I've talked to multiple people who have been to Tufte's seminars. They all, unfortunately, say the same thing: in person, he's not a very dynamic teacher - mayb

I've talked to multiple people who have been to Tufte's seminars. They all, unfortunately, say the same thing: in person, he's not a very dynamic teacher - maybe even a bit boring. That does not detract from his ability to bring data visualization to the mainstream.