Data & Storytelling for Policy
Overview
Using data to tell better policy stories.
Data & Storytelling for Policy is a highly interactive program designed to help you harness data-driven narratives to make an impact and influence outcomes. You'll learn how to source and interpret data, craft supporting and compelling narratives, and communicate insights in ways that engage audiences and strengthen policy advice.
Designed as part of ANZSOG's Professional Learning Series, it equips you with practical tools and techniques that can be applied to real policy challenges, so you can immediately transfer your learning back to your work.
The program explores:
Understanding the politics and practice of influencing policy
The importance of story in policy communication
The why, what and how of data
Integrating data and story
Impactful communication skills
For organisations, Data & Storytelling for Policy offers a targeted, cost-effective investment in developing individuals and teams with practical techniques that can be applied immediately in your workplace. Tailored to public sector contexts, it will help your people to connect evidence, narrative and audience needs and communicate with greater clarity, credibility and impact.
Who It's For
Communicate evidence with greater clarity, confidence and influence as a public sector professional.
This program is designed for early-to-mid career public sector professionals who work with policy, data, analysis or communication and want to strengthen how they communicate ideas and evidence.
You'll benefit most if you're looking to communicate more persuasively, present information more effectively, increase buy-in for your ideas, and demonstrate the impact of your work.
Typical participants include:
Policy officers and senior policy officers
Analysts and data professionals
Team leaders and managers
Project and program managers
Regulators
General management and leadership roles
Learning Outcomes
Communicate with impact through data-driven storytelling.
Whether you're communicating evidence, influencing decisions or engaging stakeholders, you'll develop the capability to:
Understand how evidence, politics, public expectations, stakeholder interests, institutional priorities and timing shape policy decisions and outcomes.
Source and select data that strengthens your policy narrative and supports your objectives.
Use data visualisation and storytelling techniques to communicate complex information clearly and effectively.
Learning Experience
Learning designed for balance, focus and connection.
Flexible design for real-world learning
Delivered live online, the program combines expert facilitation, practical activities, discussion and opportunities to ask questions. You'll learn alongside peers from diverse professional backgrounds and jurisdictions while applying concepts to real-world policy challenges.
Interactive, applied and fully supported
Led by experienced facilitators, you’ll dive into real cases, group discussions and peer coaching. Learn alongside colleagues from different jurisdictions and agencies – all in a confidential, high-trust environment.
Time to reflect and grow
Small cohorts create time and space to focus on what matters most. You’ll share real challenges and explore solutions that fit your workplace and your leadership journey.
Accessible and convenient for busy professionals
Benefit from a premium digital learning experience designed to fit around work commitments and time zones, making professional growth achievable wherever you are.
Learning Approach
Grounded in expertise, built for performance.
Topics Covered
Key People
Faculty & Presenters.
Success Stories
What participants say.
This is a workshop that more government employees need to attend! There is so much data used for data’s sake, and it’s horribly dull even when it’s really important. Getting public servants to think more about telling stories with data is really valuable.Data & Storytelling in PolicyParticipant
For Organisations
Support emerging leaders across your jurisdiction.
How to Register
Ready to join the program?
October 2026
(2 x 3-hour sessions over 2 days)
Session 1: 14 October (10:00am – 1:00pm AEDT)
Session 2: 15th October (10:00am – 1:00pm AEDT)