Sneak Peek: resonate Cover Design

The rumors are true… I’ve been hard at work on another book, and I’d like to give you a sneak peek of our first draft at a cover design.
After several internal brainstorms and sketching sessions, we ended up with these concepts.

We all felt that there was something special about the word resonate being made out [...]

Topic: Design, Diary, Question
Tags: cover, Design, draft, resonate

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Justin Timberlake and the Art of Presenting Well

Driving in my car, listening to Justin Timberlake’s FutureSex/LoveSound, I realized that J.T. has a really good handle on what it means to deliver a great presentation.  Nice!  Take a look.
Take some of his advice and you, too, can be a presentation rockstar!
Songwriters: Floyd Nathaniel Hills, Timothy Z. Mosley, and Justin R. Timberlake

Topic: Delivery, Diary, Message, Strategy
Tags: Future Sex Love Sound, Justin Timberlake, presentation techniques

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Favorite fan mail…that has made it through

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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Five Predictions for 2010

Last year was our first year for making predictions: http://blog.duarte.com/2009/01/five-predictions-for-presentations-in-2009/. I’m late to the party again this year, but I feel pretty excited about what 2010 will bring.
In the year 2010…
1. Presentations and social media will blur.
Audience and presenters will have 2-way communication. It won’t just be about the audience twittering to the backchannel.
2. There’ll [...]

Topic: Business, Diary
Tags: 2010, new year, predictions

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Enjoy My Favorite Cranberry Holiday Recipe

It’s just not Thanksgiving at my house without my family’s favorite cranberry dish on the table. The recipe below was given to me by one of my dearest friends over fifteen years ago, and I’ve made it every year since. It keeps in the fridge for a long time, and it’s great on turkey sandwiches, [...]

Topic: Diary
Tags: cranberries, family, recipe, thanksgiving

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