Presentation Zen (2008) (edit title/settings)

Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit see section history

Characters/People edit see section history

• Steve Jobs: Add a description of this character.
• Mccloud
• Ben Zander
• Bill Gates
• Edward Tufte
• Kuler
• Nancy Duarte
• Rosling
• Chip Heath: Author of Made to Stick
• Dan Heath: Author of Made to Stick

Quotes edit see section history

• “If everything is important, then nothing is important. If everything is a priority, then nothing is a priority.”

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• “sticky” ideas have six key principles in common: simplicity, unexpectedness, concreteness, credibility, emotions, and stories.

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• Don’t hand out printouts of your slides. They don’t work without you there.

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• Fourth, create a written document. A leave-behind.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• Third, no dissolves, spins or other transitions. Keep it simple.

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• First, make slides that reinforce your words, not repeat them.

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• The six aptitudes are: design, story, symphony, empathy, play, and meaning.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Japan
• Silicon Valley
• Helvetica
• Osaka
• Png
• Kyoto

Table of Contents edit see section history

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by On Writing Well, and followed by Made to Stick.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Garr Reynolds (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 005.58

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Computers & Internet › Software › Business
• Books › Business & Investing › Skills › Running Meetings & Presentations
• Books › Business & Investing › Skills › Communications
• Books › Computers & Internet › Web Development