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How Your Smartphone Will Transform Your Elevator Pitch
Innovation Digital ArticleListening to good entrepreneurs make their pitch is great fun. How well, or poorly, they align their passion and persuasiveness to the product details reveals a lot. Are they pushing an idea or telling a story? Is it all about their own charisma or is the innovative idea the real hero? Are we having a […] -
5 Types of Stories Leaders Need to Tell
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Laying the Groundwork
Want to engage stakeholders? One simple question can go a long way. -
Present Your Data Like a Pro
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleDemystify the numbers. Your audience will thank you. -
Managing Yourself: How to Save Good Ideas
Business communication Magazine ArticleOutlining lessons from his new book, John P. Kotter explores some simple ways to fight off attackers and ensure that your best initiatives succeed. -
Getting an Audience to Remember Your Presentation
Communication Digital ArticleDesigning better presentations with cognitive science. -
Beware the Truthiness of Charts
Analytics and data science Digital ArticleGraphs make things believable, for better or worse. -
How to Tell a Story with Data
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleFive rules for doing it right. -
3 Group Presentation Pitfalls - and How to Avoid Them
Communication Digital ArticleStrategies for a polished, unified final product. -
Follow the Rules of Three
Becoming a better communicator takes more than memorizing tips - it's a process. Follow three rules to make sure you're getting your points across. In... -
Create a Presentation Your Audience Will Care About
Communication Digital ArticleBrainstorm like crazy - and cut mercilessly. -
Telling Tales
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleA carefully chosen story can help the leader of an organization translate an abstract concept into a meaningful mandate for employees. The key is to know... -
Good Presentations Need to Make People Uncomfortable
Communication Digital ArticleBeing persuasive starts with cognitive dissonance. -
Yes, Virtual Presenting Is Weird
Communication Digital ArticleHow to read the Zoom. -
The Science of Strong Business Writing
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleBrain scans are showing us in new detail exactly what entices readers. Scientists can see a group of midbrain neurons--the "reward circuit"--light up... -
Making the Major Sale
Marketing Magazine ArticleAn eight-step process to help companies learn to cope creatively with large and complex selling tasks—and have lasting results. -
For Better Presentations, Start with a Villain
Business communication Digital ArticleThen add a victim. Then be the hero. -
The Best Presentations Are Tailored to the Audience
Communication Digital ArticleNine questions to ask before you open your mouth. -
Consultant's Comeuppance (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Sales & Marketing Magazine ArticleFor ten years, Jeff Patterson's firm, Flynn Fuller Consulting, has worked on projects for financial services giant GloBank. Now Jeff's contact, Bill Holland,... -
Speak up Without Upspeak
Help yourself and others understand the reason behind upspeak - and encourage users to break the habit. In partnership with BigThink Edge.
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Engage a Remote Audience
Communication ToolGiving a remote presentation? You'll need to work harder to capture and keep your audience's attention. Explore five tactics that will hook and captivate... -
Prepare to Present with Confidence
Communication ToolTwo key activities that you might be tempted to skip-preparation and practice-can elevate your presentations and boost your confidence. -
Harvard ManageMentor: Presentation Skills
25.00View Details In this course, students will learn how to analyze an audience and their setting (whether in-person or remote) to more effectively prepare for and deliver... -
Public Speaking: Tips for Getting Off to a Great Start
Management Case Study8.95View Details Speaking with groups of people is a critical leadership skill. During their careers, leaders need to engage with stakeholders including employees, investors,... -
Microsoft: Xbox Division
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Rob Jones, a Business Development manager intern, has been asked to make a recommendation regarding the purchase of a key piece of intellectual property... -
FIELD Immersion: Orchestrating a Compelling Presentation
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details This note was written to help you organize and orchestrate your FIELD Immersion final project presentation to your Project Partners. It is designed to... -
Plan Your Best Presentation
Communication ToolPlanning a presentation? Answering four crucial questions can help you set the stage for success. -
Persuasion
