data Viz Today</a>, which has been downloaded over 150,000 times. In her spare time, she loves designing tessellations and reading to her two young daughters. Find her at <a href="https://www.allitorban.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.allitorban.com</a> or on Twitter and Instagram with @allitorban.


                18: Data Viz Engagement with Alli Torban
            

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Episode #203: Alli Torban

Note: This is a guest interview.Alli is an information design consultant and host of the Data Viz Today podcast.We talk about a range of data visualization matters, including 3 key mistakes that people make when starting out in dataviz (and solutions to those). You can reach out to Alli via her website (www.allitorban.com).LinksFinancial Times Visual Vocabulary (github.com/ft-interactive/chart-doctor/tree/master/visual-vocabulary)Stephanie Evergreen's What, So What, Now What (stephanieevergreen.com/what-so-what-now-what)Template for all those charts done in excel (policyviz.com/product/visual-vocabulary-in-excel)Alli's brainstorming worksheet for developing visual metaphorsAlli's brainstorming template for focusing the story in your data vizAlli's Tessellated Unit Chart for Viz for Social GoodViz for Social Good (www.vizforsocialgood.com)Reuter's "Drowning in Plastic"This episode's web page with transcript (riskinsights.com.au/the-assurance-show-32)About this podcast The podcast for performance auditors and internal auditors that focuses on data &amp; risk. Hosted by Conor McGarrity and Yusuf Moolla. Produced by Risk Insights (riskinsights.com.au). 

Note: This is a guest interview. Alli is an information design consultant and host of the Data Viz Today podcast. We talk about a range of data visualization matters, including 3 key mistakes that people make when starting out in dataviz (and solutions to those). You can reach out to Alli via her <a href="https://www.allitorban.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a> (<a href="http://www.allitorban.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.allitorban.com</a>). Links<ul><li><a href="https://github.com/ft-interactive/chart-doctor/tree/master/visual-vocabulary" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Financial Times Visual Vocabulary</a> (<a href="http://github.com/ft-interactive/chart-doctor/tree/master/visual-vocabulary" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">github.com/ft-interactive/chart-doctor/tree/master/visual-vocabulary</a>)</li><li><a href="https://stephanieevergreen.com/what-so-what-now-what/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stephanie Evergreen's What, So What, Now What</a> (<a href="http://stephanieevergreen.com/what-so-what-now-what" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">stephanieevergreen.com/what-so-what-now-what</a>)</li><li><a href="https://policyviz.com/product/visual-vocabulary-in-excel/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Template for all those charts done in excel</a> (<a href="http://policyviz.com/product/visual-vocabulary-in-excel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">policyviz.com/product/visual-vocabulary-in-excel</a>)</li><li><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-aDdy2GuUGs6a4Wu_cxw1hI1EDatk7z9/view" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alli's brainstorming worksheet for developing visual metaphors</a></li><li><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tkHR1gXzg1MrYoBSafEx3tHBe0YTcaWF/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alli's brainstorming template for focusing the story in your data viz</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/AlliTorban/status/1326552949464576000?s=20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alli's Tessellated Unit Chart for Viz for Social Good</a></li><li><a href="https://www.vizforsocialgood.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Viz for Social Good</a> (<a href="http://www.vizforsocialgood.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.vizforsocialgood.com</a>)</li><li><a href="https://graphics.reuters.com/ENVIRONMENT-PLASTIC/0100B275155/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reuter's "Drowning in Plastic"</a></li><li><a href="https://www.riskinsights.com.au/the-assurance-show-32" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">This episode's web page with transcript</a> (<a href="http://riskinsights.com.au/the-assurance-show-32" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">riskinsights.com.au/the-assurance-show-32</a>)</li></ul>About this podcast The podcast for performance auditors and internal auditors that focuses on data &amp; risk. Hosted by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/conor-mcgarrity-265b7024/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Conor McGarrity</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/yusufmoolla/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yusuf Moolla</a>. Produced by <a href="https://www.riskinsights.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Risk Insights</a> (<a href="http://riskinsights.com.au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">riskinsights.com.au</a>).

