Talking about data is a core professional skill.
Verbs for movement
- ↑ rise, increase, grow, climb, improve
- ↓ fall, drop, decrease, decline, reduce
- → remain stable, plateau, level off, stay constant
Adverbs for speed or degree
sharply · steadily · gradually · slightly · significantly · dramatically
Example sentences
- “Sales rose sharply in Q3.”
- “The number of users gradually declined over six months.”
- “Profits remained stable throughout the year.”
Structure for describing a graph
- What it shows (overview)
- The main trend
- A notable detail or exception
Practice
Describe this trend in two sentences: Website traffic went from 10,000 visitors in January to 85,000 in June, with a small dip in March.