October 2009
Beginner
256 pages
5h 54m
English
book
The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to Be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience
by Carmine Gallo
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Prologue
1. Jon Fortt, “Steve Jobs, Tech’s Last Celebrity CEO,” Fortune, December 19, 2008, http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/19/technology/fortt_tech_ceos.fortune/?postversion=2008121915 (accessed January 30, 2009).
2. Wikipedia, “Charisma,” includes Max Weber quote, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/charisma (accessed January 30, 2009).
3. Nancy Duarte, Slide:ology (Sebastopol, CA: O’Reilly Media, 2008), xviii.
4. Michael Hiltzik, “Apple’s Condition Linked to Steve Jobs’s Health,” Los Angeles Times, January 5, 2009, latimes.com/business/la-fi-hiltzik5-2009jan05,0,7305482.story (accessed January 30, 2009).
5. Stephen Wilbers, “Good Writing for Good Results: A Brief Guide for Busy Administrators,” The College Board Review, no. 154 (1989–90), via ...
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