Presentation Zen
Subtitle: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery
By: Garr Reynolds
Series: Voices That Matter
Publisher: New Riders
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Berkeley, CA, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780321525659
Copyright date: 2008
Subjects: Image processing: graphics (static images); PowerPoint; Computer Graphics; Microcomputer Communication Software; Computers; Computers - Integrated Software; Computer Books: General; Business Communication - General; Presentation Software; Business & Economics / Business Communication; Microsoft PowerPoint (Computer file); Microsoft PowerPoint (Computer software); Business presentations.; Multimedia systems in business presentations.; Business presentations -- Graphic methods -- Computer programs.; Computer graphics.; Business -- Computer software.
Description: 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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Notes: Includes index.

"Combining solid principles of design with the tenets of Zen simplicity, this book will help you along the path to simpler, more effective presentations" -- Cover.
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Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: presenting in today's world; title: Preparation; title: Creativity, limitations and constraints; title: Planning analog; title: Simple slides; title: Design; title: Simplicity: why it matters; title: Presentation design: principles and techniques; title: sample slides; title: Delivery; title: the art of being completely present; title: connecting with an audience; title: The next step; title: the journey begins.