MONDAY MARCH 30, 2009

Web 2.0 Expo in SF This Week!

Every internet junkie’s favorite expo is comin’ to town. The Web 2.0 Expo will be held this week at Moscone West in San Francisco. The event lasts from Tuesday, March 31st through Friday, April 3rd.
Nancy Duarte will be leading a workshop called Tools for Visual Storytelling. A refreshing change from the traditional seminar, Nancy’s [...]

Topic: Event
Tags: expo, Nancy Duarte, sf, visual storytelling, web 2.0

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WEDNESDAY MARCH 25, 2009

Designing Presentations is a Dirty Job

NANCY DUARTE

Well-developed and designed presentations are finally getting the recognition they deserve. The influence and visibility of Garr Reynolds’ blog have helped change the perception that presentations suck, and made people aware of just how powerful a presentation can be.
Attracting really good designers to work for Duarte has been tough, because designing presentations is “dirty work”. [...]

Topic: Business, Design, Video
Tags: Design, dirty jobs, dirty work, mike rowe, presentation

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TUESDAY MARCH 24, 2009

A Naked Audience?

MARK HEAPS

So you’ve got to speak. Onstage. In front of a large group of people. It could be a group of tens, hundreds, or even thousands. Are your hands getting clammy? Many people get nervous about presenting in front of a group, but force themselves through the event, while ultimately being tortured by the whole experience.
It [...]

Topic: Delivery, Strategy
Tags: audience, naked, stage fright

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MONDAY MARCH 23, 2009

Presentation//Reboot Was a Success!

NANCY DUARTE

Hanging out with Garr Reynolds for three days at Presentation//Reboot was a blast. I sat in the back of the room while he presented, and even though I watched his sessions three days in a row, I laughed (and snorted a couple times) and was engaged in every session. He is a charming, transparent, [...]

Topic: Design, Diary, Event, Strategy
Tags: contrast, deck 'em, garr reynolds, how conference, presentation reboot, web 2.0

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WEDNESDAY MARCH 11, 2009

Animation Works like Magic

NANCY DUARTE

One of the guys who came through our workshop is a magician. Really. It’s not his “real job” but he finds ways to apply the principles to his work-life. Here are his thoughts:
Larger movement conceals a smaller movement: When two objects are in motion, the eye is attracted to the object with the bigger (faster, [...]

Topic: Business, Design, Event, Message, Strategy, Technology
Tags: animation, Design, magic, motion, ppt

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