NTTS 2013 Conference Brussels 7 March 2013 Translating

NTTS 2013 Conference, Brussels, 7 March 2013 Translating numbers into impact Professor Anne Glover CBE Chief Scientific Adviser to the President of the European Commission

NTTS 2013 Conference, Brussels, 7 March 2013 With whom do you want to spend a dinner? a) Celebrity b) Politician c) Statistician

NTTS 2013 Conference, Brussels, 7 March 2013 Numbers have power

NTTS 2013 Conference, Brussels, 7 March 2013 Numbers can be incredibly useful, especially when visualised…

NTTS 2013 Conference, Brussels, 7 March 2013 And even more so when put on a map

NTTS 2013 Conference, Brussels, 7 March 2013 Numbers e. g. used as indicators play a key role in informing policy-makers

NTTS 2013 Conference, Brussels, 7 March 2013 Contrary to public belief, people like numbers

NTTS 2013 Conference, Brussels, 7 March 2013 Don't be scared about communicating numbers if they convey a message

NTTS 2013 Conference, Brussels, 7 March 2013 And don't be scared about communicating uncertainty – even if politicians don't like it

NTTS 2013 Conference, Brussels, 7 March 2013 illuminations. nctm. org But numbers are a means to an end – they will make an impact only if… …you tell a good story!

NTTS 2013 Conference, Brussels, 7 March 2013 Scientists often find it hard to tell a good story, especially when they include numbers But actually it is quite easy.