Data Visualization Essentials
Data Visualization Essentials
Live workshop - December 9, 2025
Start times: 10:00am Pacific;11:00am Mountain;12:00pm Central; 1:00pm Eastern
Length: 2.5 hoursEarly Bird Registration (extended!), By October 31, 2025: $100
Regular Registration, After October 31, 2025: $125
Bring your data to life and tell stories your audience will remember. This interactive 2.5-hour virtual workshop will show you how to transform raw numbers and research into visuals that are clear, compelling, and impossible to ignore.
Through practical examples and expert instruction, you'll learn:
- How to design charts and maps that capture attention and inspire action
- Storytelling techniques that make data memorable
- How to choose colors for impact, clarity, and accessibility
- Ways to make your visuals resonate with diverse audiences
- Best practices for ensuring your data is both accurate and engaging
BONUS CONTENT! In addition to the live, interactive workshop all attendees will receive take-home exercises to practice your newly learned skills. You'll get step-by-step lessons for building better charts with Excel. I'm also including a handy checklist to ensure your charts hit all the right marks for effective insights.
ADDITIONAL BONUS! All attendees will be entered into a drawing to win one brand new, hot of the press, copy of the 10th anniversary edition of Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic's bestselling book, Storytelling with Data!
LUCI'S DISCOUNT! If you missed Little Luci's cyber week special, just use the code ILOVELUCI and you'll save $25 on registration. (Don't tell Jami!)
Whether you’re a researcher, project manager, communicator, or student, you’ll leave with skills you can apply immediately to presentations, reports, dashboards, and more.
Instructors
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Jami Dennis, GISP, is a data visualization, storytelling, and presentation-skills specialist who helps professionals communicate complex ideas with clarity, confidence, and impact. She designs and teaches interactive workshops that focus on structuring messages, designing effective visuals, and delivering presentations that resonate with audiences.
Jami has spent nearly her entire career presenting to audiences large and small. Her experience ranges from presenting on the main stage at the Esri International User Conference to briefing elected officials, leading executive and team presentations, and speaking at GIS, Census, and professional conferences nationwide. She is an award-winning StoryMap creator and has taught numerous technical and applied sessions on storytelling with data, maps, and visuals.
With more than thirty years of experience in GIS, socio-economic research, and data analysis, Jami brings a rare combination of technical depth and communication expertise. She spent twenty-five years working in state and regional government in Arizona before moving into private practice. She is the owner of Geodetic Analysis LLC, where she provides GIS, data analysis, and data visualization services, and is the author of GIS for Dummies (2nd Edition).
