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Bill Franks
Bill Franks

Bill Franks

Director, Center for Data and Analytics
Kennesaw State University
Bio

Bill Franks is the Director of the Center for Data Science and Analytics at Kennesaw State University. He is also the past Chief Analytics Officer for Teradata (NYSE: TDC) and The International Institute For Analytics (IIA) and serves on several corporate advisory boards. Franks is the author of the books Winning The Room, Taming The Big Data Tidal Wave, The Analytics Revolution, and 97 Things About Ethics Everyone In Data Science Should Know. He is a sought after speaker and frequent blogger who has over the years been ranked a top global big data influencer, a top global artificial intelligence and big data influencer, a top AI influencer (both here and here), and was an inaugural inductee into the Analytics Hall of Fame. His work has spanned clients in a variety of industries for companies ranging in size from Fortune 100 companies to small non-profit organizations.  You can learn more at https://www.bill-franks.com.


Winning The Room: Creating And Delivering An Effective Data-Driven Presentation

Delivering an effective data-driven presentation to a nontechnical, live audience isn’t the same as discussing technical details with peers or delivering a written document. You must be purposeful and diligent if you want to develop a presentation that conveys a compelling story while simultaneously avoiding myriad traps that undercut your credibility and limit your impact. Based on the book Winning The Room, this session will provide concrete strategies and practical tips to clarify, simplify, and refine data-driven presentations in a way that maximizes comprehensibility without sacrificing accuracy. It will also utilize instructive and memorable visuals that illustrate how you can drive your data storytelling points home and help your audience understand and retain your message. By following the advice discussed in this session, you’ll get better at creating and delivering data-driven presentations that provide information in a manner enabling it to be received, understood, and embraced by your audience. 

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