Number 17 of 52 Compelling Communicators: Hans Rosling
April 29, 2013
Presenting interesting statistics sound like an oxymoron unless you have seen Hans Rosling. Imagine if I said a statistician and Professor of International Health with the Karolinska Institute was about to share 200 data points from over 200 countries with you. Kill me now, would be the typical reaction. See how he shares those stats in under three minutes:
Hans has obviously figured
out a way, with technology, to connect to his audience fast and effectively.
Turning countries into bubbles and having them bounce around the screen makes
his vast amount of information come to life.
Props and technology can be
helpful tools to make your story compelling. Hans uses Ikea boxes in another
talk to communicate his ideas and it does not quite have the same appeal.
Mr. Rosling is the master of
making numbers come to life. I give him full marks for trying different visuals
to get his point across. For the record, I would prefer he sticks to the
digital presentations but hey, A for effort in experimenting with things like
washing machines and rocks. The rocks video is the shortest TED
talk ever given – 51 seconds.
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