FranklinCovey On Leadership Nancy Duarte: Communicating With Passion and Empathy Will Transforms the way you Lead
Sep 2, 2025
In this engaging conversation, Nancy Duarte, a communication expert and CEO of Duarte Inc., shares her inspiring journey from a challenging childhood to becoming a storyteller extraordinaire. She discusses the transformative power of empathy and passion in leadership communication. Nancy delves into effective storytelling techniques, emphasizing the importance of authenticity. She also touches on evolving presentation skills within organizations and the role of leadership in fostering these competencies, highlighting that true connection with the audience is key to impactful communication.
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Play Became Career
- Nancy played with arranging objects and telling stories as a child and later saw slides as the same activity.
- That childhood escape in an emotionally starved home seeded her career in presentation and design.
Early Mac Sparked A Business
- Nancy and her husband bought an early Mac and won big clients like NASA and Apple after learning graphic design at the library.
- Their early adoption of the Mac turned them into one of the first presentation vendors for major tech clients.
Jobs Made Movements
- Nancy analyzed Steve Jobs' iPhone keynote and highlights his ability to create movement, not just give speeches.
- Jobs staged the symbolic death of Mac OS 9 to force a definitive ending so developers could move forward.
