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Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery (Voices That Matter)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.58
EAN: 9780321525659
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0321525655
Label: New Riders Press
Manufacturer: New Riders Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: January 04, 2008
Publisher: New Riders Press
Studio: New Riders Press
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FOREWORD BY GUY KAWASAKI
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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Rating:  - Lessons from a master...
I ditto what all have said. Garr Reynolds created what should be thought of as a Bible for Presentations. One area that has not been addressed in these reviews is the utility of this book for professional (i.e., medical, scientific) presentations. I find that using Reynold's basic tenets for the Introduction and Conclusion of a presentation, and inserting the hard data in the middle creates a novel and arresting change to the typical "Death-by-Powerpoint" scientific presentations. His ideas regarding ... Read More
Rating: - This book has transformed my presentations, overnight!
I make a lot of presentations at conferences and business meetings. The ratings I receive are almost always Very Good to Excellent.
Over the last decade, these presentations have evolved from PowerPoint to Keynote, and improved incrementally. I'd seen reviews of the book, but did not buy it until getting a recommendation, in a casual conversation at the New Media Expo.
After reading Presentation Zen, I felt the absolute need to redesign ALL my presentations. I reworked the first ... Read More
Rating:  - Give this to your boss
I remember getting my hands on Harvard Graphics way back when and being so excited about how it would revolutionize presentations. But basically, though the software has improved since then, we use it the same way. Reynolds shows it doesn't have to be that way; you don't have to shoot your audience full of bullet points. I think you could probably get the gist of his message by reading his excellent blog - the book could have gone further beyond that, I think. In any case, if you suffer from presentation ... Read More
Rating: - The Journey of Creating Effective Presentations
99 percent of PowerPoint presentation sucks. So begins Presentation Zen with an introduction from Guy Kawasaki. Or I should say, the book opens with a presentation from Kawasaki. Before getting to business, author Garr Reynolds explains that Presentation Zen is an approach not a method.
This book doesn't give you step one, two, three. If it did, the book would turn into a method. An approach provides guidelines and direction. Reynolds looks back at the history of PowerPoint along with experts' ... Read More
Rating: - Bullseye!
Garr Ryenolds has hit the target, right smack in the center, on identifying the misuse of software such as PowerPoint in presentations. Reynolds takes us on an enjoyable, enlightening journey of identifying and avoiding "really bad PowerPoint" presentations, replacing them with really good ones! The author knows how to motivate the reader to strive for excellence in presentations, and provides effective methods for doing just that. As a bonus, the book is a delight to read.
Anton J. Lachner, Ph.D., J.D. ... Read More
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