FRIDAY FEBRUARY 12, 2010

News Alert: Bill Gates is officially redeemed from presentation purgatory

Wow, Gates did a great job at TED this year. Why is he suddenly a great communicator and presenter? What has driven his transformation? I think it’s because he moved from presenting about his job to presenting about his passion, and suddenly he communicates well. So, is it possible that we can be so passionate [...]

Topic: Delivery, Event, Strategy
Tags: Bill Gates, carbon, fireflies, S.T.A.R. Moment, TED

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Impressions of TED2010 so far…

NANCY DUARTE

It’s nice to be an attendee this year instead of running around the bowels of the Long Beach Performing Art Center supporting speakers. I gotta say, the presentations are of utmost caliber. There were only a couple so far were in desperate need of help.
For me, that is fantastic news. Many presenters have figured out [...]

Topic: Delivery
Tags: David Cameron, Day 1, Ester Duflo, Haiti, Jamie Oliver, TED, TED2010

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TUESDAY FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Steve Ballmer Could Make More Money if He Presented Well

NANCY DUARTE

I’m connecting some pretty broad dots here but even though he’s a billionaire, Reuters reported that Steve Ballmer made $100,000 dollars less last year than the previous one.
Interestingly, each of the next few Fridays, Distinction Services will be posting the results of their annual executive survey of the impact of presentations on an executive’s career. [...]

Topic: Business, Delivery, Strategy
Tags: launch, speech, steve ballmer, windows 7

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MONDAY FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Favorite fan mail…that has made it through

NANCY DUARTE

I *heart* fan mail. There is nothing better than hearing from you guys. We’ve been getting so much mail that we’ve decided to take the load off by setting up specific accounts for different needs. Our goal is to stay better organized so we can respond to your questions faster.
If you’re interested in working with [...]

Topic: Diary
Tags: comments, e-mail, fan mail, info, slide:ology, training

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MONDAY FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Product Launches Should be a Big Deal

NANCY DUARTE

Matt Lauer said that the launch of Windows 7 was the most important launch Microsoft had done in ten years. If that’s true, why’d it suck so much?
Each month I receive a publication called “Vital Speeches.” Last month’s issue included a transcript of Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s launch presentation. Please don’t let this speech discredit [...]

Topic: Delivery
Tags: launch, speech, steve ballmer, windows 7

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