Acknowledgments

This book would not have been possible without a lot of help and support. I’d like to thank the following people for their contributions and encouragement:

Nancy Duarte and Mark Duarte and all the amazing staff at Duarte, Inc. in Silicon Valley, including Nicole Reginelli and Paula Tesch for their constant support.

At New Riders: Michael Nolan who asked me to write this book originally and Karyn Johnson who oversaw the book development this time around and gave me the freedom to do it my way (yeah, like the song). Kelly Kordes Anton and Roxanna Aliaga, for bringing more clarity to my writing and uncovering errors and offering advice for improvement. Mimi Heft for her help with the design and the cover. Hilal Sala, for her great help and guidance in the first edition, and to Cory Borman, for his talent and guidance in production on this edition.