Anything you need to know when starting designing/creating your (Power BI) Report. Where to start your new Language - the grammar of storytelling. And how to create a theme.

1. Power BI Design
Tips & Tricks
By
Sharona Plasmeijer
Technical Data & AI Consultant, Macaw

2. The nr. 1 HOT skill you need
Design & Data Storytelling
Find unique insights in growing data & make sense by visualising correctly
Create change!
The nr. 1 HOT skill you need

3. Let’s start!
Ask, Listen, Fail, Ask, Listen, Succeed
Get to the core
What do they already know? What do they want to know?
Get the best possible view!
What don’t they know, what they should know?
Share & communicate!

4. Where to start?
Understand our brain
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5. Learn a new language!
The grammar of storytelling
Predefine your journey

6. Learn a new language!
The grammar of storytelling
One clear message Keep it simple!
*Even women can’t handle

7. Learn a new language!
The grammar of storytelling
We want to find meaning immediately

8. Learn a new language!
The grammar of storytelling
Consider the area/culture you’re working with

9. Control your new language!
The grammar of storytelling
Well…. Great!!

10. Less is more!
Create an excellent bar chart
• No background colour
• No graph background
• No legend
• Make title short &
descriptive
• Remove labels if possible
• No borders
• Use colour to stand-out
• Focus on bars
• Remove gridlines
• Remove axis line
• Data in bars
• Filter data to ratio
Less is more!

11. Great Report

12. Theme
Start creating

13. Power BI Design
Tips & TricksBy
Sharona Plasmeijer
Technical Data & AI Consultant, Macaw