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Nancy Duarte
BornUnited States
OccupationNon-fiction writer; CEO
Period2008 – present
GenreNon-fiction
SubjectBusiness; presentations
Website
www.duarte.com

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

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Duarte attended the Management Development for Entrepreneurs program from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA.[2]

Career

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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

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Duarte's first book was Slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations.[11][12] Published in 2008, the book discusses the elements of effective public presentations.[13] 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.[14][15][16] 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."[17] Duarte's third book, The Harvard Business Review Guide to Persuasive Presentations, was released in 2012.[18][19] In 2016, Duarte coauthored the book Illuminate: Ignite Change Through Speeches, Stories, Ceremonies and Symbols with Patti Sanchez.[20] In 2019, Duarte published her fourth book Data Story: Explain Data and Inspire Action Through Story.[21]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Li-Hsian, Choo (16 January 2010). "Secrets of a captivating communicator". The Star. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012.
  4. ^ a b "PowerPoint Is Only a Starting Point". TMC News. 3 July 2008. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018.
  5. ^ Gallo, Carmine (10 April 2007). "Designing the Perfect Presentation". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Nancy Duarte - CEO, Duarte Inc". Big Think. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  9. ^ "8 ways to upgrade your business pitch". Esquire Middle East. 19 March 2017. Archived from the original on 26 June 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  10. ^ Ravanona, Anne (6 December 2017) [5 May 2015]. "Trailblazing Women: Nancy Duarte, Principal of Duarte Inc". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Duarte Design helps other firms make a point". Design Taxi. 15 September 2008. Archived from the original on 17 August 2011.
  12. ^ Duarte, Nancy (2008). Slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations. O'Reilly Media. ISBN 9780596522346. OCLC 229024760.
  13. ^ Salinas, Ricardo B. (12 February 2013) [13 December 2012]. "Presentation Tips From Nancy Duarte's Slide:ology". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  14. ^ Covert, Jack (18 October 2010). "Review: Resonate". Inc. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  15. ^ "Resonate: The Nancy Duarte Interview". Indezine. 29 September 2010. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  16. ^ Duarte, Nancy (2010). Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley. ISBN 9781118014875. OCLC 692197579.
  17. ^ Thornton, Paul B. (8 February 2017). "10 ways to make a more powerful presentation". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  18. ^ Duarte, Nancy (2012). HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations. Boston: Harvard Business Review Press. ISBN 9781422187159. OCLC 1015885901.
  19. ^ "HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations by Nancy Duarte". Harvard Business Review. Archived from the original on 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  20. ^ Duarte, Nancy; Sanchez, Patti (2016). Illuminate: Ignite Change Through Speeches, Stories, Ceremonies and Symbols. London: Portfolio Penguin. ISBN 9780241245422. OCLC 966289526 – via Google Books.
  21. ^ Duarte, Nancy (2019). Data Story: Explain Data and Inspire Action Through Story. Oakton, Virginia: IdeaPress Publishing. ISBN 9781940858982. OCLC 1119722275.
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