505: How to Make Data Inspire Action with Nancy Duarte

Nancy Duarte explains how to combine data with story structures to create inspiring presentations.

 

You'll Learn:

1) The three-act structure of data

2) The true hero of your presentation

3) How to make magical moments for your audience

 

About Nancy:

Nancy Duarte is a communication expert who has been featured in Fortune, Time Magazine, Forbes, Fast Company, Wired, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, LA Times, and on CNN. Her firm, Duarte, Inc., is the global leader behind some of the most influential visual messages in business and culture. As a persuasion expert, she cracked the code for effectively incorporating story patterns into business communications. She’s written five best-selling books, four of which have won awards. She’s been ranked #1 on a list of the World’s Top 30 Communication Professionals. 

• Nancy’s book: DataStory: Explain Data and Inspire Action Through Story
• Nancy’s book: slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations
• Nancy’s LinkedIn: Nancy Duarte
• Nancy’s Twitter: @NancyDuarte
• Nancy’s TED Talk: The secret structure of great talks
• Nancy’s company Twitter: @duarte
• Nancy’s website: www.duarte.com
• Term: Slidedocs

 

Resources mentioned in the show:

• App: Pocket
• Talk: Steve Jobs introduces the iPhone
• Talk: PopTech 2009: Michael Pollan
• Book: Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini
• Book: The Writer’s Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers by Christopher Vogler
• Book: Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t by Jim Collins
• Book: Ownership Thinking: How to End Entitlement and Create a Culture of Accountability, Purpose, and Profit by Brad Harris

 

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