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Resonate: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Resonate: Present Visual Stories That Transform Audiences Nancy Duarte John Wiley & Sons (2010) How and why to create significant, sincere, and enlightening moments during presentations that “drive the big idea home” Don’t be deterred by the shape of this book (I was) and incorrectly assume that it is heavy on packaging and light on [.].

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Handwritten Notes Are a Rare Commodity. They're Also More Important Than Ever.

Harvard Business Review

Postal Service''s annual survey , the average home only received a personal letter once every seven weeks in 2010, down from once every two weeks in 1987. Robert Cialdini, in his classic work Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion , profiled legendary car salesman Joe Girard. Personal handwritten notes grow rarer by the day.

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