Review on presentation Zen Book
A review based on the book entitled
Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds
The book is all about how to approach presentation design as a visual aid rather than a document. Rather than do a review of the book, on how presentation developers might apply some of the rules.
Presentation Zen was the book that bridged the gap and helped me understand that PowerPoint (or any visual aid for that matter) shouldn 't be a means of present lots of information, but rather a way to help my audience to focus on the important information and just as importantly, pay attention to me! After all, I am the presenter, not PowerPoint. And this book helped me apply the ideas John Medina had presented that vision trumps all other senses and people don 't pay attention to boring things. So, now I was liberated to try my hand and presentations which were primarily visual rather than textual.
But what about content? How do I determine what 's important? As my boss and I were talking about Presentation Zen, and I was passing around my now-tattered and coffee-stained copy to everyone in the office.
If you are looking to pump up your presentations I suggest you check out the following two sections of the Presentation Zen website (http://www.presentationzen.com). First I suggest checking out the page titled “Top Ten Slide Tips“. I’ll give you the top five of his top ten slide tips:
1. Keep It Simple
2. Limit Bullet Points and Text
3. Limit Transitions and Builds (animations)
4. Use High Quality Graphics
5. Have a Visual Theme but avoid using PowerPoint Templates
After you have created visually compelling slides you now must present these slides to your audience. Now you should check out the page entitled, “Top Ten Delivery Tips“. Again I will give you the top five of his top ten delivery tips:
1. Show Your Passion
2. Start Strong
3. Keep It Short
4. Move Away From the Podium
5. Use a Remote Control Device
Who Is This Book For? For
Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds
The book is all about how to approach presentation design as a visual aid rather than a document. Rather than do a review of the book, on how presentation developers might apply some of the rules.
Presentation Zen was the book that bridged the gap and helped me understand that PowerPoint (or any visual aid for that matter) shouldn 't be a means of present lots of information, but rather a way to help my audience to focus on the important information and just as importantly, pay attention to me! After all, I am the presenter, not PowerPoint. And this book helped me apply the ideas John Medina had presented that vision trumps all other senses and people don 't pay attention to boring things. So, now I was liberated to try my hand and presentations which were primarily visual rather than textual.
But what about content? How do I determine what 's important? As my boss and I were talking about Presentation Zen, and I was passing around my now-tattered and coffee-stained copy to everyone in the office.
If you are looking to pump up your presentations I suggest you check out the following two sections of the Presentation Zen website (http://www.presentationzen.com). First I suggest checking out the page titled “Top Ten Slide Tips“. I’ll give you the top five of his top ten slide tips:
1. Keep It Simple
2. Limit Bullet Points and Text
3. Limit Transitions and Builds (animations)
4. Use High Quality Graphics
5. Have a Visual Theme but avoid using PowerPoint Templates
After you have created visually compelling slides you now must present these slides to your audience. Now you should check out the page entitled, “Top Ten Delivery Tips“. Again I will give you the top five of his top ten delivery tips:
1. Show Your Passion
2. Start Strong
3. Keep It Short
4. Move Away From the Podium
5. Use a Remote Control Device
Who Is This Book For? For
Bibliography: 1. http://www.presentationzen.com 2. Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds 3. http://philpresents.wordpress.com/tag/garr-reynolds