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To Build Influence, Master How You Enter a Room
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Swimming in Data? Three Benefits of Visualization
Analytics and data science Digital Article“A good sketch is better than a long speech…” — a quote often attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte The ability to visualize the implications of data is as old as humanity itself. Yet due to the vast quantities, sources, and sinks of data being pumped around our global economy at an ever increasing rate, the need […] -
How to Nail a Hybrid Presentation
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Misdirection is for Magicians, Not Presenters
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Three Ways to Make Conferences Better
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5 Types of Stories Leaders Need to Tell
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Learning Presenting Skills by Learning to Swim
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The Right Way to Present Your Business Case
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To Give a Great Presentation, Distill Your Message to Just 15 Words
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When Someone Asks You a Question, Respond
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Consultant's Comeuppance (HBR Case Study)
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Data Doesn’t Speak for Itself
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If You Think You're Prepared, Think Again
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9 Words and Phrases You’re Probably Using Wrong
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Do Your Analytics Cheat the Truth?
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleEveryone's heard the truism that there are lies, damned lies, and statistics. But sitting through a welter of analytics-driven top-management presentations... -
PowerPoint Is Evil, Redux
Communication Digital ArticleThe New York Times just ran an article about the evils of PowerPoint. What strikes me about the piece is the reporter's apparent lack of PowerPoint experience.... -
To Persuade People, Trade PowerPoint for Papier-Mâché
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The Big Test: How to Handle Performance Pressure
Managing yourself Digital Article“Ugh!” I put my hands on my head and looked away from my computer at the ceiling. “I can’t do this! It’s just not coming out right!” My wife, Eleanor, looked over sympathetically from the desk next to mine; she knew how hard I had been working. I was preparing for a TEDx talk I […] -
TED Diary: Brad Pitt, Bill Gates, and Robots
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How to Stop Saying "Um," "Ah," and "You Know"
Communication Digital ArticleTo eliminate filler words, understand the role they play in your speech.
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Public Speaking: Tips for Getting Off to a Great Start
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Data Analytics Collection
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HBR Guides Boxed Set (7 Books)
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HBR's 10 Must Reads for Sales and Marketing Collection (5 Books)
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Virtual EI (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)
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HBR's 10 Must Reads Strengthening Your Soft Skills (with bonus article "You Don't Need Just One Leadership Voice--You Need Many" by Amy Jen Su)
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Harvard Business Review Guides Ultimate Boxed Set (16 Books)
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MINI USA: Finding a New Advertising Agency (B)
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The Harvard Business Review Good Charts Collection: Tips, Tools, and Exercises for Creating Powerful Data Visualizations
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Management Communication Self-Paced Learning Program: Presenting Section
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HBR Guides to Being an Effective Manager Collection (5 Books) (HBR Guide Series)
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HBR Tools: SWOT Analysis
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Beam Dental (A)
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Harvard Business Essentials: Business Communication: 9 Steps to Help You Engage Your Audience
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HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations Ebook + Video Case Study
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Narrative Presentation: Telling the Company Story
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To Build Influence, Master How You Enter a Room
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleAnd make sure you have something interesting to say. -
Swimming in Data? Three Benefits of Visualization
Analytics and data science Digital Article“A good sketch is better than a long speech…” — a quote often attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte The ability to visualize the implications of data is as old as humanity itself. Yet due to the vast quantities, sources, and sinks of data being pumped around our global economy at an ever increasing rate, the need […] -
Public Speaking: Tips for Getting Off to a Great Start
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Your Screen Froze Again - In the Middle of an Important Meeting
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How to Nail a Hybrid Presentation
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Data Analytics Collection
Strategy & Execution Special Offer105.00View Details Most companies have massive amounts of data at their disposal, yet fail to utilize it in any meaningful way. Big data and the analytics based on it promise... -
Misdirection is for Magicians, Not Presenters
Presentation skills Digital ArticleThe new documentary Make Believe, about a group of teenagers who compete in a championship competition for magicians in Las Vegas, offers a lesson in how to display presentation graphics. The movie focuses in on one of the most fundamental techniques used in magics: misdirection, or getting the audience to look in one direction while […] -
Three Ways to Make Conferences Better
Communication Digital ArticleThe meetings and conference business has taken hits from the economy and Joe Biden telling everyone he wants his family to stay off airplanes. But, much... -
5 Types of Stories Leaders Need to Tell
Business communication Digital ArticleFocus on trust, teaching, action, vision, and values. -
Learning Presenting Skills by Learning to Swim
Managing yourself Digital ArticleTo teach swimming, coaches take novices through the component skills in progressive stages. The first lesson takes place out of the water, at the side of the pool, where the novice learns the arm stroke and the leg stroke separately. Then the novice gets into the shallow end of the pool and practices the arm […]