In this episode of the Data Malarkey Podcast, host Sam Knowles welcomes Scott Taylor, The Data Whisperer, to break down why data storytelling is the missing business skill in the world of AI, analytics, and business intelligence.

Scott shares why he believes in Truth Before Meaning, the idea that businesses need clean, structured data before they can extract meaningful insights. He also explains why tech jargon is holding the data industry back, why business leaders don’t care how data works, and how he’s making the world of data more relatable through Data Puppets.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• The biggest mistakes data leaders make when presenting to executives

• Why data management is the foundation for AI success

• How to tell data stories that business leaders actually understand

• The origins of Data Puppets and why humour matters in data

• Scott Taylor’s book: Telling Your Data Story (Amazon)

• Scott’s YouTube Channel: The Data Whisperer

• Data Puppets: www.datapuppets.com

• Scott’s 2024 Big Data London keynote – “Data is the new bullsh*t” www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LRVF-1nGPQ

• “The Little Red Data Hen” www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBFwiGN3XK0

• The DataVengers: www.datacated.com/datavengers

• Data Storytelling Scorecard: data-storytelling.scoreapp.com

• Take the Data Storytelling Scorecard: data-storytelling.scoreapp.com

• Follow the podcast for more insights on data, storytelling, and business communication.

• Scott Taylor: LinkedIn | MetaMeta Consulting

• Sam Knowles: https://insightagents.co.uk

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