Sign in with Facebook
Loading...
5th out of 10 books
—
8 voters
Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences
by
Nancy Duarte (Goodreads Author)
Reveals the underlying story form of all great presentations that will not only create impact, but will move people to actionPresentations are meant to inform, inspire, and persuade audiences. So why then do so many audiences leave feeling like they've wasted their time? All too often, presentations don't resonate with the audience and move them to transformative action.
Ju...more
Ju...more
Paperback, 248 pages
Published
September 28th 2010
by John Wiley & Sons
(first published September 27th 2010)
Friend Reviews
To see what your friends thought of this book,
please sign up.
Community Reviews
(showing
1-30
of
1,551)
This is a fantastic book. I heard Nancy interviewed on Social Triggers Podcast, and her ideas on presentation were fresh and inspiring. I read bits of Slideology on Kindle, and realised I had to get this book. Only available soft cover print version, not Kindle. My reason for wanting to read; I have to make a presentation in about a months time, that could be critical to my career. Main learning points; it takes vastly more preparation that you imagine. Mainly because without a framework like th...more
I struggle to judge this book.
On one hand it was easily one of the best books I've read. I love to communicate and am constantly working to improve how I do that since it's an important part of what I do. So the need was there for a book like this. And then she masterfully paints the connection between story and presentation. That (here we go) really resonated with me. It's something my dad and I have had countless discussions on before. With meticulous care, Duarte brought about visible proof o...more
On one hand it was easily one of the best books I've read. I love to communicate and am constantly working to improve how I do that since it's an important part of what I do. So the need was there for a book like this. And then she masterfully paints the connection between story and presentation. That (here we go) really resonated with me. It's something my dad and I have had countless discussions on before. With meticulous care, Duarte brought about visible proof o...more
Het tweede boek van Nancy Duarte geeft me weer veel nieuwe ideeën. Het boek met de titel “Resonate; present visual stories that transform audiences” is de opvolger van “Slide:ology“. En Nancy Duarte is niet zomaar iemand die tips geeft hoe je een betere presentatie geeft. Ze geeft aan het ontwerpen van presentaties een nieuwe impuls en geeft inzichten die 1-op-1 toepasbaar zijn in uw eigen presentaties of bijvoorbeeld uw e-Learning concepten.
Er zijn vele boeken te lezen over het geven van presen...more
Er zijn vele boeken te lezen over het geven van presen...more
Apr 24, 2012
Soundview Executive Book Summaries
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Shelves:
2011-best-business-books
Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences by Nancy Duarte was chosen by Soundview Executive Book Summaries as one of the Top 30 Business Books of 2011.
THE SOUNDVIEW REVIEW:
When it comes to giving a presentation, most speakers are headed in the wrong direction. According to author and CEO of Duarte Design, Inc. Nancy Duarte, too many speakers put the focus of their presentations on themselves rather than on the audience. In her book Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform...more
THE SOUNDVIEW REVIEW:
When it comes to giving a presentation, most speakers are headed in the wrong direction. According to author and CEO of Duarte Design, Inc. Nancy Duarte, too many speakers put the focus of their presentations on themselves rather than on the audience. In her book Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform...more
Resonate focuses on storytelling and delivery of presentations. This means that you won't find anything on how to put info on a slide, or how to use bullet points (how about: don't) and so on. If this is what you're looking for, I recommend Slide:ology (Nancy Duarte), or Garr Reynolds' books on Presentation Zen.
You're provided with examples and case studies of presentations in each chapter, with the possibility to go online and view them as well (in most cases). Nancy also introduces the "sparkl...more
You're provided with examples and case studies of presentations in each chapter, with the possibility to go online and view them as well (in most cases). Nancy also introduces the "sparkl...more
If you communicate in front of a group of people (and most of us do in some form or fashion), Resonate by Nancy Duarte is a must-read.
This book also explains why most business presentations are boring.
Here are some take aways from the book:
* The presenter's job is to make the audience clearly "see" ideas. The enemy of persuasion is obscurity.
* Stories are the most powerful delivery tool for information, more powerful and enduring than any other art form.
* You are not the hero. The audience...more
This book also explains why most business presentations are boring.
Here are some take aways from the book:
* The presenter's job is to make the audience clearly "see" ideas. The enemy of persuasion is obscurity.
* Stories are the most powerful delivery tool for information, more powerful and enduring than any other art form.
* You are not the hero. The audience...more
I have to be honest right out of the gate -- I really just skimmed through this book, so my rating might be 5 stars if I really read it. It was written by someone I know, whom I'm having lunch with on Tuesday, so I wanted to familiarize myself with the book before I see her.
If I did formal presentations, I would definitely read it more in-depth and feel that it has a lot to offer in terms of understanding successful and unsuccessful presentations. Who knows what I'll be doing in 10 years, thoug...more
If I did formal presentations, I would definitely read it more in-depth and feel that it has a lot to offer in terms of understanding successful and unsuccessful presentations. Who knows what I'll be doing in 10 years, thoug...more
I have no idea why this is subtitled "Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences". There is only one example of a great visual story. This book is about making an amazing presentation. I put this book on my wishlist after reading about it in another book. I didn't immediately buy it because I didn't plan to focus on my visuals- I planned to focus on my words. I wish I would have bought this book months ago. I won't have time to make a presentation as amazing as I feel this book would help m...more
Before finishing: I have a bad habit of judging books before I finish them, but this offers great tips on how to connect with and transform your audience through presentations that incorporate storytelling skills and strategic awareness of who is in your audience.
Pretty great! Wish I had read this before my UCLA portfolio presentation.
