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Communication training for everyone

Elevate your presentation and communication skills

Persuasion is the key to entrepreneurial success. That’s why the world’s leading brands, thought leaders, and rising stars keep coming back to Duarte to improve their presentation and communication skills.

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What does your team get out of communication skills training?

Results. The proof comes from your peers.

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Purchase a second or third workshop

Our workshops make a difference, which is why 98% of our customers buy from us a second time.

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You’ll get world-class instructors who have been vetted by your peers time and time again.

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Boost job performance

Attendees rated Duarte workshops as an excellent use of time and as positively impacting their workplace performance.

Now’s the time to level up your team

Is your team struggling to drive sales? Are presentations made by your leaders falling flat? What do you need to do to bring your team to its highest level?

Learn the value of persuasion by our time-tested courses, based on over 35 years of experience and our research-backed best-selling books. You can begin with individual courses or opt for a comprehensive program targeting a specific area of professional development.

Begin your learning journey by choosing a program that aligns with your goals.

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Adaptive Listening®

Meet the listening methodology from the Cicero Speechwriting Award-Winning TED Talk. Move beyond active listening and meet evolving speakers needs with proven techniques to Support, Immerse, Advance, and Discern real-tiem information.

Whether in person or online, these workshops provide facilitated discussion, small group collaboration, and hands-on practice to refine your listening skills.

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Live Online Workshop

$990.00

  • Spread over two days, with two 90-minute sessions each day
  • One 30-minute break per day
  • Physical or digital kit
  • Certificate of Completion

Dates: Coming Soon

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In-Person Workshop

$990.00

  • One day, packed with four 90-minute sessions
  • Three 15-minute breaks and 45-minute lunch
  • Physical kit
  • Certificate of Completion

Dates: Coming Soon

Captivate™

Overcome bad habits, conquer fears, and increase your confidence in any speaking setting. Discover your strengths and build on them to improve your delivery.

Captivate™ workshops provide facilitated discussion, small group collaboration, and hands-on practice to upskill your public speaking skills.

Named the World’s #1 TOP Communication Development Program by Global Gurus for the third consecutive year.

Whether in person, live online, one-on-one speaker coaching, or executive speaker coaching, choose the mode of learning that best meets your needs.

Duarte DataStory®

Choose in-person or live online workshops to clarify, explain, and maximize the potential of your data with data storytelling training.

Use story structure to create clear executive summaries that fuel understanding, support decision making, and drive action.

Duarte DataStory® workshops provide facilitated discussion, small group collaboration, and hands-on practice to refine your data recommendations.

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In-Person Workshop

$990.00

  • One day, packed with four 90-minute sessions
  • Three 15-minute breaks and a 45-minute lunch
  • Physical kit
  • Certificate of Completion

Dates: Coming Soon

Duarte Slide Design

Expert presentation design training. Anywhere, anytime.

Create attractive slide decks using presentation software, even if you’re not a designer. Our training, tips, and tricks will help you work smarter, faster, and more efficiently.

This on-demand course provides informational lessons, quizzes, and exercises to refine your presentation design skills.

Illuminate™

Craft an effective communication strategy that sparks and sustains change with empathetic speeches, stories, ceremonies, and symbols that motivate and inspire teams.

Whether in-person or live online, Illuminate™ workshops provide facilitated discussion, small group collaboration, and hands-on practice to refine your skills and encourage successful change management.

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Live Online Workshop

$990.00

  • Spread over two days, with two 90-minute sessions each day
  • One 30-minute break per day
  • Physical or digital kit
  • Certificate of Completion

Dates: Coming Soon

Presentation Principles™

Refine presentation principles at your own pace. Follow a step-by-step method to write compelling stories, amplify ideas visually, and present with confidence.

This on-demand course provides informational lessons, quizzes, and self-guided exercises to hone your basic presentation skills.

Presenting Data Insights

Learn how to distill data analysis down into concise recommendations and deliver takeaways in clear, succinct language that lands with conviction.

