Discussing data storytelling
AA: We have talked about communication and how important those skills are. We hear a lot about data storytelling these days. There are a lot of blog articles on it, and there are a lot of people who teach it in courses. How important do you think it is at different levels (depending on your career trajectory) for an individual, and how do you develop those skills, apart from just saying to someone, “You need to work on your communication skills?” What would be your advice there?
DT: There are different things that you can do.
Everyone will tell you, “Just do a course in communication.” There are a lot of people giving training on how to communicate well and how to do presentations. But for me, I advocate for something different, though I don’t know whether it is possible for everyone.
When I create my teams, from the most junior to the most senior engineer, I make it a rule that everyone gives a presentation after...