Beyond Bullet Points: Interview with Nancy Duarte

If you’re interested in presentation design, you’ve heard of Cliff Atkinson. His best-selling book, Beyond Bullet Points, has inspired many people to break away from the traditionally bullet-heavy presentation format.
His book has also inspired a blog, to which Meryl Evans is a frequent contributor. Meryl recently interviewed Nancy Duarte on behalf of the Beyond Bullet [...]

Topic: Interview
Tags: Beyond Bullet Points, Cliff Atkinson, Interview, meryl evans

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Alt-MBA: Interview with Nancy Duarte

Last year around this time, Seth Godin told everyone not to go to business school. He encouraged everyone to forgo the two-year commitment (and exorbitant fees) and apply to spend six months as an intern in his Alternative MBA Program, learning from him and gaining real-life experience instead.
Unfortunately, he couldn’t accept everyone. That’s how [...]

Topic: Business, Design, Interview
Tags: Alt-MBA, Paul Pettengill, Seth Godin

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Video Q&A’s with Zen-master Garr Reynolds

Garr Reynolds popped by the office a bit ago, and we thought it’d be fun to answer a few of the most popular questions people ask.
1. How do your methodologies apply to scientific or technical presentations?

Read more about the presentation landscape.
2. How many slides should I use?

3. If we simplify our slides using your methodology [...]

Topic: Delivery, Design, Interview, Video
Tags: garr reynlods, Interview, questions

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Lynda.com: Creative Inspirations

Lynda.com is famous for their wide array of technical tutorials, but have you ever checked out the Creative Inspirations section of their site? It’s good stuff.

It features insights from some of the world’s most influential designers, agencies, and artists, including Margo Chase, Big Spaceship, and Douglas Kirkland.

Each person or company provides a range of information [...]

Topic: Design, Diary, Interview, Strategy, Video
Tags: creative inspirations, Interview, lynda.com

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Presentation Design: A Management Philosophy

It’s hard to stop Nancy Duarte once she gets started talking about design. And that’s exactly what happened when she met Jimmy Guterman, executive editor of MIT Sloan Management Review, at the most recent TED conference. It’s no surprise that Nancy views the world through a design lens, a skill which she has used to [...]

Topic: Book Reviews, Business, Design, Event, Interview, Strategy
Tags: garr reynolds, management, MIT sloan, TED

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