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Data Storytelling
Turn spreadsheets into charts and narratives that change minds — from choosing the right chart to presenting findings to a sceptical room.
Duration
6 weeks
Schedule
Mon & Wed · 19:00–20:30 CET
Next cohort
What you’ll walk away with
A published data story for your portfolio
A personal chart style guide
Templates for slides and one-page briefs
Live critique from a working data journalist
Syllabus
How the weeks unfold
Week 1 · What’s the story?
Find the question behind the data and write the one-sentence takeaway before you open a chart tool.
Week 2 · Choosing the chart
Match chart types to comparisons, trends and distributions, and learn when a table wins.
Weeks 3–4 · Design for clarity
Colour, labelling and annotation techniques used by newsroom graphics desks.
Weeks 5–6 · The final briefing
Build a short data story from a public dataset and present it to the cohort and guest editors.
Your mentor
Daniel Brandt
Data journalist
Daniel built the graphics desk at a national newspaper before turning to teaching. He helps analysts move from tidy spreadsheets to charts and stories that change what people decide.
Course fee
€590
or three monthly instalments, interest-free. Free cancellation until your first session.
16 live studio sessions
3 private mentor calls
Recordings & templates for a year
Certificate of completion
Questions? admissions@simela.academy
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