Presenting Data with Clarity, Confidence & Impact - A Guide for Managers

Introduction

AI is rapidly transforming how organisations collect and analyse data, but one capability remains firmly human: the ability to interpret information and present it in a way that influences decisions.

Recent UK research shows the need clearly:

• 43% of managers struggle to turn data into actionable insight (CBI/McKinsey)
• The CIPD reports that a key blocker to effective data use is ‘poor communication of insights.’
• The Lloyds UK Digital Index identifies data interpretation as one of the fastest-growing skills gaps in professional services

This virtual classroom seminar (non-technical) will help professionals move beyond ‘reading the slide’ and instead present data with clarity, confidence, and impact.

Delegates will learn how to highlight the ‘so what’, shape data into a simple narrative and deliver messages that resonate with clients and colleagues.

The session includes a live example of transforming a dataset into a clear, insight-led message, demonstrating how to make data meaningful, not just measurable.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive course will cover the following:

• Confidence in communicating data without overloading or over-explaining
• Recognise the common pitfalls of ‘data dumping’ and learn how to highlight what matters with clarity and calm authority
• A simple narrative structure that works across all professional contexts
• Use a practical framework (Context → Insight → Implication → Action) to move from numbers to meaning, without slipping into ‘storytelling theatre’ or over-dramatic narratives
• The ability to identify and articulate the ‘so what?’
• Shift from presenting information to presenting insight. Understand how to interpret data for different stakeholders and tailor messages to what they need to decide, feel, or do
• A live demonstration of real-time data interpretation
• Work with an ambiguous or cluttered set of data transformed into a clear, insight-led message, modelling the exact techniques participants can take away

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.