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Book Review: The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs
November 06 2009
I l-o-v-e-d this book. It’s officially in my Top 5 favorite presentation books. You should definitely crack open this book every time you have a high-stakes presentation to give. Carmine Gallo has studiously observed Steve Job’s presentations and has cracked the code! The book is much deeper than just Job’s… read moreDuarte is more than great pumpkins… we’ve got great costumes, too!
November 06 2009
Pumpkin carving is fun, but what’s Halloween without costumes?! In addition to the Annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest we share with the public, we also hold a costume contest that you don’t get to see. Below is a slideshare presentation of (almost) all of our employee costumes… comment and tell us which… read moreBook Review: Six Pixels of Separation
November 05 2009
Mitch Joel is president of Twist Image, a agency with offices in Toronto and Montreal. I met him at TED two years ago. It’s nice to read a book by another CEO who is running an agency and taking on the role of author—I can empathize with the challenges. Mitch… read moreStanford Keynote Open to the Public
November 02 2009
If you’re in the South Bay around lunchtime tomorrow, grab a bite to eat and head over to Stanford! Tomorrow at noon Nancy will deliver a keynote at Stanford’s Bishop Auditorium, the South Building of the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Hope you can make it! read moreLess Than 2 Weeks ’til Webinars!
October 31 2009
If you can’t make it to a workshop at our office, you should be sad. But you should also be happy, because there’s still hope for you! Because the slide:ology Webinar Series starts in less than two weeks, and there are still plenty of virtual seats left! The six-session series kicks off on… read more(Free!) Recording of slide:ology Webcast
October 28 2009
Nancy recently hosted a free webcast for Safari Books Online. In case you missed it, or you want to watch it again, the recording is up, and available for viewing! Featuring: Nancy Duarte Recording Date: Thursday, Octber 8, 2009 Recording Time: 10:00am PDT/1:00pm EDT Duration: 60 min Description: Presentation software requires professionals to think visually… read moreDuarte’s 14th Annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest!
October 27 2009
That’s right, folks… it’s PUMPKIN TIME! Check ‘em out, and vote for your favorite. The winner will be announced this Friday, October 30th. Come see what lurks at Duarte’s 14th Annual pumpkin decorating contest. read moreTonight–Inaugural San Jose Pecha Kucha at The Improv
October 20 2009
All you local folks should come to tonight’s very first Pecha Kucha event at The Improv downtown San Jose. Pecha Kucha is an community-run gathering and presentation environment where each presenter gets 20 slides that each last 20 seconds. The format constraint forces presenters to assemble their thoughts into concise and… read moreLinks to TED Global Talks That are Creating Waves
October 15 2009
TED sent a note today about the TEDGlobal talks that are “creating waves” so it was fun to see all three of the talks we helped with on the list. Here are some tidbits about them: Taryn Simon Taryn Simon, is an amazing photographer. We put her beautiful images into Keynote. To… read moreDuarte wins Mountain View Woman-Owned Biz of the Year!
October 14 2009
Nancy Duarte was recently awarded Mountain View’s Woman-Owned Business of the Year! The award is given by Women’s Initiative for Self-Employment and recognizes women-owned Bay Area businesses that: Advance their field through innovation. Exemplify how business ownership and leadership is beneficial for women Have a positive impact on the local community or the… read moreCEOs and Politicians Are Different
October 07 2009
Peggy Noonan was the speechwriter for President Reagan and in her book On Speaking Well she recounted a story of when she wrote a speech for a renown CEO of a F500 company. She was excited to try her skills in the business world. She met with him a few… read moreStanford Passed (and Failed) the Glance Test. Would you?
October 02 2009
A couple weeks ago Jennifer Aaker brought me in to speak to her “How to Tell a Story” class at the Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. By the time I showed up, the students already been through the process of identifying a personal story that has professional relevance and then… read moreWhere in the U.S. is Nancy Duarte?
September 25 2009
2009 October 8: slide:ology Webcast | via Safari Books Online November 16: Tools for Visual Storytelling | Web2.0 Expo | New York, NY October 15-21: Pop!Tech Social Innovation Fellows Program | Camden, Maine 2010 January 30-31: The Art & Science of Creating Great Presentations | Training 2010 | San Diego, CA June 6-9: HOW Design Conference… read moreVideo Q&A’s with Zen-master Garr Reynolds
September 21 2009
Garr Reynolds popped by the office a bit ago, and we thought it’d be fun to answer a few of the most popular questions people ask. 1. How do your methodologies apply to scientific or technical presentations? Read more about the presentation landscape. 2. How many slides should I use? 3. If… read moreCheating by Charting. An excerpt from Spear’s Practical Charting Techniques
September 18 2009
There are few of us who, at at one time or another, have either exaggerated or shaded the truth by either bragging or playing down a story. What we say may not be an untruth, but we want to emphasize one fact to a certain party, and a different fact… read moreMultimedia
Webcast: You are a Natural Born (Visual) Storyteller
September 17, 2008
We live in the most innovative time in history. That, coupled with pressure from a global economy, our corporate stories need to be told well and resonate deeply. In this session you'll learn how to step away from your traditional content development...
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