32. Data visualization with Alli Torban

&gt;&gt; VIEW SHOW NOTES FOR DATA VISUALS + RESOURCESThis episode is a very special new holiday tradition called “The Year In Data”. I partnered with a fellow data viz renegade and beloved host of the Data Viz Today Podcast!Alli Torban is an Information Design Consultant in Washington, D.C.and a leading voice in the field of data visualization on her podcast Data Viz Today, which has been downloaded over 100,000 times. Her work has been featured in the likes of Washingtonian Magazine and Nathan Yau’s Flowing Data, and she’s been published three times in the Data Visualization Society Journal. And in this episode, Alli and I engage in a “data viz death match” to see which were the most compelling, inspiring, and moving data visualizations of the extraordinary year that was 2020!In This Episode, We Review…  How to Flatten the Curve by Harry Stevens  How the Virus Got Out by The New York Times   Warming Stripes by Ed Hawkins  Temperature Anomalies by Country by Antti Lipponen  Duration of Protests that Create Change by Mona Chalabi  The Most Sobering Thing about the Racial Dot Map by Libby Anne  Electoral College Decision Tree by ObservableHQ  The Winding Path to Victory by FiveThirtyEight People, Blogs, and Resources Mentioned Alli Torban’s Website  My interview with Alberto Cairo on how charts are misleading My free 30-second online assessment to find out and overcome the #1 silent killer of your data presentation success How to Connect with Alli:Alli’s Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram

&gt;&gt; <a href="https://leapica.com/blog-podcast-063-alli-torban-data-visualizations-2020/?utm_source=buzzsprout&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=pbm-063-alli-torban" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">VIEW SHOW NOTES FOR DATA VISUALS + RESOURCES</a>This episode is a very special new holiday tradition called “The Year In Data”. I partnered with a fellow data viz renegade and beloved host of the Data Viz Today Podcast!Alli Torban is an Information Design Consultant in Washington, D.C.and a leading voice in the field of data visualization on her podcast Data Viz Today, which has been downloaded over 100,000 times. Her work has been featured in the likes of Washingtonian Magazine and Nathan Yau’s Flowing Data, and she’s been published three times in the Data Visualization Society Journal. And in this episode, Alli and I engage in a “data viz death match” to see which were the most compelling, inspiring, and moving data visualizations of the extraordinary year that was 2020!In This Episode, We Review…<ol> <li> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/corona-simulator/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How to Flatten the Curve</a> by Harry Stevens</li> <li> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/22/world/coronavirus-spread.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How the Virus Got Out</a> by The New York Times </li> <li> <a href="https://showyourstripes.info/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Warming Stripes</a> by Ed Hawkins</li> <li> <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/150411108@N06/43350961005/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Temperature Anomalies by Country</a> by Antti Lipponen</li> <li> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CBgMs9HDyGo/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Duration of Protests that Create Change</a> by Mona Chalabi</li> <li> <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovejoyfeminism/2018/12/the-most-sobering-thing-about-the-racial-dot-map.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Most Sobering Thing about the Racial Dot Map</a> by Libby Anne</li> <li> <a href="https://observablehq.com/@observablehq/electoral-college-decision-tree" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Electoral College Decision Tree</a> by ObservableHQ</li> <li> <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Winding Path to Victory</a> by FiveThirtyEight</li> </ol>People, Blogs, and Resources Mentioned<ul> <li><a href="http://www.allitorban.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alli Torban’s Website</a></li> <li> <a href="https://leapica.com/blog-podcast-049-alberto-cairo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">My interview with Alberto Cairo</a> on how charts are misleading</li> <li>My free 30-second <a href="https://go2.bucketquizzes.com/sf/aaad87f4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">online assessment</a> to find out and overcome the #1 silent killer of your data presentation success</li> </ul>How to Connect with Alli:<ul><li>Alli’s <a href="https://twitter.com/AlliTorban" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/allisontorban/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dataviztoday/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> </li></ul>

