If you want to get just one book on how to be a powerful presenter or a great communicator, then I strongly advised you to check out Nancy Duarte book: "Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences".
In this very book Resonate, Nancy shows how to get to know your audience in order to connect with them, create compelling, persuasive content that will inspire them and get them to purposeful action.
In other words, she will teach you how to deliver an effective presentation that will resonate with your audience and move them into action. A presentation they will never forget.
In fact, you would be surprised, Nancy Duarte's approach is simple indeed.
In other words, she will teach you how to deliver an effective presentation that will resonate with your audience and move them into action. A presentation they will never forget.
In fact, you would be surprised, Nancy Duarte's approach is simple indeed.
With her guidance in this book, you get to learn how to deliver a presentation filled with passion, persuasion, and impact.
She talks about the use of a powerful presentation technique called S.T.A.R. moment; to hook the audience’s minds and hearts.
These hooks are actually the use of visuals like a prop to catch the audience's attention to enhance the message of the presentation.
According to her, there are five types of S.T.A.R. moments:
1) Memorable Dramatization
2) Repeatable Sound Bites
3) Evocative Visuals
4) Emotive Storytelling
5) Shocking Statistics
According to her, there are five types of S.T.A.R. moments:
1) Memorable Dramatization
2) Repeatable Sound Bites
3) Evocative Visuals
4) Emotive Storytelling
5) Shocking Statistics
So if you want to find out how to be a powerful presenter like Nancy Durante, then get her best-selling book "Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences."