It’s hard to say just where Nancy Duarte has had the biggest impact: as the architect of Al Gore‘s presentation on climate change in An Inconvenient Truth…
…as the author of two profoundly powerful books on crafting and delivering presentations, slide:ology and Resonate…
…as the co-creator of Duarte Design, a firm that has been redefining the art and science of presentations for nearly a quarter-century…
…or as a pioneer in integrating social media and public speaking around the central driving idea of story.
Our conversation lasts less than 10 minutes, but Nancy packs a lot of insight into
- how the backchannel changes the balance of power between speaker and audience
- how speeches can take on a life of their own as social objects
- how even harsh criticism can make you a better speaker
- and how dramatic tension and release can lend your next speech the power and impact your ideas have been waiting for.
Listen in – and then explore more deeply:
- Nancy Duarte on Twitter
- Duarte Design on the web, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn – and the Duarte blog
- SlideShare presentations by Nancy and Duarte Design
- Steve Jobs’ now-legendary commencement address at Stanford (video) (text)
- Duarte’s new online store Diagrammer (imagine an iTunes for PowerPoint-format diagrams, tailored to the relationship you’re illustrating and instantly downloadable for 99¢)
- Microsoft PowerPoint, which Nancy recommends for its outlining mode, as a way of clustering and refining your thoughts and crafting a compelling structure
- Prezi and Apple Keynote
Hey Rob – Thanks for the great podcase with Nancy. She’s been a hero of mine since the Gore movie. I went searching then to find out more about who was behind that incredible presentation. But I hadn’t realized her new book was out, so your interview prompted me to go and grab it. It really is an impressive piece of work – especially the innovative design. They kept the unique style on the iPad and it works very well (althought these old, tired eyes have to zoom the page occasionally!)
Thanks again for a terrific interview. I’m enjoying this series a lot.
Dave
Thanks, Dave. I’m delighted to get the feedback – and I’d love to hear any ideas you might have for upcoming topics, subjects or episodes!