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“The greatest communicators of all time,” says communication expert Nancy Duarte—who has spent her career studying the shape of superb presentations—start by establishing “what is: here’s the status quo.” Then, they “compare that to what could be,” making “that gap as big as possible.”
Adam Grant • Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
best-selling presentation book Resonate by Nancy Duarte. Duarte uses a graphical tracking system called sparklines to visually track a presentation’s flow and major points.
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Watch Nancy’s TEDx video that presents her sparklines analysis of how Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone. Watch for what she views as Job’s top four dramatic techniques: repeatable sound bites, shocking statistics, evocative visuals, and memorable dramatization.
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Watch Nancy’s TEDx video that presents her sparklines analysis of how Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone. Watch for what she views as Job’s top four dramatic techniques: repeatable sound bites, shocking statistics, evocative visuals, and memorable dramatization.
Peter Levitan • The Levitan Pitch. Buy This Book. Win More Pitches.
Each slide should pass what I call the glance test: People should be able to comprehend it in three seconds. Think of your slides as billboards.
Nancy Duarte • HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations (HBR Guide Series)
