Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery (Voices That Matter)

This book makes a compelling case that we can do better with our slideware presentations.

Very good book, very good blog:
presentationzen.com
- How can you present in a way people remember you
- why is design so important?
- why are the most presentations so BORING?

A must have for people giving business presentations. WAKE UP! PowerPoint was never designed to be something you shove an entire analysis in. Use the presentation to demonstrate points of interest in your story and improve the quality of listening experience for your audience.

Really interesting and pretty radical. I also loved the forward by Guy Kawasaki -- the best 10-second forward to a book yet. To me all the slides look like ads, but I suppose if ads are eye-catching and get the point across, that's the idea. It'll take some time for me to process and apply the techniques, and for organizations to accept the flashier style he recommends.

Good to read, but the highlight to me is the foreword of Guy Kawasaki (included at least in the German edition of this book). In 15 slides Guy Kawasaki sums up what you'll find in most presentations these days - unfortunately.

An amazing inspirational book. If you even prepare presentations, then read this please....

I read this alongside Slide:ology and Beyond Bullet Points, which complement and enhance each others messages.

I can honestly say that these books have transformed the way I approach, create and design slides. The book is beautiful to look at and embodies the design principles that it endorses.

The book gives you a whole host of examples of slide designs using before and after images, which are a great way to see the impact of subtle, and not so subtle, changes on the way information is presented.

There are so many powerful but simple principles in this book that I am sure I will return to its principles and examples time and time again - my book is already peppered with post-it flags !!

A few pounds that could change your life, your business and your career for ever. Buy it now.

Get rid of the presentation format that makes your audience fall asleep. This book treats presentation as it really should be: A performance. And the performer needs to prepare and focus on the core messages, the audience, and the format - and bring it all together. It is very inspiring and has the view of making a presentation as a creative process. Which is right up my alley: Everyone's creative! (except accountants).

I really liked this book. While doing my MBA I have seen course after course of students giving bad presentations. Following some of the suggestions in the book will be good for everyone and people may actually learn something after listening to a presentation.

I agree with the positive reviews of this book. Imagine: just say no to bullet points! One important and valuable aspect is that it's not just about what goes on the slides, but also about how you conceive of your presentation and setting the stage for slide production. Also, it's a relief to get away from the "PPt is evil" rhetoric. PPt itself is not evil, it's how it's used. This book makes that point clear.

You will never look at PowerPoint the same way after reading this little book. It is based on the Pecha Kucha presentation system that is sweeping the world. If you want to know more about it, check out http://www.pecha-kucha.org/. The basic idea is very simple. Tell your story in 20 PowerPoint slides, displaying each slide for 20 seconds. This system forces the presenter to think very deeply about the message he or she wants to convey and when done right, results in very powerful, concsise presentations. Pecha Kucha nights are held frequently in cities all over the world, including Austin.