Nancy Duarte
Nancy Duarte | |
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Born | United States |
Occupation | Non-fiction writer; CEO |
Period | 2008 – present |
Genre | Non-fiction |
Subject | Business; presentations |
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Nancy Duarte is an American writer, speaker, and CEO. Duarte is the author of several books, including slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations (2008), Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences (2010), the HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations (2012), and Illuminate: Ignite Change Through Speeches, Stories, Ceremonies and Symbols (2016). She is the CEO of Duarte, Inc.[1]
Education
[edit]Duarte holds an MDE from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA.[2]
Career
[edit]Duarte worked with Al Gore on the documentary slide show known as An Inconvenient Truth.[3][4][5] Duarte has also worked with TED Talks on quality changes for the presentations given at their events, and has presented her own TED Talks as well.[4][6] She has been cited by publications writing about presentation style including The Guardian.[7] She is currently the CEO of her eponymous company Duarte, Inc.[8][9] The company has created tens of thousands of presentations for use by various companies and organizations.[10]
Books
[edit]Duarte's first book was slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations. Published in 2008, the book discusses the elements of effective public presentations.[11] In 2010 she published her second book, Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences, a follow-up to her first book that expands upon her method of creating professional presentations.[12] Part of the book draws upon a pattern Duarte states is common among great narrators or storytellers, where they spend time moving between "what is" and "what could be".[13] Duarte's third book, The Harvard Business Review Guide to Persuasive Presentations, was released in 2012.[14] In 2016, Duarte coauthored the book Illuminate: Ignite Change Through Speeches, Stories, Ceremonies and Symbols with Patti Sanchez.[15] In 2019, Duarte published her fourth book ‘’DataStory: Explain Data and Inspire Action Through Story’’.
References
[edit]- ^ Bunzel, Tom (26 March 2004). "Microsoft Office Reference Guide: Slide:ology: Nancy Duarte's Design Secrets and Her New PowerPoint Book". InformIT. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Nancy Duarte (MDE '07) Wants to Help Tell Your Story Launched firm to create world changing presentations". UCLA Anderson School of Management. Fall 2011. Archived from the original on 4 September 2015.
- ^ Li-Hsian, Choo (16 January 2010). "Secrets of a captivating communicator". The Star. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012.
- ^ a b "PowerPoint Is Only a Starting Point". TMC News. 3 July 2008. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018.
- ^ Gallo, Carmine (10 April 2007). "Designing the Perfect Presentation". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012.
- ^ Duarte, Nancy (presenter) (February 2012) [November 2011]. The secret structure of great talks (Video). Ted Talk. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ Campion, Steve (12 September 2017). "Want to win over an audience? How to improve your presentation skills". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Nancy Duarte". Big Think.
- ^ "8 ways to upgrade your business pitch". Esquire Middle East. March 19, 2017.
- ^ Anne Ravanona (May 5, 2016). "Trailblazing Women: Nancy Duarte, Principal of Duarte Inc". Huffington Post.
- ^ Ricardo B. Salinas (February 12, 2013). "Presentation Tips From Nancy Duarte's Slide:ology". Huffington Post.
- ^ Jack Covert. "Review: Resonate". Inc. Magazine.
- ^ Paul B. Thornton (February 8, 2017). "10 ways to make a more powerful presentation". New York Daily News.
- ^ "HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations". Harvard Business Review.
- ^ Duarte, Nancy; Sanchez, Patti (16 February 2016). Illuminate: Ignite Change Through Speeches, Stories, Ceremonies and Symbols. ISBN 9780241245422.
External links
[edit]- Duarte Design
- TEDxTalk video Nov 2011
- Resonate: The Nancy Duarte Interview
- "MTN. VIEW WOMAN ON D.C. AGENDA SHE'LL ADDRESS THOUSANDS AT CHRISTIAN YOUTH RALLY" - San Jose Mercury News
- "Duarte Design helps other firms make a point" DesignTaxi
- "InfoComm 2007" - InformIt
- "To Appeal to Women, Too, Gadgets Go Beyond ‘Cute’ and ‘Pink’" - New York Times
- "slide:ology--New from O'Reilly: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations" - O'Reilly Media
- "Silicon Valley Design Firm Holds Thirteenth Annual Pumpkin Contest" - International Business Times
- "Mountain View's Duarte Design lives in the presentation" - Business Journal