{"id":55,"date":"2015-10-16T12:31:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-16T12:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/2015\/10\/16\/sparklines\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T12:59:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T12:59:02","slug":"sparklines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/sparklines\/","title":{"rendered":"Sparklines"},"content":{"rendered":"

The most important part of your presentation is p1 (the story). A presentation is not simply a list of facts<\/a>: it is your personal interpretation of those facts for the benefit of this specific audience. The challenge for most presenters is construction of this story as something other than a list of facts. To do this we should use sparklines.<\/span>

<\/span>Sparklines are a concept described by world renowned presentation expert Nancy Duarte in her book “Resonate<\/a>“. She so strongly believes in the value of her book that it there is a FREE multimedia version available online too<\/a>. The sparklines describe the sections within a talk that work together to power the talk to its conclusion. It is not simply “three points” beloved by preachers and lectures but three mini-stories or dramas or points of opposition to your goal that are worked through to lead the audience to the destination you have signposted at the introduction to your piece.<\/span>

<\/span>Nancy explains it better than I could in this video that you can view on Vimeo:<\/span>

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