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September 5, 2018
Book Review: Influence and Persuasion (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)
If you want to be a leader who can consistently convince a team to get behind your cause, you need to be a master of influence and persuasion. After all, only by getting people to share your viewpoints and champion your ideas can you make your goals a reality. Despite its importance, the ability to [...] continue reading
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August 21, 2018
Designer Q&A: Pushing the Limits of PowerPoint Animation
When it comes to animating in PowerPoint, there’s a spirit of one-upmanship here at Duarte. Every so often, one of our designers will share an amazing animated piece that they made entirely in PowerPoint. This kind of experimentation leads to innovation and discovery of new techniques that we employ in our work for clients. It’s [...] continue reading
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August 13, 2018
7 Ways to Make Your Best PowerPoint Presentations
Illustrated by Ash Oat Microsoft estimates that there are about 30 million PowerPoint presentations created every single day—which is why if you’ve spent time in an office, you’ve probably spent time looking at something that was built in PowerPoint. If you have to give a talk accompanied by slides and you’re not the most tech-savvy [...] continue reading
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August 8, 2018
When Presenting Data, Get to the Point Fast
Projecting your data on slides puts you at an immediate disadvantage: When you’re giving a presentation, people can’t pull the numbers in for a closer look or take as much time to examine them as they can with a report or a white paper. That’s why you need to direct their attention. What do you [...] continue reading
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August 2, 2018
5 Popular PowerPoint How-To Questions Answered in One Place
Illustrated by Noah Smith. PowerPoint is one of the most misunderstood Office software products on the market. While a majority of business professionals use the product practically every day, many have a strong aversion to the program. Some organizations have banned it altogether. But PowerPoint is actually a versatile and creative tool when used correctly. PowerPoint’s features [...] continue reading
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July 31, 2018
How to Display Data the Right Way in Presentations
It can be tricky to display data in presentations because different rules apply in different contexts. A sales director presenting financial projections to a group of field reps wouldn’t visualize her data the same way that a design consultant would in a written proposal to a potential client. So how do you make the right [...] continue reading
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July 25, 2018
The Most Powerful Techniques for Speaking I Learned from Movie Speeches
If I asked you to quote a line from one of the most inspirational speeches you know off the top of your head, there’s a chance you’d recite something by a political or Civil Rights leader, like John F. Kennedy Jr. or Martin Luther King Jr. But, it’s more likely you’d give me lines from [...] continue reading
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July 19, 2018
How to Develop the Best Big Idea for Your Presentation
When it comes to choosing the content in your next talk, it’s important to remember: less is more. While planning a presentation, it’s tempting to include everything you know. All of the facts, ideas, and fascinating anecdotes probably won’t yield an audience raptly entertained. For an effective talk, focus only on one central notion: the [...] continue reading
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June 26, 2018
What Made the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster Speech So Effective?
Photo Credit: The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation Former President Ronald Reagan passed away 14 years ago this month. He was a masterful communicator who was faced with a daunting communication situation immediately after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. Of all his presidential moments, on this particular day, I was desperate to hear from my President. [...] continue reading
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May 29, 2018
Everything You Need to Know About Using Speaker Notes in PowerPoint
Through preparing for our newest Duarte workshop, Slide Design Lab, we realized there’s a feature that many presenters don’t realize plays a key role in slide design and speaker support: speaker notes in PowerPoint®. To use your speaker notes in PowerPoint most effectively during your next talk, follow the tips below. What are speaker notes [...] continue reading
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