Author:Garr Reynolds Binding: Paperback ISBN: 0321525655 Availability:
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Presentation designer and internationally acclaimed communications expert Garr Reynolds, creator of the most popular Web site on presentation design and delivery on the net - presentationzen.com - shares his experience in a provocative mix of illumination, inspiration, education, and guidance that will change the way you think about making presentations with PowerPoint or Keynote. Presentation Zen challenges the conventional wisdom of making "slide presentations" in today-s world and encourages you to think differently and more creatively about the preparation, design, and delivery of your presentations. Garr shares lessons and perspectives that draw upon practical advice from the fields of communication and business. Combining solid principles of design with the tenets of Zen simplicity, this book will help you along the path to simpler, more effective presentations.
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Seth Godin is right (as per usual):
When I first read Seth Godin's review all I saw was "Please don't buy this book!" and was about to turn away before I read the rest "Once people start making better presentations, mine won't look so good. (But if you truly want to learn what works and how to do it right, Garr is the man to learn from.)" After reading the book I gave my competitors the same advice, while handing my friends a copy. This is an excellent book; that anyone who wants to get ahead in their career should read.
If you're interested in presentations, then you have to read it:
This book is worth reading and I think it's also worth having, as it's own design is very good.
It provides useful knowledge on how to do presentations today, some years ago the rule of no more than seven words per point and no more than seven points was the way to go (still, if most of the presentations would stick to this it would be an improvement) but today that is no longer valid and I agree with that point.
Several ideas:
-Make a story board, do not start with the software that is... more info
Best rook I've read on this subject:
I've been a college professor for a long time. Which means I didn't start to use computers or slideware until my fifties. When it became clear that our school preferred that its professors use PowerPoint in their classrooms and in professional development presentations, I dutifully learned the mechanics of this platform, and made some terrible mistakes along the way. On the one hand, students like PPT, because it's visual and "concrete"; they can print it out and have it in hand. But my presentatuions lost... more info
The Sound of One Hand Presenting:
Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity. - Charles Mingus Garr Reynolds combines his communications expertise (narrative and design), his experience as a jazz musician, and the tenets of Zen simplicity to undertake a noble endeavor: improve the quality and effectiveness of slide ware presentations. His book, Presentation Zen, summarizes key points at the end of each chapter, and uses visual examples throughout to illustrate... more info
