Double Rainbow

In our workshops we often show what great stories might look like had they been presented as PowerPoint presentations—usually to demonstrate how the typical business presentation can suck the life out of a powerful story.
We wondered what the PowerPoint version of the recent Double Rainbow web video would look like.  Here is what we thought [...]

Topic: Delivery, Design, Video
Tags: Delivery, double rainbow, duarte, humor, inspiration, PowerPoint, presentation, rainbow, seminar, story, storytelling, Video, workshop

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Great Moments in Presentation History: The Architect and the Egg

In the early 1400s, Florence, Italy was a hotbed of artistic competition. There were cathedrals to be built, giant baptistery doors to be sculpted, and lots of artists wanting to get in on the action.  Up-and-coming sculptor and architect, Filippo Brunelleschi, was one of those artists.  He had spent much of his life studying ancient [...]

Topic: Delivery, Design, Message
Tags: communication, Delivery, Design, inspiration, presentation, S.T.A.R. Moment

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Britain’s Best Young Speaker

So the BBC is doing this new reality show called “The Speaker,” and guess what? They’ve asked Nancy to be a member of the team of expert communicators who share their insights and experience with the candidates!
Think of the show as American Idol but for high school-aged kids who think they’ve got what it takes [...]

Topic: Diary
Tags: communication, inspiration, presentation, speaking

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Did You?

Speeches, even historic ones, aren’t generally visual presentations. So Duarte Design didn’t really expect an invitation to provide visuals for the Inauguration (though we’re definitely available, should the need arise in the future).
Still, anyone interested in creating compelling presentations can learn a lot from President Obama.
The Duarte team gathered in our Town Hall on Tuesday [...]

Topic: Delivery, Message, Strategy
Tags: Big Idea, content, inspiration, messaging, story

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Happiness is…Inspiration for a Palette

You can find inspiration for a template or color palette almost anywhere. I keep Charles Schultz’s little Happiness Is… at my desk because I think it’s “my” color palette.

The book doesn’t follow “normal” book convention. The cover has no title, and the back and spine don’t have all the publisher’s required identification junk.
The book is [...]

Topic: Design, Diary
Tags: Color, Happiness Is, inspiration, Palette

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