Contest - $500 Prize

Announcing the Extreme Presentation(tm) 1-Page Presentation contest!

A $500 cash prize will be awarded to the best 1-page presentation. Winner and runners up will be featured on the cover of Dr. Abela's forthcoming book.

Anyone who has participated in an Extreme Presentation workshop is eligible to apply. Entries should be emailed to Dr. Abela at abela(at)cua(dot)edu, and will be judged on persuasiveness, originality, and how well they follow the Extreme Presentation principles. Entries may be accompanied by a (max) 500-word script (your "voiceover").

The deadline is October 1, 2006. Early entries - and multiple submissions - are encouraged.

Forward any questions to Dr. Abela at the above email address.

Choosing the right chart

Here's a first draft of something I've been working on for a while. I've always wanted a (relatively) simple taxonomy of charts, organized by purpose. The way to read this page is to start in the center: what are you trying to show? If you want to show a comparison, then follow the tree in the upper left, if distribution of data, then upper right, and so on.



I used this for the first time this week, in two workshops, and it was well received. That said, it's only a first draft and I welcome any comments.