The Book You Need
Posted by Richard Bretschneider at 7/13/2008 12:53 PM 
Categories: Design,Books,presenting,General site notes,PowerPoint
Categories: Design,Books,presenting,General site notes,PowerPoint
Remember this title: Slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations .You need this book. Unfortunately you can't get it yet, because it hasn't been published. I've had the chance to check out a pre-publication draft and it's amazing. Simply put, I can't think of any presenter who won't benefit from reading it. Nancy Duarte is the author. Yes, that's the same Duarte of Duarte Design, the firm behind the graphics and slides Al Gore uses in his Inconvenient Truth presentation and movie. |
 Nancy Duarte |
In Slide:ology, Duarte takes on the problems of presenting by defining process; isolating each step in conceiving, composing, and delivering great presentations. And of course, the clear communications style defined is an aid beyond presentations, applicable to just about any form of communication. It's a stunning book, visually and intellectually, and if you're a presenter worried about "Death by PowerPoint" it will change your world. Some of the book's two-page spreads are just aching to be framed and hung in your office. Am I exaggerating? No, not at all. |
Slide:ology will be available in early August |
I'm planning on bringing Nancy Duarte back to the Presentations Roundtable
microphones in a few days. Nancy was on episode one, and I think she's
way overdue for a visit. And of course, Slide:ology will be a big focus
of that visit. |
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And, hey, just in case you don't know Duarte, here are some links to check out: -Ric Bretschneider July 15, 2008 |
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