Web 2.0 Expo in SF This Week!

By Paula Tesch

Every internet junkie’s favorite expo is comin’ to town. The Web 2.0 Expo will be held this week at Moscone West in San Francisco. The event lasts from Tuesday, March 31st through Friday, April 3rd.

Nancy Duarte will be leading a workshop called Tools for Visual Storytelling. A refreshing change from the traditional seminar, Nancy’s session will me modeled after the Duarte workshop series based on her book, slide:ology.

Tools for Visual Storytelling

Date: Tuesday, March 31
Time: 9am
Location: 2001, Moscone West
Description: This interactive workshop helps presenters to develop presentations that engage their audience and turn them into participants. Presentations are collaboration between the presenter and the audience and never has the collaboration been more important or the ability to develop and deliver clear, concise and compelling stories been so critical. In this workshop, you’ll be given a set of tools for developing presentations that guide you through the process. You will learn how to build visual aids in a way that help the audience’s ability to process information. You will learn how to frame and craft your story so that it captures minds and imaginations. Using the principles in her book slide:ology, Nancy Duarte combines lecture with interactive exercises that will transform the way presenters express themselves and create stories that resonate.

Hope to see you there!

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90%

average workshop satisfaction score

Influencing Connect with others and get my ideas adopted

Presenting Engage and influence any audience.

Storytelling Persuade using the power of story.

Visual thinking Bring ideas to life visually.

9 out of 10

learners likely to recommend a Duarte workshop.

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Learn to use story in my presentations

Listening effectively

or leave behind presentations

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To craft persuasive presentations

Visually communicating complex ideas

Write, design and deliver inspiring presentations

9 out of 10

learners agree that the Duarte workshop they took will help them do their job better.

9 out of 10

learners said they will see a positive impact in their teams and organization if they consistently apply what they learned at their Duarte workshop.