Over the next few weeks I will be studying and preparing for the Tableau Server certification exam. I will be sharing my study journey - and my study notes.

1M YouTube videos later. Here’s what I learned after publishing video tutorials on YouTube 2 years ago.

Write on your screen as you demo or present a topic — and be more effective highlighting important points. Here are two tools - ZoomIt and Epic Pen.

These are quick tips to make the most out of Tableau’s Color property - from shortcuts, to creating custom color palettes, adding transparency (or transparent color), and color blindness simulations for accessibility.

… title or no title — there are so many amazing individuals who share more than just Tableau. They share life lessons, encouragement, inspiration, courage. They share hopes and dreams.

Are you starting to learn Tableau? Here are 3 foundational concepts that will help you demystify and master Tableau.

If you’re looking to practice your data visualization and analysis skills, here are some data resources you can consider.

Many of the data sets are fairly clean and won’t require too much cleaning/transforming.

When we work with a specific software package a lot, shortcuts and certain tricks can equate to huge time savings.

Here are 5 of my favorite calculated field hacks that I use regularly

I continue to be fascinated with data. Data — its form, its prevalence, its significance, its role in the current world — has evolved. There is still so much to learn, so much to understand. So I continue dancing with it. I learn as I go, and I teach as I go.

I’ve decided to try a new avenue to teach – YouTube! I’ve started my channel – sqlbelle’s data adventures – and hoping this can provide value and/or inspiration to those trying to learn data and technologies like Tableau and SQL Server

Sometimes when we learn a new tool like Tableau, we just need to see a variety of examples fast to get a good grasp of it.

… even if there’s one person in the class who thinks the time they spent in my class was worth it – that’s all the reason I need.

“Give them 10 facts, they’ll forget most of it. Give them 10 stories, they’ll remember most of it”

Why do I teach? … because I want to make a difference. However small or trivial it may be.