I can't sing the praises of this book enough. I've recommended it to my entire team, my partner, and anyone who will listen.
It genuinely revolutionised how I approach my presentations. I had previously been the butt of jokes because of the quality of my presentations in my organisation. Well, two weeks ago I gave the best presentation of my life, and it won me the job of my dreams - I'm not even close to exaggerating here.
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So Where Do You Begin?
The audience will either read your slides or listen to you. They will not do both. So, ask yourself this: is it more important that they listen, or more effective if they read?
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If a slide contains more than 75 words, it has become a document. You can either reduce the amount of content on the slide and put it in the notes, or admit that this is a document and not a presentation. If it is the latter, host a meeting instead of a presentation, and circulate the slideument ahead of time or allow the audience to read it at the start. Then you can use the remainder of the meeting to discuss the content and build action plans. |
Presentations with 50 or so words per slide serve as a teleprompter. This less-than-engaging approach often results from a lack of time spent rehearsing the content, and is the default style of many professionals. Unfortunately, presenters who rely on the teleprompter approach also usually turn their backs to the audience. The audience may even perceive such presenters as slow, as the audience reads ahead and has to wait for the presenter to catch up. |
True presentations focus on the presenter and the visionary ideas and concepts they want to communicate. The slides reinforce the content visually rather than create distraction, allowing the audience to comfortably focus on both. It takes an investment of time on the part of the presenter to develop and rehearse this type of content, but the results are worth it. |
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A book about presentation is not presented well on Kindle.
I purchased this book the minute I heard its name, so eager to learn more about something I'm so passionate about. Buying the Kindle version meant I could have it in my hand straight away, no waiting around for the postman, and much easier to read for me.My excitement quickly plummeted to frustration and disappointment as I opened the book to find that it is not formatted to be read on Kindle. The text is minuscule and it is nothing but a photograph of each page.You see, although I work as a graphic designer and instructional designer, I have a severe vision impairment. I have enough vision to see a page layout but not read the text unless it is enlarged or I zoom in. I mostly read books on my Kindle so that I can enlarge the fonts and invert the colours to reduce glare. A black background with white illuminated text is much easier on the eye when you suffer from photophobia. You can zoom in on these pages, but then you have to pan across and back for every line which is a miserable way to read.So, I can't really comment on the book because I can't read it. And I'm not buying another version.Ironic that this book is about 'presentation' and it's not accessible.
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Reviewed in Australia on 17 December 2018
My excitement quickly plummeted to frustration and disappointment as I opened the book to find that it is not formatted to be read on Kindle. The text is minuscule and it is nothing but a photograph of each page.
You see, although I work as a graphic designer and instructional designer, I have a severe vision impairment. I have enough vision to see a page layout but not read the text unless it is enlarged or I zoom in. I mostly read books on my Kindle so that I can enlarge the fonts and invert the colours to reduce glare. A black background with white illuminated text is much easier on the eye when you suffer from photophobia. You can zoom in on these pages, but then you have to pan across and back for every line which is a miserable way to read.
So, I can't really comment on the book because I can't read it. And I'm not buying another version.
Ironic that this book is about 'presentation' and it's not accessible.
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A book about presentation is not presented well on Kindle.
Reviewed in Australia on 17 December 2018
I purchased this book the minute I heard its name, so eager to learn more about something I'm so passionate about. Buying the Kindle version meant I could have it in my hand straight away, no waiting around for the postman, and much easier to read for me.Reviewed in Australia on 17 December 2018
My excitement quickly plummeted to frustration and disappointment as I opened the book to find that it is not formatted to be read on Kindle. The text is minuscule and it is nothing but a photograph of each page.
You see, although I work as a graphic designer and instructional designer, I have a severe vision impairment. I have enough vision to see a page layout but not read the text unless it is enlarged or I zoom in. I mostly read books on my Kindle so that I can enlarge the fonts and invert the colours to reduce glare. A black background with white illuminated text is much easier on the eye when you suffer from photophobia. You can zoom in on these pages, but then you have to pan across and back for every line which is a miserable way to read.
So, I can't really comment on the book because I can't read it. And I'm not buying another version.
Ironic that this book is about 'presentation' and it's not accessible.
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Javier Baltierrez Castillo
It changed my mindset in so many ways to make a meaningful presentation. Good investment
Reviewed in Mexico on 11 September 2022Verified Purchase
Satya
Well explained
Reviewed in India on 3 December 2021Verified Purchase
Sebastien
Une lecture essentielle pour un présentateur!
Reviewed in Canada on 24 March 2020Verified Purchase
FENGONE LUCA
Eccellente, chiaro e ben strutturato
Reviewed in Italy on 17 March 2019Verified Purchase
oscarnogueira
Obrigatório....
Reviewed in Brazil on 3 November 2014Verified Purchase