After finishing: Overall, inspiring, gives a lot of food for thought in terms of telling a story through a presentation. The tips could extend into other realms, s...more
Pretty great! Wish I had read this before my UCLA portfolio presentation.
After finishing: Overall, inspiring, gives a lot of food for thought in terms of telling a story through a presentation. The tips could extend into other realms, s...more
view 2 comments
I present quite often in the classroom setting, and I found Resonate to be useful for my work there as well as my original focus of professional presentations. Resonate is clearly written in the context of presenting in a more formal business-like environment, but the majority of the material was relevant to what I do as a librarian. The book itself is physically stunning. The imagery is high quality, well-used, and informative (clearly a theme of the book!). It was a fun book to read, and Duart...more
Typical case: you are usually bored to death when listening to presentations. Then you start reading books to improve yours and get the notion that putting nice pictures in your slides is the solution... WRONG!!
The visual aspect is just one side. The key resides in converting facts into stories, having a proper structure, creating meaningful content...
I'd recommend this book to those who want to improve the way of communicating ideas. After all, what is and idea if it's not properly presented?
The visual aspect is just one side. The key resides in converting facts into stories, having a proper structure, creating meaningful content...
I'd recommend this book to those who want to improve the way of communicating ideas. After all, what is and idea if it's not properly presented?
This book blew my mind.
It's very dense, and could easily be used as a textbook. I love that it's broad enough to be used in a variety of (every?) professions, yet specific enough that it goes into great detail. I've long been a believer that story should be used to convey points you want to make, but Duarte makes it almost scientific.
This book is in the short list of best books I've ever read, and also most useful. It's not an easy nor a quick read because of its density and detail, but it is wo...more
It's very dense, and could easily be used as a textbook. I love that it's broad enough to be used in a variety of (every?) professions, yet specific enough that it goes into great detail. I've long been a believer that story should be used to convey points you want to make, but Duarte makes it almost scientific.
This book is in the short list of best books I've ever read, and also most useful. It's not an easy nor a quick read because of its density and detail, but it is wo...more
The book is very much of best practices in shaping the idea you want to deliver in a nice, engaging way. The audience is always the hero, no matter what you do, you should always deliver to the audience as they are the core element that determine your success or failure. Always go with a message that guide the audience to do the actions you want them to do. Very interesting, yet entertaining book.
Sometimes I think that books about how to prepare and deliver visual presentations have been done to death, but this one is worth a look. Duarte has consulted with some big name companies in the past (including Adobe), and the book itself delves into how you can create and deliver content by telling great stories that your audience can immediately relate to and, most importantly, retain.
I'd like to call this book Design Thinking for Presentation. It gives great insight on how presenters can connect themselves with the audience to sell their ideas. A very different perspective and approach from other books on presentation I've read before. I shall make some action plan to make sure I can implement most of the ideas here.
This book provides a good model to use for critical presentations. I'm not sure yet how the effort/return balances out for everyday decks and presentations -I think it might be heavy on effort. The online content was really beneficial in painting the picture and illustrating key points.
You know how to make your slides look good but do they move your audience to act? Duarte has it all broken down into great detail on crafting a compelling presentation. Highly recommended for any one who is in the position of influence to change.
READ JAN 2011
By including storytelling and drama, Duarte provides a unique approach to visualizing and presenting in a meaningful way. The sparkline idea is very helpful in seeing the contours and rhythm of a presentation.
By including storytelling and drama, Duarte provides a unique approach to visualizing and presenting in a meaningful way. The sparkline idea is very helpful in seeing the contours and rhythm of a presentation.
The visuals and overall design of this book is beautiful and definitely helps convey the message of meaningful presentation. Overall this book is great for anyone who presents their ideas to others or ever intends to. I will certainly look at presentations and speeches with a new perspective.
I cannot recommend this book highly enough. ANYONE responsible for presentations on any level should make it a priority to read and apply this book immediately. Truly one of the absolute best books on presentation skills and design that I have ever had the opportunity to read.
Not as good as Slideology if you are a seasoned presenter. A couple of golden nuggets:
Make sure you identify potential audience concerns and address them in your presentation, be up front about risks."
Make sure you identify potential audience concerns and address them in your presentation, be up front about risks."
I really enjoyed Slide:ology, so I am excited about this book. So far, it has not been a disappointment, which is not a surprise considering how good her first book was.
All presenters who currently read power point slides to people who can read them too please read this book. Engage your audiences. Yes we can!
Nancy does it again and creates a delightful book. I love the day she tweeted about seeing on the bookshelf in the airport. Way to go Nancy!
If you do any kind of presentation, this book is required reading. Duarte paints a vivid picture of story and provides a great framework to follow.
The absolute best book on how to craft a story line for any presentation that you want to actually make a difference in the lives of your audience.
Absolutely LOVED this book. Gorgeous layout, super insightful tips/models, great tips for using storytelling to build compelling presentations/speeches. Highly recommend this book for anyone involved with speaking or even writing. You might also enjoy the summary from the video on Nancy Duarte's website: http://www.duarte.com/books/resonate/....
A really interesting "manual" for how to present powerful and poignant stories to maximize influence. Worth the read.
Brilliant book, where the weakness lies in my ability to implement it
Loved it. Everyone should read this book.
There are no discussion topics on this book yet.
Be the first to start one »
Nancy Duarte is an American writer and graphic designer. She is particularly known for her book Slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations, and as the founder of Duarte Design. Duarte also received an award for Mountain View Woman of the Year.
She also was the one who changed the slides Al Gore had originally into the documentary slide show known as An Inconvenient Truth
More about Nancy Duarte...
She also was the one who changed the slides Al Gore had originally into the documentary slide show known as An Inconvenient Truth
Share This Book
No trivia or quizzes yet. Add some now »
