Tag: communication
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The machine wasn't in the room when we voted on "bullshit"
Eight years ago my team lead posted a photo of me giving a talk in Barcelona, and a colleague reacted to it with a pile of poo. I wrote about...
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Not a meeting – a ceremony 🥴
Not a meeting – a ceremony 🥴 The worst communication antipattern I’ve ever seen? A daily (or weekly) “sync” where 7–10 people go around reporting to the manager. One by...
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I don’t believe I need to say this in 2025 🙄
I don’t believe I need to say this in 2025 🙄 But here we go: group brainstorming doesn’t work. You gather 6–12 smart people, throw them in a room (or Zoom), say...
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Five things I wish people knew about real-life machine learning
Deena Gergis is a data science lead at Bayer. I recently discovered Deena’s article on LinkedIn titled “Five Things I Wish I Knew About Real-Life AI.” I think that this...
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One of the first dataviz blogs that I used to follow is now a book. Better Posters
I started following data visualization news and opinions quite a few years ago. One of the first bloggers who were active in this area NeurDojo, by the (now) professor Zen...
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How to suck less in data visualization and professional communication
In technical communication, the main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing. There are multiple ways to ensure this principle. Some of these ways require careful chart...