Excellence in Business Communication, 13th Edition
Chapter 12. Planning Reports and Proposals
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"In honor of all the artists and designers making amazing data visualizations around the world, here is a collection of the best data visualizations of 2018.
Nayomi Chibana (photo, left) covers the topic at Visme.
"There are many different reasons why you might want to influence people.
"Data visualization uses algorithms to create images from data so humans can understand and respond to that data more effectively.
"In a talk that's part history lesson, part love letter to graphics, information designer Tommy McCall traces the centuries-long evolution of charts and diagrams -- and shows how complex data can be sculpted into beautiful shapes.
"Why do so many companies make bad decisions, even with access to unprecedented amounts of data?
"What can we learn about American intonation and sounding natural in English from analyzing a conversation between Google assistant (yes, I'm talking about a robot) and a real person?
"With 90 percent of executives already researching their company purchases on mobile devices, it won’t be long before voice search becomes common in business circles.
"With 90 percent of executives already researching their company purchases on mobile devices, it won’t be long before voice search becomes common in business circles.
"How are artificial intelligence and data visualization connected?
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"We must all remember that in the end, the consumer of the product of all artificial intelligence or machine learning endeavors will be people.
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"Without realizing it, we're fluent in the language of pictures, says illustrator Christoph Niemann.
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Christopher Ingraham (photo, left) reports on the topic at TheWashingtonPost.
"An infographic allows freelancers, businesses and all sorts of organizations to portray information in a visual, easily digestible manner.
"Artificial intelligence (AI) is already becoming entrenched in many facets of everyday life, and is being tapped for a growing array of core business applications, including
predicting market and customer behavior, automating repetitive tasks and providing alerts when things go awry.
"Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has some tips on crafting the perfect memo, which he broke down in his annual letter to shareholders.