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Loading... Beyond Bullet Points: Using Microsoft PowerPoint to Create Presentations…by Cliff Atkinson
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Excellent advice on how to give attention-holding presentations. It boils down to: Write an outline; rehearse; write a speech based on the outline; rehearse; make some slides to go with the speech; rehearse. It really puts the emphasis on what is important - your presentation, not the slides that go with it. Sort of an alternative to Tufte's advice, which could be paraphrased as: don't give a PPT presentation; write a technical memo, instead. (  ) dmihalcik | Jul 16, 2008 |  While Edward Tufte's The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint will continue to be, for me, the BEST book on making a good PowerPoint presentation, this book comes in second... and then there's a big jump to all others on the list. I can't believe I'm recommending a book published by Microsoft but this one is really good. With Atkinson's and Tufte's advice, I now regularly get compliments on my PowerPoint presentations. I've also recommended this book to a few librarians when they've asked me how I've created my online animated tutorials; the advice here translates well to that forum. Overall, a great book even if it can feel a little long in some areas. Hopefully the next edition is pared down a bit to make for a more enjoyable (and faster) read. LaurieLibrarian | May 6, 2008 | Powerpoint and bullet points seem to be so synonymous with each other that I never think twice before working on any presentations. After reading 'Beyong Bullet Points ' it gave me another perspective of presenting my ideas. Thinking in terms of story is what we all do in our daily lives so why not use it professionally. A very nice reading to deliver your ideas effectively by keeping the audience engaged. ( ) tanu_jain | Sep 9, 2007 | Very disappointed. A few ideas, but basically one theme: write presentations like movie scripts. The example used throughout the book is so contrived and condescending that is detracts rather than supports this theme. (  ) geoff.halprin | May 14, 2007 | Not bad. There are good ideas in here, but they all have their time and place. (  ) eveso | May 2, 2007 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0735620520, Paperback)Improve your presentationsand increase your impactwith 50 powerful, practical, and easy-to-apply techniques for Microsoft PowerPoint. With Beyond Bullet Points, youll take your presentation skills to the next levellearning innovative ways to design and deliver your message. Organized into five sectionsDistill Your Ideas, Structure Your Story, Visualize Your Message, Create a Conversation, and Maintain Engagementthe book uses clear, concise language and just the right visuals to help you understand concepts and start getting better results. Not just a how-to for PowerPoint, this book will help take your presentation skills to the next level! Features 50 innovative, easy-to-apply techniques to help you clarify, visualize, and present your ideas using PowerPoint. Author is a leading presentation-skills consultant. Targeted for intermediate to advanced level users of PowerPoint who are looking to stand out from the crowd and make sure people remember what they say.(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:08 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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