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Free templates, guides, and tools to help you write, design and deliver better presentations.

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Guides and tools

Audience Needs Map™

This free tool gives you 7 steps to better grasp your audience, aiding in crafting presentations that truly connect.

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Guides and tools

Diagrammer®

Choose from over 4,000 free downloadable PowerPoint®-ready diagrams you can customize for slides and documents.

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Guides and tools

Resonate® ebook

A free multimedia version of Nancy Duarte’s award-winning book, Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences.

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How to adapt to your audience’s evolving needs

Use this free resource, to learn about your audience’s evolving needs on a change journey, and what they need to hear from you on each step.

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4 ways to prepare for a hostile audience

Preparing for a presentation that feels more like a fight? Build confidence before you walk in the room with this free resource.

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Data leadership skills diagnostic

Unlock the power of data storytelling skills. Use this tool to identify skills gaps and map a custom learning journey to hone your data leadership prowess.

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Sales kickoff canvas

Nail your next sales kickoff talk in just 4 easy steps using our free tool.

The Glance Test™

Your audience should be able to understand the main point of your slide in 3 seconds or less. Quickly test your slide’s glance-power with this free tool.

5 motivating story plots every leader needs to know

Learn about the five archetypal motivating story plots and the leaders who used them — Jobs, Chanel, Gebbia, and more.

Audience Needs Map™

This free tool gives you 7 steps to better grasp your audience, aiding in crafting presentations that truly connect.

The power of a great sales presentation

A guide to help you embrace modular sales presentations and make your sales soar.

Slidedocs® ebook

Learn how to create powerful, skimmable documents with Nancy Duarte’s free ebook, Slidedocs®.

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Pocket guide to presentations

Get quick tips for creating effective presentations and improving public speaking skills using the Duarte Method™.

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Chart annotation toolkit

View expert examples and learn methods for overlaying visual annotations onto a chart.

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Animated charts

Clever animated examples of charts that reveal data over time, for you to download and deconstruct.

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