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Nancy Duarte is an American writer and CEO of Duarte, Inc., a communications firm in the Silicon Valley. She is a presentation specialist whose client list includes most Fortune 500 companies.

Leadership Development Programs Fail. A lot. A study by McKinsey found that while 90% of organizations invest in leadership development, only 10% feel they see a clear ROI. Here's what organizations can do to turn their efforts around.

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	slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations 4.07 avg rating — 7,004 ratings — published 2008 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences 4.11 avg rating — 5,605 ratings — published 2010 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations 3.95 avg rating — 1,173 ratings — published 2010 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	DataStory: Explain Data and Inspire Action Through Story 3.93 avg rating — 544 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Illuminate: Ignite Change Through Speeches, Stories, Ceremonies and Symbols by Nancy Duarte (Goodreads Author), Patti Sanchez 3.81 avg rating — 423 ratings — published 2016 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Slidedocs: Spread ideas with effective visual documents 4.15 avg rating — 65 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Soyez captivant ! Les secrets des plus grands orateurs it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Ideas are not really alive if they are confined to only one person’s mind.”
― Nancy Duarte, Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences

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“The audience does not need to tune themselves to you—you need to tune your message to them. Skilled presenting requires you to understand their hearts and minds and create a message to resonate with what’s already there.”
― Nancy Duarte, Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences

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“Leading people requires not only sensing change afoot, but imagining a brighter future and communicating it in a way that motivates others to follow you there.”
― Nancy Duarte, Illuminate: Ignite Change Through Speeches, Stories, Ceremonies and Symbols

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