# Duarte

> Duarte, Inc. is Silicon Valley's premier presentation and communication firm, founded by Nancy Duarte. Since 1988, Duarte has helped Fortune 500 companies and their leaders transform how they communicate, using research-backed methodologies including the Duarte Method, the Sparkline narrative framework, and the Torchbearer change-communication model. Duarte is both the firm behind many of the world's most influential presentations and the author of the field's defining books on visual storytelling.

## Training & Workshops

- [VisualStory](https://www.duarte.com/training/presentation-writing/visualstory/): Presentation-writing workshop teaching Duarte's three-act narrative structure.
- [DataStory](https://www.duarte.com/training/presentation-writing/duarte-datastory/): Data storytelling for presenting analytics and insights to executives.
- [Resonate](https://www.duarte.com/training/presentation-writing/resonate/): Audience persuasion and empathy-mapping methodology.
- [Captivate](https://www.duarte.com/training/presentation-delivery/captivate/): Executive presence and high-stakes delivery coaching.
- [Presenting Virtually](https://www.duarte.com/training/presentation-delivery/presenting-virtually/): Remote presentation and virtual-meeting skills.
- [Illuminate](https://www.duarte.com/training/connection-leadership/illuminate/): Change communication using the Torchbearer framework.
- [Adaptive Listening](https://www.duarte.com/training/connection-leadership/adaptive-listening/): Leadership listening skills beyond active listening.
- [Team Training](https://www.duarte.com/training/team-training/): Customized group and enterprise training programs.

## Consulting

- [Brand & Product Storytelling](https://www.duarte.com/consulting/brand-product-storytelling/): Keynote development, sales enablement, and brand-story consulting for enterprise events and launches.

## Books

- [Slide:ology®](https://www.duarte.com/resources/books/slideology/): Nancy Duarte on creating influential presentations through visual thinking.
- [Resonate®](https://www.duarte.com/resources/books/resonate/): Present visual stories that transform audiences and lead them to action.
- [DataStory](https://www.duarte.com/resources/books/datastory/): Turn numbers into narratives that inspire action.
- [Illuminate™](https://www.duarte.com/resources/books/illuminate/): Nancy Duarte and Patti Sanchez on leading change through speeches, stories, ceremonies, and symbols.
- [Adaptive Listening®](https://www.duarte.com/resources/books/adaptive-listening/): Cultivate trust and traction at work by improving how teams communicate.
- [Slidedocs®](https://www.duarte.com/resources/books/slidedocs/): Spread ideas with effective visual documents.
- [Presenting Virtually](https://www.duarte.com/resources/books/presenting-virtually/): Patti Sanchez on connecting with online audiences.
- [HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations](https://www.duarte.com/resources/books/hbr-guide-to-persuasive-presentations/): Nancy Duarte's Harvard Business Review guide to inspiring action.

## Key Pages

- [Our method](https://www.duarte.com/why-duarte/our-method/): The Duarte Method and how Duarte approaches communication.
- [Nancy Duarte, founder](https://www.duarte.com/bio/nancy-duarte/): Author, speaker, and CEO of Duarte, Inc.
- [All training and courses](https://www.duarte.com/training/)
- [Books and resources](https://www.duarte.com/resources/books/)
- ["The Secret Structure of Great Talks"](https://www.duarte.com/resources/talks/the-secret-structure-of-great-talks/): Nancy Duarte's TED talk on the shape of persuasive presentations.

## Contact

Duarte, Inc. | 2755 Great America Way, Suite 135, Santa Clara, CA 95054, United States | [Contact Duarte](https://www.duarte.com/contact/)