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🔥 Hot take: You aren’t too busy to practice your presentation. Here’s why… We hear it all the time from our clients. We get it. You ARE busy. ⁌ You are in meetings ⁌ You’ve got projects ⁌ You’ve got deadlines ⁌ And if you’re a parent, you are one pair of scissors away from crushing that back-to-school list But you absolutely have time to practice your presentation IF you stop placing such high standards on what practice needs to look like. 🤔 Let’s shift your perceptions on what practice needs to look like. ✔️Can you say your intro out loud to yourself as you’re leaving the house and walking to the car? ✔️Can you run through your main points while you’re standing in line, waiting to get a cup of coffee? ✔️Can you talk out loud to yourself when you’re walking back from dropping your kid off at daycare? Bottom-line: Those are things you can probably fit within your day, and yes. They all count as practicing your presentation. What do you think? Do you have an unconventional rehearsal tip you’d like to share? Let us know in the comments. ⬇️ #HotTake #ReinventRehearsal #PracticePresentations #PublicSpeaking #SpeakerCoaching

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👏JOIN 👏 US 👏 IN 👏 6 👏 DAYS! 👏 There's telling stories. And there's telling stories that have ROI. There's feature-dumping to clients. And there's using a story framework to share why they need your product. There's closing deals. And there's closing bigger deals. Learn all this and more in our next webinar with Microsoft on Thursday, August 22nd! ➡️ REGISTER HERE: https://drte.co/3X4FXEu And no worries if you can't attend live. We'll send you the recording afterwards if you register! 📽️ #storytellinginsales #salesstories #salescommunication #businessstorytelling

📰 Extra! Extra! Read all about it! 📰 Have you ever made a presentation and it didn't land? 🧮 Perhaps you had too much emotional appeal, and your audience was full of logical, critical thinkers. 🌈 Or maybe the vice versa happened. You provided too much data and logic, and your audience wanted you to cast a vision and move them. Either way, leaders need to balance appeals to both logic and emotion, what Nancy Duarte coins as "the head and the heart." ➡️ Dive in to her latest contribution at MIT Sloan Management Review to find out how: https://drte.co/3YNrAFJ #Presenting #Audienceengagement #PublicSpeaking

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📣 Case study alert 📣 Do you want to know the secret weapon on getting your company noticed by people in this fast-paced world? Simple, an engaging deck. Think about it, it's hard to standout from the competition these days. Whether you're pitching a new idea, sharing insights, or promoting new products, your visuals will make all the difference. 🎨 🗻 THE CHALLENGE Your business’ image is everything. How people perceive you will determine if they wish to buy your products or not. Engaging visuals make key points stick, whereas simple text will not. That's why the goal is to keep your audience hooked with compelling images that pop. So, when Zappos Family of Companies reached out to us to help build them an unforgettable walking deck that was bold and diverse for most audiences, we were determined to provide a memorable deck that represented the company's sense of style. To see how we helped their deck stand out read the full case study here: ➡️ https://drte.co/3AxLtGA #VisualDeck #PresentationDesign #SlideDeck

📚 Happy Book Lovers Day! 📚 If you love books and are searching for your next great read, check out some of our best-sellers! 🤝 Resonate®: Written by Nancy Duarte herself, this book provides insights for anyone looking to craft exciting and engaging presentations that inspire audiences. Nancy draws from her experience working with high-profile clients and her deep understanding of story principles to provide the best advice. 📊 Duarte Datastory®: Also written by Nancy, this book offers exclusive tips for anyone who wants to turn complex data into compelling narratives. 🗣️ HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations: This book was made for professionals who wish to captivate audiences and enhance their presentation skills. 🖼️ Slide: ology®: This book touches on the principles of effective presentation design, tailored to executives, managers, educators, and trainers. It will help you learn how to create impactful slides. 💡 Illuminate™: This book expands on storytelling, and is designed for a wide range of readers interested in improving their ability to inspire and effect change for audiences. 📄 Slidedocs®: This book is a deep dive into the concept of Slidedocs®, a visually digestible document when slides aren’t the right medium. 🖥️ Presenting Virtually™: This book focuses on the art of virtual presentations. It provides essential strategies for anyone presenting in a virtual environment. 👂 Adaptive Listening™: Our latest resource, this book delves into the art of listening to adapt to the needs of the speaker and audience, and has a focus on removing workplace conflict. If you're ready to take the plunge, feel free to dive in! Check them out here ➡️ https://drte.co/3YFDQZ2 #BookLoversDay #Celebratebooks #BookCommunity

Happy Professional Speakers Day! 🎙️ Today, we're honoring the art of impactful speaking! Of course, we're giving a shout-out to the most brilliant speakers of our time on this day. However, we're also here to touch on a broader subject. Have you ever wondered, what some of the greatest speakers in the world have in common? 🤔 Traits like passion, confidence, clarity, and connection come to mind. If you want to learn how to master these traits, check out Nancy Duarte's Ted Talk where she breaks down how to be an effective communicator and give great speeches! Who knows, maybe celebrating those who have turned words into action can inspire you to do the same. Check it out here 👉 https://drte.co/4fE3SSc #ProfessionalSpeakersDay #SpeakersDay #SpeakersDay2024 #ProudtoSpeak