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Sireesha Pulipati
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Sireesha Pulipati is an experienced data analytics and data management professional. She has spent the last decade building and managing data platforms and solutions, and is passionate about enabling users to leverage data to solve business problems. Sireesha holds a master's degree in Business Administration and a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering. Her work history spans multiple industries – healthcare, media, travel & hospitality, high-tech, and more. She is currently at Google as an analytics lead, helping with analytics strategy to support Search Knowledge Graph. Outside of work, Sireesha enjoys hiking and reading books. She currently resides in the Bay Area.
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Understanding data storytelling

Simply put, data storytelling means telling a story using data. According to Brent Dykes, author of the bestselling book Effective Data Storytelling, data storytelling is the skillful amalgamation of data, narrative, and visuals.

Why tell a story? Stories are an integral part of our lives and are the most natural way we consume and retain information. Compared to straightforward facts and messages, stories are memorable, impressionable, relatable, and persuasive. Stories appeal to the humanness of the audience. Stories often help in communicating a complex concept or message more effectively. This is evident through the prevalence and effectiveness of parables, fables, and other forms of stories throughout human history.

Structuring a data story

Stories can be told in different ways and can have different purposes. Some have a moral or a lesson to teach, some report events, while others just entertain. In the simplest sense, a story has a...

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Published in: Oct 2022Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781800568761

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Sireesha Pulipati

Sireesha Pulipati is an experienced data analytics and data management professional. She has spent the last decade building and managing data platforms and solutions, and is passionate about enabling users to leverage data to solve business problems. Sireesha holds a master's degree in Business Administration and a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering. Her work history spans multiple industries – healthcare, media, travel & hospitality, high-tech, and more. She is currently at Google as an analytics lead, helping with analytics strategy to support Search Knowledge Graph. Outside of work, Sireesha enjoys hiking and reading books. She currently resides in the Bay Area.
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