In this episode, featured not-expert is Sohan Sethi. Sohan is a data visualization aficionado and loves effective story-telling using data. He’s also been Top Data Visualization Voice on LinkedIn on numerous occasions, spreading the knowledge and empowering others to excel at business analytics and data visualization.
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We discuss:
General tips for job-seekers seeking employment as business analysts
What makes a good dashboard and how to effectively perform story-telling using data
Sohan’s 3-step framework anyone can use to build effective dashboards
How to become Top Voice on LinkedIn (and why it matters!)
Deep-dive on the role of Copilot and Generative AI as a whole on data visualizations
An impromptu turn-the-tables moment with Sohan becoming host on my own show!
This discussion is for anyone who is a current or aspiring business analyst, or anyone who wants to learn story-telling using data. The theme of the show being “Learn from not-experts”, this episode is only supposed to get you thinking about what exactly story-telling using data means and how to be a good business analyst.
Resources:
Sohan – https://www.linkedin.com/in/sohansethi/
Datacamp – datacamp.com
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro + Background
(03:45) Tips for job applicants on landing Business Analyst roles
(06:23) Benefits of tracking applications?
(08:25) Why Business Analytics in the US?
(10:20) Work experience in the US thus far
(12:48) Key soft skills for Business Analysts working on Data Visualizations
(19:06) What makes a good dashboard?
(25:00) Is pie chart criticism legit?
(26:36) Some underrated and underutilized data visuals?
(28:28) How to become Top Voice on LinkedIn?
(33:07) Should job-seekers start learning Copilot/Generative AI for Data Viz?
(36:25) Application of PowerBI Copilot and the future
(40:30) Sohan asks a Question to Naman!
(46:48) Outro + Gratitude