{"id":168,"date":"2013-09-18T15:13:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-18T15:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/2013\/09\/18\/your-data-slides-suck\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T12:59:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T12:59:02","slug":"your-data-slides-suck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/your-data-slides-suck\/","title":{"rendered":"Your (data) slides suck."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">I have previously <a href=\"http:\/\/prezentationskills.blogspot.co.uk\/2013\/03\/wheres-wally.html\" target=\"_blank\">commented<\/a>, perhaps too obliquely, on the poor nature of data slides. Trying to be reasonable however, the presenter who simply puts all their text directly onto powerpoint is going to do exactly the same with all their data. It really isn&#8217;t their fault; they believe that this is effective.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Here&#8217;s an example. The data is derived from Scottish Football Division Two. This is the current league table. I want to tell you about my team&#8217;s current position.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 317px;\" x:str=\"\">\n<colgroup>\n<col style=\"mso-width-alt: 5705; mso-width-source: userset; width: 117pt;\" width=\"156\"><\/col>\n<col style=\"mso-width-alt: 585; mso-width-source: userset; width: 12pt;\" width=\"16\"><\/col>\n<col style=\"mso-width-alt: 731; mso-width-source: userset; width: 15pt;\" width=\"20\"><\/col>\n<col style=\"mso-width-alt: 585; mso-width-source: userset; width: 12pt;\" width=\"16\"><\/col>\n<col style=\"mso-width-alt: 512; mso-width-source: userset; width: 11pt;\" width=\"14\"><\/col>\n<col span=\"2\" style=\"mso-width-alt: 768; mso-width-source: userset; width: 16pt;\" width=\"21\"><\/col>\n<col style=\"mso-width-alt: 950; mso-width-source: userset; width: 20pt;\" width=\"26\"><\/col>\n<col style=\"mso-width-alt: 987; mso-width-source: userset; width: 20pt;\" width=\"27\"><\/col>\n<\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt; width: 117pt;\" width=\"156\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Scottish Division Two<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 12pt;\" width=\"16\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">P<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15pt;\" width=\"20\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">W<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 12pt;\" width=\"16\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">D<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11pt;\" width=\"14\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">L<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 16pt;\" width=\"21\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">F<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 16pt;\" width=\"21\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">A<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20pt;\" width=\"26\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">GD<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20pt;\" width=\"27\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Pts<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">East Stirling<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">12<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">7<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">12<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Berwick<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">11<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">7<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">10<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Stirling<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">7<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Peterhead<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">10<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">8<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Annan Athletic<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">9<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">8<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Albion<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">7<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Clyde<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">-1<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Montrose<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">8<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">8<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Elgin<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">7<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">10<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">-3<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td height=\"17\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Queen&#8217;s Park<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">14<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">-12<\/span><\/td>\n<td x:num=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Displayed graphically this is:<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ATWdN86m95M\/Ujm68CeDNsI\/AAAAAAAAASk\/RBYvE4Bs8Lk\/s1600\/1.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/1-1.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">All the information is there but it is impenetrable, for many reasons.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">FOCUS!<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">This is much improved. (Although the 3D is redundant)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-aj986fdtXwA\/Ujm8GVpr0aI\/AAAAAAAAASw\/E8s-w1dX-Vg\/s1600\/1.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/1-5.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">However, as the point I am trying to convey is about my favourite team, Albion Rovers, it takes a few steps to figure out where in the Division they sit.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">When actually this may make it clearer.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-TpguG4GrEH4\/Ujm-3AghDQI\/AAAAAAAAAS8\/8LkcZISVdNs\/s1600\/1.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/1-6.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-TpguG4GrEH4\/Ujm-3AghDQI\/AAAAAAAAAS8\/8LkcZISVdNs\/s1600\/1.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">One might ask whether the rest of that data is pertinent. It clearly is and does define the position but if one is simply saying that the team is currently struggling despite previous glories (sic) one might use this slide and saying, &#8220;Rovers are currently 6th in the league with only 7 points. They&#8217;re 5 points adrift from the leaders, East Stirling.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-YNq5CQu_l04\/UjnB2BOVtTI\/AAAAAAAAATI\/SrlAHDBFTIA\/s1600\/1.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/1-9.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Simply presenting data does not make it accessible. What exact point are you trying to convey? 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