Fast Chat: Steve Jobs' Quintessential Salesmanship

Nancy Duarte on how Apple icon transformed the pitch

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When it comes to great presenters, Nancy Duarte says there's no one better than Steve Jobs.

Duarte, whose company offers presentation training and services, has written several books on the topic, and in both her writing (as in her book Resonate) and speaking cites Jobs as the gold standard. In a recent talk at TEDxEast, Duarte broke down the structure of Jobs' launch presentation for the iPhone, comparing it (really) to Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.

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