Audience interest is directly proportionate to the presenter's preparation. You better spend time and energy on any presentations where the stakes are high. If you are trying to close a large sale or speak at a conference to an audience of potential clients, you better be ON your game. An audience can tell how much energy you spent on your presentation, which is a reflection of how much you valued their time. If they gave you an hour of their time, you need to make it worth it to them by treating their time as a valuable asset by making the content valuable to them.
The future isn't a place that we're going to go, it's a place that you get to create. - Nancy Duarte
The future isn't a place that we're going to go, it's a place that you get to create.
- Nancy Duarte
Spending energy to understand the audience and carefully crafting a message that resonates with them means making a commitment of time and discipline… - Nancy Duarte
Spending energy to understand the audience and carefully crafting a message that resonates with them means making a commitment of time and discipline…
Words that are carefully framed and spoken are the most powerful means of communication there is. - Nancy Duarte
Words that are carefully framed and spoken are the most powerful means of communication there is.
Personal stories are the emotional glue that connects your audience to your message. - Nancy Duarte
Personal stories are the emotional glue that connects your audience to your message.
To me, presentations are the most powerful device. You can't really name a movement that didn't start with the spoken word. - Nancy Duarte
To me, presentations are the most powerful device. You can't really name a movement that didn't start with the spoken word.
When ideas are communicated effectively, people follow and change. - Nancy Duarte
When ideas are communicated effectively, people follow and change.
Presentations are the most amazing persuasion tool available in organizations today - Nancy Duarte
Presentations are the most amazing persuasion tool available in organizations today
Practice design, Not Decoration: Don't just make pretty talking points. Instead, display information in a way that makes complex information clear. - Nancy Duarte
Practice design, Not Decoration: Don't just make pretty talking points. Instead, display information in a way that makes complex information clear.
Ideas need to stand out to be noticed. There is so much noisy information out there that if your message is bland, it won't be heard or acted upon. T… - Nancy Duarte
Ideas need to stand out to be noticed. There is so much noisy information out there that if your message is bland, it won't be heard or acted upon. T…
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