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Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery, 2nd Edition
By: Garr Reynolds
Publisher: New Riders
Pub. Date: December 08, 2011
Print ISBN-10: 0-321-81198-4
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-321-81198-1
Web ISBN-10: 0-13-290152-8
Web ISBN-13: 978-0-13-290152-9
Pages in Print Edition: 312
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Overview
Best-selling author and popular speaker Garr Reynolds is back in
this newly revised edition of his classic, best-selling book,
Presentation Zen, in which he showed readers there is a
better way to reach the audience through simplicity and
storytelling, and gave them the tools to confidently design and
deliver successful presentations.
In this new edition, Garr gives his readers new, fresh examples to
draw inspiration from, with a whole new chapter for those who
present on more technical and educational topics based on
techniques used by many presenters who give high-level talks at TED
and other powerhouse events. Whether the reader is in research,
technology, business, or education – this book will show them
how to take what could look like a really dry presenation and
reinvigorate the material in totally fresh (and sometimes
interactive!) ways that will make it memorable and resonate with
the audience.
Staying true to the mission of the first), Garr combines solid
principles of design with the tenets of Zen simplicity to help
readers along the path to simpler, more effective presentations
that will be appreciated, remembered, and best of all, acted
upon.
Subscriber Reviews
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"Inspiring, well designed, and engaging book" - by Frank Wegner on 14-FEB-2013
Reviewer Rating:
I absolutely enjoyed learning about better presentation design by reading this book in my iPad Safari offline book bag while traveling. It was not only clear and concise, but it also gave a lot background information, and tips how you can organize your work style in general. It goes being tools and covers the way you communicate in general, how you appear as a person, and how to simplify and hence strengthen your message.
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"If you only read one book about presentations..." - by Pragmatopian on 19-OCT-2012
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... this should be it! It covers the principles of presentations brilliantly. I've since read two other books by Garr Reynolds, two by Nancy Duarte and one by Alexei Kapterev; each has added something valuable to my knowledge, but if I'd read 'Presentation Zen' alone I would have had sufficient knowledge and motivation to apply that knowledge to significantly improve my presentation skills.
As you might expect, the book is written in a clear and concise style. It is well-formatted for Safari.
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"AWSOME !" - by Pranav Shah on 12-APR-2012
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This book will make you a good presenter for sure as well it is helpful to the way you live your life today. Zen's fundamental is woven with presentation skills and make our journey of learning very smooth.
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