Nancy Duarte

Practice design, Not Decoration: Don't just make pretty talking points. Instead, display information in a way that makes complex information clear.

— Nancy Duarte

Structure is what makes communication hang together. It's like the rails that a train runs on. Without them, things wouldn't move very…

— Nancy Duarte

To me, presentations are the most powerful device. You can't really name a movement that didn't start with the spoken word.

— Nancy Duarte

In myths and movies, the mentor can play a few roles: they bring the hero a magical gift, teach them how to…

— Nancy Duarte

When ideas are communicated effectively, people follow and change.

— Nancy Duarte

The future isn't just a place you'll go. It's a place you will invent.

— Nancy Duarte

Words that are carefully framed and spoken are the most powerful means of communication there is.

— Nancy Duarte

Personal stories are the emotional glue that connects your audience to your message.

— Nancy Duarte

“Now, communicating is a system. A single message might move across six different formats before it sticks. One piece of content might…

— Nancy Duarte

The audience does not need to tune themselves to you - you need to tune your message to fit them. Skilled presenting…

— Nancy Duarte

To keep people interested, your presentation needs to have contrast. As humans we process contrast. We are assessing "what's the same," "what's…

— Nancy Duarte

“Don’t blend in; instead, clash with your environment. Stand out. Be uniquely different. That’s what will draw attention to your ideas.”

— Nancy Duarte

If you feel tempted to use a picture of two hands shaking in front of a globe, put the pencil down, step…

— Nancy Duarte

Most great leaders are also great communicators. Great leaders have learned how to persuade so their objectives can be reached. The most…

— Nancy Duarte

Spending energy to understand the audience and carefully crafting a message that resonates with them means making a commitment of time and…

— Nancy Duarte

Audience interest is directly proportionate to the presenter's preparation. You better spend time and energy on any presentations where the stakes are…

— Nancy Duarte

Sometimes all it takes is a kind word of encouragement to get your heroes back on the right path.

— Nancy Duarte

My best advice is to not start in PowerPoint. Presentation tools force you to think through information linearly, and you really need…

— Nancy Duarte

When someone says "that resonates with me" what they are saying is "I agree with you" or "I align with you." Once…

— Nancy Duarte

Effective communication is fascinating to me yet bad communication is just as fascinating. There are lessons to be learned from both. I…

— Nancy Duarte

Your ability to shape your future depends on how well you communicate where you want to be when you get there. When…

— Nancy Duarte

The future isn't a place that we're going to go, it's a place that you get to create.

— Nancy Duarte

The only way to resonate at a level that persuades is to know who you are addressing. If it's true that the…

— Nancy Duarte

Presentations are the most amazing persuasion tool available in organizations today

— Nancy Duarte

President Reagan was a master communicator. In this particular speech he did a brilliant job moving between the stately role of U.S.…

— Nancy Duarte