ATD Central Iowa's Annual Professional Development Day
Date: February 7, 2025
Time: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Where: DMACC FFA Enrichment Center, Ankeny, IA
Theme: Skill Up, Scale Up: A data-driven talent transformation
Keynote: Data is Powerful; Data Storytelling Makes It Impactful
The success of any learning and development program hinges on your ability to use data to prove its impact. Data does not speak for itself – you need a strong narrative supported by easy-to-interpret visualizations to make your points instantly understood. Data storytelling concepts will immediately increase your impact and ensure your ideas resonate with leadership. Too often, reporting focuses on building impressive visualizations, dashboards, or models, leaving our stakeholders confused about what we need them to learn or act on from our data. The most impressive data analysis is useless without the ability to communicate essential takeaways clearly and offer persuasive recommendations. In this session, we’ll dive into:
Diedre Downing
Diedre is a leader in designing instructor-led training programs to upskill professionals in communicating with data, data analysis, delivering insights, and other critical skills needed in a data-driven organization. Diedre’s career has spanned public education (as a high school math teacher and professional development leader), higher education, and private industry. With over eighteen years of teaching and facilitating experience, Diedre brings enthusiasm and a unique ability to make complex concepts accessible and relatable to all. Diedre’s expertise allows her to call upon a deep knowledge of communicating data and data-driven insights to senior leaders and key stakeholders across industries and verticals.
Register by December 31st to receive a t-shirt!
This year, we are partnering with Raygun to design a custom talent development themed t-shirt. PDD attendees who register for the event by or before 12/31 will receive a free t-shirt, available to pick-up at the event on February 7.
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