How to Perform Storytelling with Data - w/ Sohan

In this episode, featured not-expert is Sohan Sethi. Sohan is a data visualization aficionado and loves effective story-telling using data. He’s also been Top Data Visualization Voice on LinkedIn on numerous occasions, spreading the knowledge and empowering others to excel at business analytics and data visualization.We discuss:General tips for job-seekers seeking employment as business analystsWhat makes a good dashboard and how to effectively perform story-telling using dataSohan’s 3-step framework anyone can use to build effective dashboardsHow to become Top Voice on LinkedIn (and why it matters!)Deep-dive on the role of Copilot and Generative AI as a whole on data visualizations An impromptu turn-the-tables moment with Sohan becoming host on my own show!This discussion is for anyone who is a current or aspiring business analyst, or anyone who wants to learn story-telling using data. The theme of the show being “Learn from not-experts”, this episode is only supposed to get you thinking about what exactly story-telling using data means and how to be a good business analyst.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Support the Ready Set Do podcast:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Resources:Sohan - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sohansethi/Datacamp - datacamp.comTimestamps: (00:00) Intro + Background (03:13) Tips for job applicants on landing Business Analyst roles (05:51) Benefits of tracking applications? (07:53) Why Business Analytics in the US? (09:48) Work experience in the US thus far (12:16) Key soft skills for Business Analysts working on Data Visualizations (18:34) What makes a good dashboard? (24:28) Is pie chart criticism legit? (26:04) Some underrated and underutilized data visuals? (27:56) How to become Top Voice on LinkedIn? (32:35) Should job-seekers start learning Copilot/Generative AI for Data Viz? (35:53) Application of PowerBI Copilot and the future (39:58) Sohan asks a Question to Naman! (46:16) Outro + Gratitude