This is the link to register to attend in person. To register to attend online, please use Fabric for the Power BI user \| Technical Storytelling Techniques (Online)\, Wed\, Sep 20\, 2023\, 6:15 PM \| Meetup

18:15- 18:30 - Networking and Refreshments 18:30: Fabric for the Power BI user – Chris Webb 19:30: Break 19:45: Freddy Krueger's Not A Great Bedtime Story - Ben Pearce 20:45: Prize draw

Session details: 1. Fabric for the Power BI user So you’re an experienced Power BI user. You’ve heard about Fabric and it seems cool, but what’s in it for you – especially if you’re not going to start writing Python or building warehouses any time soon? In this session we’ll focus on the bits of Fabric that will make your life as a Power BI developer easier, in particular Dataflows gen2 and the new Direct Lake mode for datasets.

2. Freddy Krueger's Not A Great Bedtime Story You wouldn't read Nightmare on Elm Street to a kid before bedtime: it's too gory, too scary and frankly inappropriate. But how often do we do that to our customers and decision makers? We tell the wrong story, in the wrong way to the wrong person. In this session we'll investigate how you tell the right story, in the right way to the right audience. In the tech world we sometimes need to tell deep tech stories, we sometimes need to tell high level business outcome stories, but we always need to tell engaging stories. We'll cover some awesome techniques that help you engage, energise and influence the people that matter to you.

Bio: Chris Webb Chris is a member of the Fabric Customer Advisory Team at Microsoft. He has been using Microsoft BI tools for over twenty years and is a regular speaker at conferences and user groups all over the world. He blogs about Microsoft BI at https://blog.crossjoin.co.uk

Ben Pearce Ben is a coach, trainer, keynote speaker, creator and founder of Elevated You. He spent 20 years at Microsoft, 10 years as a deep technical consultant and 10 years leading high performing teams. He's a regular voice in the community, contributes a bucket load of great content and created the popular Technical Storytelling course and community. www.elevatedyou.live https://www.linkedin.com/in/benpthoughts/ https://www.elevatedyou.live/podcasts/elevated-you