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... read more
“If everything is important, then nothing is important. If everything is a priority, then nothing is a priority.”
“sticky” ideas have six key principles in common: simplicity, unexpectedness, concreteness, credibility, emotions, and stories.Highlighted by 469 Kindle customers
Don’t hand out printouts of your slides. They don’t work without you there.Highlighted by 301 Kindle customers
Fourth, create a written document. A leave-behind.Highlighted by 290 Kindle customers
Symphony is about utilizing our whole mind—logic, analysis, synthesis, intuition—to make sense of our world (i.e., our topic), find the big picture, and determine what is important and what is not before the day of our talk. It’s also about deciding what matters and letting go of the rest.Highlighted by 280 Kindle customers
The principles I am most mindful of through every step of the presentation process are restraint, simplicity, and naturalness: Restraint in preparation. Simplicity in design. Naturalness in delivery.Highlighted by 279 Kindle customers
Third, no dissolves, spins or other transitions. Keep it simple.Highlighted by 259 Kindle customers
First, make slides that reinforce your words, not repeat them.Highlighted by 258 Kindle customers
The six aptitudes are: design, story, symphony, empathy, play, and meaning.Highlighted by 246 Kindle customers
What you can learn from professional designers is that (1) constraints and limitations are a powerful ally, not an enemy, and (2) creating your own self-imposed constraints, limitations, and parameters is often fundamental to good, creative work.Highlighted by 187 Kindle customers
No more than six words on a slide. EVER. There is no presentation so complex that this rule needs to be broken. Second, don’t use cheesy images. Use professional stock photo images.Highlighted by 107 Kindle customers
INTRODUCTION
Presenting in Today's World
PREPARATION
Creativity, Limitations, and Constraints
Planning Analog
Crafting the Story
DESIGN
Simplicity: Why it Matters
Presentation Design: Principles and Techniques
Sample Slides
DELIVERY
The Art of Being Completely Present
Connecting With an Audience
THE NEXT STEP
The Journey Begins
Preceded by On Writing Well, and followed by Made to Stick.
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