Spring slide:ology Workshops!

Just added a few workshop dates for this spring! Get ‘em while they’re hot!
April 7
April 21
May 5
May 19
June 9
http://blog.duarte.com/workshop/
And while you’re at it, check out a few photos from the past workshops!

All photos courtesy of Mark Heaps

Topic: Event
Tags: slide:ology, spring, workshops

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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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CNBC Calls Google Presenter a Johnson. Was that fair?

How important is the launch of a new product? Important enough to plan, rehearse, and script something comprehensible?
On CNBC, the newscasters compare today’s Google Nexus One launch with the iPhone launch Steve Jobs hosted just two short years ago. Here’s the clip, scroll forward to 3:44.

Steve Jobs definitely plans and rehearses more than this guy [...]

Topic: Delivery, Event, Strategy, Technology, Video
Tags: carmine gallo, cnbc, Delivery, google, nexus, steve jobs

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Michael Pollan, Live and Unplugged

We recently worked with Michael Pollan to design a presentation for the Annual Pop!Tech Conference, (http://blog.duarte.com/2009/11/visualizing-the-sun-food-agenda-with-michael-pollan/) and I have officially been transformed from appreciative fan to groupie.
He’s wicked smart, and a great communicator; and until his recent appearance at Pop!Tech, he had never delivered a presentation with slides. Scary, right? This approach keeps all the [...]

Topic: Delivery, Event
Tags: michael pollan, speaking schedule, sun food agenda

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(Free!) Recording of slide:ology Webcast

Nancy recently hosted a free webcast for Safari Books Online.
In case you missed it, or you want to watch it again, the recording is up, and available for viewing!

Featuring: Nancy Duarte
Recording Date: Thursday, Octber 8, 2009
Recording Time: 10:00am PDT/1:00pm EDT
Duration: 60 min
Description: Presentation software requires professionals to think visually on an almost daily basis. But [...]

Topic: Business, Design, Event
Tags: o'reilly, safari books online, slide:ology, webinar

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