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Telling a Compelling Story with Data

Learn the skills to interpret and communicate technical information to varying audiences. Understand how to integrate data into their documents and produce statistical insights relevant to your work.

Do you need to communicate data and statistics simply, informatively, and persuasively?


Is this course right for you?

Would you deliver better results if you could communicate technical information to varying audiences?

Would your work benefit if you could integrate data into your documents and produce statistical insights relevant to your work?

Over two half-day sessions, you will be given the knowledge to develop text that tells a story and make data meaningful for diverse audiences.

This hand-on workshop includes lots of opportunities to apply your knowledge to your own data sets and develop new ways of communicating to take back to your workplace.

Effective communications skills were identified by the NSW public sector leaders as one of the [Skills for Success]. This course builds on the foundations developed in [IPAA’s one hour webinar].


What will you learn?

You will leave this course with the skills to interpret and communicate technical information for varying audiences.

You will learn how to integrate data into your documents and how to produce statistical insights relevant to your work.

You will complete several exercises to develop your understanding of data and will test this understanding using real datasets relevant to your own work in the NSW public sector.

You will finish this course knowing you can:

  • understand the importance of visualising information.
  • understand how and when to integrate statistics into correspondence.
  • avoid misleading graphs and representations.
  • use text and images to communicate concepts to form a logical and influential narrative.
  • understand the principles of communicating technical information to a non-technical audience.

NSW Public Sector Commission Capability Framework

Telling compelling stories with data is for people at the Foundational to Intermediate level and you will develop the following capabilities:

Relationships: Communicate Effectively

  • Prepare written material that is well structured and easy to follow by the intended audience

Relationships: Influence and negotiate

  • Use facts, knowledge and experience to support recommendations

Results: Think and solve problems

  • Identify the facts and type of data needed to understand a problem or explore an opportunity

Facilitator
Mary Harwood

Mary is an experienced facilitator and learning designer who delivers training in the areas of writing, communication, policy, leadership, stakeholder management and critical thinking. Mary has designed and delivered workshops for many Commonwealth and state agencies. As a facilitator, she has worked with public sector employees – from graduates to senior executives and CEOs. This gives her the capacity to tailor her facilitation to the needs of her audience. Her extensive experience as a senior executive allows her to lead engaging sessions that incorporate first-hand insights into best practice in public service. She holds a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.


Course Details

 Time:

 09:30 AM – 12:30 PM over two mornings (AEST/AEDT)

 When:

 Wednesday 22nd – Thursday 23rd June 2022

 Where:

 Zoom interactive workshop

 Cost:

 Professional Members - $745.00
 Affiliate Members - $850.00
 Non-members: $965.00

If you are a NSW public sector employee, then you are eligible for Affiliate membership free of charge here.

You’ll be able to access all course materials (including workbooks) on our digital learning space, Illuminate. We’ll send you your Illuminate access details 7 days prior to the course date.


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When
22/06/2022 9:30 AM - 23/06/2022 12:30 PM
AUS Eastern Standard Time
Where
Zoom NSW AUSTRALIA
Terms and Conditions
Payments

Payment is required prior to attending the event or course. Please contact an IPAA NSW staff member if an exception is required.

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Cancellation policy - Events
  • Cancellation must be in writing and confirmed by an IPAA NSW staff member
  • Cancellation received more than 10 business days prior to the event – no penalty will be incurred
  • Cancellation received within 6-10 business days of the event – 50% of the fee is payable
  • Cancellation received less than 6 business days prior to the event – 100% of the fee is payable
  • No show – 100% of the fee is payable
  • Registrations received less than 6 business days prior to the event are non-refundable.
Cancellation policy - Scheduled Courses
  • Cancellation must be in writing and confirmed by an IPAA NSW staff member
  • Cancellation received more than 10 business days prior to the start date – no penalty will be incurred
  • Cancellation received within 6-10 business days of the start date – 50% of the fee is payable
  • Cancellation received less than 6 business days prior to the start date – 100% of the fee is payable
  • No show – 100% of the fee is payable
  • Registrations received less than 6 business days prior to the start date are non-refundable.
Cancellation policy - Self-paced Courses
  • Cancellations are not permitted.

Note: If you do not cancel and do not attend and event or course, 100% of the fee must be paid.

Transfer policy - Events
  • All requests for transfers must be in writing
  • Substitute nominees may attend in your place where deemed appropriate; however, if a member wishes to substitute a non-member in their place the full fee will be payable.
Transfer policy - Scheduled Courses
  • All requests for transfers must be in writing
  • Your course registration can be transferred to another course without penalty if requested more than 10 business days prior to the course start date. Otherwise, the above cancellation policy applies. Transfers can only be requested when the course fee has been paid in full.
  • Transferring your registration to another person can be done at any time without penalty if nominee details are provided within a minimum of 2 business days prior to the course start date. Transferring from a member to a non-member will result in a fee increase in line with the non-member course fee.
Transfer policy - Self-paced Courses 
  • Transfers to another course are not allowed for self-paced courses.
We may in our discretion waive cancellation charges in exceptional circumstances, but we will not waive cancellation charges on account of work commitments.

Program Changes

IPAA NSW reserves the right to change programs/speakers/venue, or to cancel programs if the enrolment criteria are not met or when conditions beyond our control prevail. All registrants will be notified in the event of cancellation and their registration fee will be refunded.

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