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Examines the principles that apply in any persuasive business situation. Describes how to analyze the goals and audience; how to devise a persuasive message;... -
Present Data with Impact
Discover strategies for turning data sets into effective visuals that engage your audience and support your presentation's core message. -
Presentations (HBR 20-Minute Manager Series)
Communication Book12.95View Details Deliver powerful presentations that impress and move your audience. Feeling stressed about your upcoming presentation? Whether you're nervous about how... -
Give Your Speech, Change the World: How to Move the Audience to Action
Communication BookDo you remember the topic of the last speech you heard? If not, you're not alone. In fact, studies show that audiences remember only 10% to 30% of speech... -
HBR Tools: SWOT Analysis
Strategy & Execution Tool49.95View Details Why do a SWOT analysis? Information about both the external environment and your organization's internal capabilities is crucial to informing your goals... -
Effective Business Presentations
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Effective presentations do not just happen, they are the result of careful planning and practice. The more appropriate to audience, situation, and topic... -
HBR Guides Boxed Set (7 Books)
Master your most pressing professional challenges with this seven-volume set that collects the smartest best practices from leading experts all in one... -
Business Case Development
Finance & Accounting Tool99.00View Details You recognize a great opportunity to help your organization, but how do you communicate it? Learn how to create and present a compelling business case... -
Harvard Business Review 20-Minute Manager Ultimate Boxed Set (16 Books)
200.00View Details This 16-volume, specially priced boxed set makes a perfect gift for aspiring leaders who are short on time but need advice fast, on topics from creating... -
MINI USA: Finding a New Advertising Agency (A)
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Selling an intangible like advertising services is a difficult task. The first step is to understand how brands buy these services. What are they looking... -
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Communication, Vol. 2 (Paperback + Ebook)
Communication Special Offer34.95View Details Is your message getting through? The right communication tactics can motivate your people--and fuel your business. Get more of the ideas you want, from... -
HBR Guide to Building Your Business Case Toolkit
Communication BookYou've got a great idea that will increase profitability or productivity--but how do you get approval for the budget and resources to make it happen?... -
The Solution Shop and Storytelling Process
Management Case Study8.95View Details Who doesn't feel some anxiety when faced with making a presentation to an audience of practitioners and executives? Presentations are often the most stressful...
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Engage a Remote Audience
Communication ToolGiving a remote presentation? You'll need to work harder to capture and keep your audience's attention. Explore five tactics that will hook and captivate... -
How Your Smartphone Will Transform Your Elevator Pitch
Innovation Digital ArticleListening to good entrepreneurs make their pitch is great fun. How well, or poorly, they align their passion and persuasiveness to the product details reveals a lot. Are they pushing an idea or telling a story? Is it all about their own charisma or is the innovative idea the real hero? Are we having a […] -
Prepare to Present with Confidence
Communication ToolTwo key activities that you might be tempted to skip-preparation and practice-can elevate your presentations and boost your confidence. -
Harvard ManageMentor: Presentation Skills
25.00View Details In this course, students will learn how to analyze an audience and their setting (whether in-person or remote) to more effectively prepare for and deliver... -
Public Speaking: Tips for Getting Off to a Great Start
Management Case Study8.95View Details Speaking with groups of people is a critical leadership skill. During their careers, leaders need to engage with stakeholders including employees, investors,... -
5 Types of Stories Leaders Need to Tell
Communication Digital ArticleFocus on trust, teaching, action, vision, and values. -
Microsoft: Xbox Division
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Rob Jones, a Business Development manager intern, has been asked to make a recommendation regarding the purchase of a key piece of intellectual property... -
Laying the Groundwork
Want to engage stakeholders? One simple question can go a long way. -
Present Your Data Like a Pro
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleDemystify the numbers. Your audience will thank you. -
FIELD Immersion: Orchestrating a Compelling Presentation
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details This note was written to help you organize and orchestrate your FIELD Immersion final project presentation to your Project Partners. It is designed to...