Most presentations are laden with unnecessary data, try to cover too much, and do little to change the audience's mind. Here are four steps to putting together a presentation that is focused, relevant ...

Available exclusively through HBR.org: Ebook + Video Case Study! The “HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations” Ebook is filled with useful tips and examples from communication expert Nancy Duarte, ...

How many of us realize that giving a presentation or making a speech is all about persuasion, influence, and emotional intelligence? Impactful presenters understand the power of empathy to understand ...

When it comes to persuasive communication, if you wander, you are lost. Too often, presentations fail to deliver results because they don't follow a clear path to a concrete call to action. 1. Know ...

B. J. Fogg called it captology, the science of how you get computers (think apps) to persuade people to do things. Fogg and his compatriots at Stanford have raised captology to a fine pitch, making it ...

Abhijit Bhaduri is a talent management expert and an executive coach to leaders. He is a certified Independent Director and one of the most followed writers on how technology is changing the world of ...