All "bad" presentations struggle to keep the audience interested. The audience squirms wishing they could escape. The audience has given the presenter an hour of their life, so they want that hour to be useful. It's disrespectful of a presenter to not show up rehearsed and prepared with information and insights that will improve the lives of the audience in some way. Presenting will do only one of two things for you: it will either diminish your credibility or yield results. Most bad presentations hurt the presenter's credibility.
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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