The Year in Data: 8 Stunning Data Visualizations that Defined 2020 with Alli Torban

This week I talk with Podcaster and Data Designer Alli TorbanCheck Priya out on Twitter at @AlliTorbanYou can find her website and portfolio at allitorban.comThe DataVizToday podcast can be found at https://dataviztoday.com/Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/datapluslove)  ---   Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/datapluslove/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/datapluslove/support

This week I talk with Podcaster and Data Designer Alli Torban Check Priya out on Twitter at @AlliTorbanYou can find her website and portfolio at <a href="https://t.co/2A2fedtqy3?amp=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">allitorban.com</a> The DataVizToday podcast can be found at <a href="https://dataviztoday.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://dataviztoday.com/</a><a href="https://ko-fi.com/datapluslove" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a> (<a href="https://ko-fi.com/datapluslove" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ko-fi.com/datapluslove</a>) --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/datapluslove/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/datapluslove/message</a> Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/datapluslove/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/datapluslove/support</a>

Data + Love - Alli Torban

Alli Torban earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a Minor in Computer Information Systems from James Madison University and is working in predictive analytics and data viz(visualization).  She is also host of the  Data Viz Today Podcast. Computer information systems is more geared around how to use computers on the business side vs computer science would be more about the algorithms and really digging into programming. State of Place is a start-up company and what she really loves about it is she is able to do many different functions within the company.  Her expertise is analyzing data and presenting in a way that is meaningful to people. She is really fired up about data viz and turning data into action.  If you are more on the artistic side look at Info Graphics. Getting through college, she wished she would have paid attention to what really grabbed her attention in class, i.e. I could do this all day long!  Listen to the inner voice and follow it, it could be your passion. Alli does some mentoring and some advice she has is the most fun people to be around are those that pour 100% effort into whatever it is they are doing, no matter how boring it might be.  Some of the best advice is “liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it”.  Also remember that no one owes you an opportunity and a habit is to Timebox your tasks. A favorite resource is a twitter account @becomngdatasci and a book is Data Points by Nathan Yau. You can get a free book from Audible at www.stemonfirebook.com and can cancel within 30 days and keep the book of your choice with no cost. Free Audio Book from Audible.

<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/allisontorban/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Alli Torban</a> earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a Minor in Computer Information Systems from <a href="https://www.jmu.edu/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">James Madison University</a> and is working in predictive analytics and data viz(visualization). She is also host of the <a href="https://dataviztoday.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Data Viz Today Podcast</a>. Computer information systems is more geared around how to use computers on the business side vs computer science would be more about the algorithms and really digging into programming. <a href="http://www.stateofplace.co/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">State of Place</a> is a start-up company and what she really loves about it is she is able to do many different functions within the company. Her expertise is analyzing data and presenting in a way that is meaningful to people. She is really fired up about data viz and turning data into action. If you are more on the artistic side look at Info Graphics. Getting through college, she wished she would have paid attention to what really grabbed her attention in class, i.e. I could do this all day long! Listen to the inner voice and follow it, it could be your passion. Alli does some mentoring and some advice she has is the most fun people to be around are those that pour 100% effort into whatever it is they are doing, no matter how boring it might be. Some of the best advice is “liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it”. Also remember that no one owes you an opportunity and a habit is to Timebox your tasks. A favorite resource is a twitter account <a href="http://@becomingdatasci" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@becomngdatasci</a> and a book is <a href="http://flowingdata.com/data-points/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Data Points</a> by Nathan Yau. You can get a free book from Audible at <a href="http://www.stemonfirebook.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.stemonfirebook.com</a> and can cancel within 30 days and keep the book of your choice with no cost. <a href="http://www.stemonfirebook.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Free Audio Book from Audible</a>.