Weekly Program - The Secret Structure of Great Talks

 
Nancy Duarte believes that ideas are the most powerful tools people have. Her passion is to help every person learn to communicate their world-changing idea effectively.

Why you should listen

Nancy Duarte is an expert in presentation design and principal of Duarte Design, where she has served as CEO for 21 years. Nancy speaks around the world, seeking to improve the power of public presentations. She is the author of Slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations as well as Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences and the recent HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations.

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What others say

“Finally! Someone has incorporated the power of story into presentation!” — Damon Lindelhof, co-creator of "Lost"

From the "I have a dream" speech to Steve Jobs’ iPhone launch, many great talks have a common structure that helps their message resonate with listeners. In this talk, presentation expert Nancy Duarte shares practical lessons on how to make a powerful call-to-action. This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxEast, an independent event. TED editors featured it among our selections on the home page.

 
Rotarians have stories to tell about changing the world.  Hope some of these pointers will be helpful.  Our service projects are great stories to share where we first share what is and then what will be.  We show the world that we are fearless in the face of roadblocks.  Proof of conquering those fears will be our world celebration when polio is eradicated for future generations, and Rotarians have driven this idea and set goals when others said it couldn't be done.  Believing it can be done is more than half the battle.  Each service project in Rotary needs at least one hero who drives the idea, sets goals, and tells the stories to engage others.  Let's learn to tell our story well.