Pitch Perfect: Turning Data into Home-Run Stories (Part 1 of 2)
Date:
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Time:
1:00 pm
Track:
Summary:
You’ve been asked to “pull together some data” to help your organization make a decision. Where do you start? How do you present your findings in a compelling, persuasive way?
Participants will be invited to participate in a workshop where they will:
• Study their audience and understand what will help them make a decision
• Perform analytics on a dataset using Excel
• Develop a recommendation and a supporting presentation, using AI to help craft the message
Volunteer participants can step up to the plate to deliver their data pitch. Feedback and tips will be shared by team coaches to help fine-tune the story.
So…will your pitch be a home run – or a strikeout?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Understand how people make decisions
Learn effective visualization techniques
Incorporate AI into preparation of a “data story”