Slide:ology - It's Out Now!
Posted by Richard Bretschneider at 8/12/2008 7:21 PM and is filed under Design,presenting,Production Log,Books 
| The big brown UPS truck stopped by today. It always seems like a good omen when UPS rolls up the street - it's always something we want to see, to have, to share with others. Today was no exception. A flat heavy box. Torn open... a very nice surprise: Slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations  . After so many months of anticipation, here it is at last. I know I've said this before, but this is a book you need. If you haven't listened to Nancy Duarte, Doug Neff, and Michael Moon discuss the origins, content, and future of Slide:ology, you should go back and check it out. Still not convinced? Follow the link to Amazon and click on the picture of the book cover marked Search Inside. Click the "Surprise Me" link in the table of contents. This will make a random jump into the book content. You'll have trouble finding a page that won't entice you to read further and further. |  Ah the smell of a new book... | |
And the Duarte team keeps on giving. The Slide:ology web site and blog launched! Even without buying the book you can check out much of the materials that went into the book, along with additional content, training, resources and links, and a fairly regularly blog. Nancy, Doug and Michael have been tag-teaming through a series of personal, entertaining, and educational entries. Again, very much worth your time. Now, for those of you who are saying "OK, I get it, I've ordered it, get on with the next subject!" Thanks for reading this far. Yes, I hear you. Moving on. The next podcast is recorded, being edited, and probably out after a short weekend trip. The biggest roundtable yet! Six voices all taking about their unique experiences with PowerPoint this summer. It s a fun change-up discussion that I'm anxious to share with you. Until then, happy Summer reading! -Ric |
Thanks for the reference to the book. A PowerPoint presentation should have ten slides, last no more than twenty minutes, and contain no font smaller than thirty points. This rule is applicable for any presentation. Ten is the optimal number of slides in a PowerPoint presentation because a normal human being cannot comprehend more than ten concepts in a meeting.
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