INTERVIEW WITH NANCY DUARTE

Nancy Duarte Dives Into Her New Book, “Data Stories”

Today’s guest has played a pivotal role in my data presentation journey.

One of her books was a game-changer in my presentation journey, and I have cited her in almost every keynote, workshop, and training course I’veever created and having the opportunity to interview her wasa defining show moment.

Nancy Duarte is the founder of Duarte, Inc., a global leader behind some of the most influential visual messages in business and culture. It is the largest design firm in Silicon Valley and also the fifth largest female employer in the area.

Nancy is a communication expert and as a persuasion specialist, and she has she cracked the code for effectively incorporating story into business communications.

She has been a speaker at a number of Fortune 500 companies and counts 8 of the top 10 brands in her firm’s clientele.

She is the author of six books and today, she shares a wealth of information about her brand new book, DataStory: Explain Data and Inspire Action Through Story.

Tune in to this episode where Nancy shares amazing and actionable tips and tricks for storytelling in data, reaching stakeholders and communicating effectively with the executive suite while also sharing about her new book and some of the mind-blowing concepts she introduces.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn…

• The importance of being able to not only understanding data, but also to communicate the findings effectively with your audience using storytelling.


• Best practices for getting seen as a leader and inspiration to others in your workplace.


• The three acts of telling your data story.


• How stakeholders and people in the executive suite think and how you can best reach them in a positively efficient way.

How to Keep Up with Nancy:

• Twitter


• LinkedIn

People, Blogs, and Resources Mentioned:

• DataStory: Explain Data and Inspire Action Through Story by Nancy Duarte


• Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences by Nancy Duarte


• Slideology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations by Nancy Duarte


• Expert Secrets: The Underground Playbook for Creating a Mass Movement of People Who Will Pay for Your Advice by Russell Brunson


• Jeff Weiner


• My new webinar, “How to Present Compelling Data Stories in PowerPoint and Become the In-Demand Source for Insights {Without Putting People to Sleep}”

Nancy’s Data Viz Upgrade:

• If you create an agenda slide, during your presentation you can press 1 and Enter and it will take you back to your first slide. On your first slide, have an interactive panel there so when stakeholders ask a question, you can click on that panel and jump to the exact section that supports what you are saying.

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A very, very special thank you to Nancy for joining me this week. And as always, viz responsibly, my friends.

Do you have a burning question for Nancy about how to turn your data into a story?

Lea Pica: Bonjour. Lea Pica here, today’s guest is one of the pre-eminent worldwide experts on data presentation. A big deal. Stay tuned to find out who’s leaving us speechless on the Present Beyond Measure Show. Episode 50.

Lea Pica: Hey there. Welcome to the 50th episode of the Present Beyond Measure Show the big 5-0, Very exciting! This is the only podcast at the intersection of presentation, data visualization, and digital marketing and analytics. This is the place to be if you’re ready to make maximum impact and create credibility through thoughtfully presented insights and ideas.

Lea Pica: So I’ve got a ton of stuff planned for you on this episode, but the big question I have for you today is I’d like to know what your day looks like tomorrow.

Lea Pica: Because if you happen to be free at either 2 p.m. or 7 p.m. Eastern, then I would love for you to join me for my brand new webinar. The three secrets to presenting compelling data stories in PowerPoint and become the in-demand source for insights in your organization without putting your audience to sleep.

Lea Pica: I know that sounds impossible. Powerpoint. Blech, keeping them awake? yeah right? Well, I get it. And I promise you that with these three secrets, anything is possible when presenting your valuable insights. And these secrets were not taught to any of us in business school or marketer or analyst school. And they took me over 10 years to curate and integrate. But it doesn’t have to take you that long and you don’t have to make the same mistakes I made. So visit the link on the show, notes page for the webinar or visit leapica.com/3secrets. That’s number three. And I scheduled two presentations that day because I know you’re super busy at work and I wanted to give you the best chance of attending. So I look forward to seeing you there.

Lea Pica: Ok, guys. Now for today’s interview. Our guest is someone I have been chomping at the bit to have on my show since I created it.

Lea Pica: Her work has played a pivotal role in my data presentation journey that started over 10 years ago. I’ve cited her in almost every single keynote workshop and training course that I’ve created and having her on was like, whew, defining show moment. All right. Let’s just get to it, shall we?

Lea Pica: Hello Hello! Today’s guest. I’m so excited about beyond anything I could imagine. She is a bestselling author and CEO of Duarte Inc. There’s a little hint for you, which is the global leader behind some of the most influential visual messages in business and culture, which has created more than a quarter of a million presentations. Like really? Think about that for a minute. She is a communications expert who’s been featured in Fortune, Forbes, Fast Company, Wired, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Time Magazine and CNN. And she’s written five bestselling and award-winning books, two of which are on my must-read curriculum list. And she is the author of a brand new book I am busy devouring at the moment called “DataStory: Explain Data and Inspire Action Through Story”. So the title pretty much says it all, which is why this is so perfect for this show. And I am just beyond humbled and thrilled to welcome Nancy Duarte. Hello.

Nancy Duarte: Hello. It’s so good to be here.

Lea Pica: Oh, thank you so much for taking the time. So just for a little backstory, I’ve been a fan of yours ever since I discovered RESONATE. I had sort of this watershed moment around presentations and I picked