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The Right Way to Run an IPO Road Show
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What President Obama Should Say Tonight
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PowerPoint Is Evil, Redux
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Battle-Tested Tips for Effective Explanations
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It’s Time to Retire ‘Crap Circles’
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Authentic Presentations Take Practice
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How Your Smartphone Will Transform Your Elevator Pitch
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Data Science and the Art of Persuasion
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How Leaders Refine the Message
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The Empowerment Plan (C): Generating Persuasive Communications to Raise Funds in a Nonprofit Startup Organization
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Get Your Venture Backed with Persuasive Data Viz: An HBR Collection for Building the Perfect Pitch Deck
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Give Your Speech, Change the World: How to Move the Audience to Action
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Student Guide to the Case Method: Note 4 - Preparing a Written Case Report
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Aesop Inc.: Using Stories to Persuade
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