If you’re in the NYC area and have a passion for information presentation then you don’t want to miss this event.  Edward Tufte, the Godfather of Data Visualization, will be presenting a day-long course covering:

• Fundamental Strategies of Analytical Design
• Evaluating Evidence Used in Presentations
• Statistical Data: Tables, Graphics, and Semi-Graphics
• Business, Scientific, Research, and Financial Presentations
• Complexity and Clarity
• Effective Presentations: On Paper and In Person
• Interface Design
• Use of PowerPoint, Video, Overheads, and Handouts
• Multimedia, Internet, and Websites
• Credibility of Presentations
• Animation and Scientific Visualizations
• Many Practical Examples

Attendees will additionally receive copies of:

• The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, 2nd edition
• Envisioning Information
• Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative
• Beautiful Experience

Considering that attendees will receive >$130 of Tufte’s published work to take home with them, the course is a bargain at $380.  Registration for the NY event is open for July 30th and 31st.  Additional dates and locations are listed through December.

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