Presenting Data Insights combines core components of data storytelling with strategies trusted by the world’s top communicators.

Presenting Virtually™

Virtual presentation skills training presented…virtually.

Use our time-tested techniques, tips, and tricks to better connect and communicate with remote audiences, increasing your reach and influence.

This on-demand course provides informational lessons, quizzes, and exercises to hone your virtual presentation skills.

Resonate®

Whether live online or in person these workshops provide facilitated discussion, small group collaboration, and hands-on practice to refine your recommendation.

This on-demand course provides informational lessons, quizzes, and hands-on practice to refine your skills.

Slidedocs®

Build helpful pre-reads and impactful leave-behinds with presentation software to support knowledge sharing and decision-making at your organization.

This on-demand course provides informational lessons, quizzes, and hands-on exercises to hone your skills and leave a lasting impression.

Slide:ology®

Learn visual thinking and design principles to transform information into effective and memorable graphics for presentations.

In-person and live online workshops provide facilitated discussion, small group collaboration, and hands-on practice to hone your persuasive presentation skills through clear, crisp design.

Storytelling for Business Presentations™

Powered by Nancy Duarte’s award-winning book Resonate®, Storytelling for Business Presentations™ reveals the narrative forms and classic story structures trusted by Fortune 50 companies and global brands.

Where most storytelling is often framed as a creative skill, Storytelling for Business Presentations™ teaches how to approach it as a replicable discipline. Participants work with a real presentation structure throughout the training and leave with an outline they can immediately put to use.

A person participating in Duarte's Storytelling for Business Presentations on-demand training to learn better audience-first storytelling.

Live Online Workshop

$990.00

  • Spread over two days, with two 90-minute sessions each day
  • One 30-minute break per day
  • Physical or digital kit
  • Certificate of Completion

Dates: Coming Soon

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In-Person Workshop

$990.00

  • One day, packed with four 90-minute sessions
  • Three 15-minute breaks and a 45-minute lunch
  • Physical kit
  • Certificate of Completion

Dates: Coming Soon

VisualStory®

Designed for visual learners, our sessions focus on creativity, emotion, and effective visual storytelling.

Analyze your audience and organize your ideas into a story structure that will move them. Transform content into visual concepts and build a storyboard for your presentation.

Whether in-person or live online, VisualStory® workshops provide facilitated discussion, small group collaboration, and hands-on practice.

“When I see an opportunity for communication training within Visa, I refer Duarte. In my opinion, they are seen as leaders of storytelling as a discipline.”

“One of the best workshops I have ever done, and the presenter never had me wishing I was somewhere else! Great course.“

“This workshop teaches listening skills that will benefit literally everyone. Whether you’re a non-corporate human that interfaces with another or a manager whose job it is to care for a team, this gets to the core of … how we respond to others.”

“This workshop certainly helped my public speaking skillset, but more importantly it helped me feel more confident and comfortable while presenting.”

“The VisualStory workshop was a great experience for our team. The facilitator was engaging and fun. We applied the information immediately to our presentations. Thank you to Duarte for excellent content that we will be using for years to come.”

“The techniques have proven invaluable as we refine our communication strategies and engage with various stakeholders. Your practical advice and real-world examples have given our teams actionable insights to convey our messages effectively.”

10 or more on your team?

Schedule a chat on our Training Concierge’s calendar, we can answer questions, build packages, and set up training based on your team’s availability.

Create your story with Duarte

Ready to take your messaging to the next level? Persuasion is the most important tool your business has. Build a culture of communication.

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Why add storytelling to your brand’s DNA?

When Cloudflare wanted to scale from a $1B to a $5B company, they knew they needed to upskill their sales team to take it up a notch. They chose Duarte for their communication training.

Read the full case study

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Accessible training

Committed to inclusive communication

Great communicators empathize with their audience. And there’s nothing more empathetic than ensuring every audience member can understand and engage with your message, regardless of their ability. ​Communication training will transform the way you communicate. That’s why accessibility is a core tenet of the Duarte Academy®.

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