World-class data visualization and dashboard design training
Practical Reporting is the consultancy of Nick Desbarats, a globally recognized educator and best-selling author who has trained thousands of professionals in over a dozen countries at organizations such as…
Upcoming open-registration online workshop!
May 6-9 and May 13-16, 2024 (two four-half-day courses, online)
Join Nick as he delivers his groundbreaking Practical Charts and Practical Dashboards courses live online. Space in this workshop is limited, so early registration is recommended. Learn more or register for one or both courses.
October 28, 2024 (mini-workshop, in-person)
Nick will deliver a one-day, in-person workshop consisting of key portions of his Practical Charts course, in conjunction with the SmashingConf Design and UX conference in Antwerp, Belgium. Workshop info and registration page.
Available training courses
Nick currently delivers the following courses as private and open-registration workshops, either online or on-site at client locations.
Practical Charts
Online: Four half-days
On-site: Two days
Nick Desbarats’ foundational course that equips participants with the principles and best practices to handle every data visualization challenge that they’re likely to face in their day-to-day work, and to create charts that are clear, compelling and —above all— useful.
Practical Dashboards
Online: Four half-days
On-site: Two days
Nick Desbarats’ groundbreaking course that uncovers the real reasons why so many dashboards fail to deliver real value, and that enables dashboard creators to create dashboards that users actually like.
Graphs for Analysis
On-site only: One day
Teaches participants powerful techniques for exploring, analyzing and making sense of data using simple graphs and visual techniques as opposed to non-visual statistical methods.
What workshop participants are saying
“I’ve held senior business intelligence roles for two decades and am familiar with many data visualization training programs. Nick’s course is currently the best data visualization training in the world. Despite having discussed and studied data visualization with many people over the years, it STILL left me with the feeling of having a reprogrammed brain. I want to go back and redesign every chart that I've ever created.” - Chris Weis, Product Manager - Data Visualization, Kaufman Hall
"This workshop was jam-packed with practical content that will have a major impact on my day-to-day work. The Cheat Sheet handouts alone are unbelievably useful." - Katarina Naddaf, Team Lead, Government of Canada
“It’s been an incredible few days and the time just flew by. I can’t remember the last time I was so excited about a training course! The Practical Charts course definitely lives up to its name and Nick is a fantastic instructor, able to teach extremely valuable, practical techniques and considerations to guide participants on how to communicate data to others in the most effective and useful way.” - Amie Das, Senior Manager, KPMG
Recent talks and interviews
Guest lecture, Yale University - Nov. 2023
Recent blog posts
I’ve recently seen a few comments on LinkedIn from people who don’t feel that it *ever* makes sense to use a stacked bar chart to show the breakdown of a single total. While relatively rare, there is a specific situation in which I think it *does* makes sense, though. What is that situation? Find out in my latest article...