Download or read book Your Slides Suck written by David Henson and published by Mpowr Limited. This book was released on 2017-08-17 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This presenter's handbook covers everything from when not to use slides to how to create your own unique, simple, powerful slide designs that wow your audience. This book is packed with tips and detailed walkthroughs (via linked video tutorials). Paperback Full colour, illustrations throughout

Download or read book Presentation Zen written by Garr Reynolds and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2009-04-15 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FOREWORD BY GUY KAWASAKI Presentation designer and internationally acclaimed communications expert Garr Reynolds, creator of the most popular Web site on presentation design and delivery on the Net — presentationzen.com — shares his experience in a provocative mix of illumination, inspiration, education, and guidance that will change the way you think about making presentations with PowerPoint or Keynote. Presentation Zen challenges the conventional wisdom of making "slide presentations" in today’s world and encourages you to think differently and more creatively about the preparation, design, and delivery of your presentations. Garr shares lessons and perspectives that draw upon practical advice from the fields of communication and business. Combining solid principles of design with the tenets of Zen simplicity, this book will help you along the path to simpler, more effective presentations.

Download or read book How to NOT Suck at Presentations written by Fern Chan and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-18 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Boring Meetings Suck written by Jon Petz and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-04-19 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The guide that proves your meetings don't have to suck! There's a big dull elephant in the boardroom: this meeting! Most of the millions of meetings held in the world today are a monumental waste of time and talent. Worse still, most of the so-called solutions and books for boring meetings are twice as boring. Boring Meetings Suck provides tips and tactics to deliver "Get-In, Get-It-Done, or Get-Out" style meetings, while also tackling what most prefer to avoid; that you don't have to BE in charge of a meeting to TAKE charge of a meeting. This entertaining and take-no-prisoners guide is full of easily deployed SRDs?Suckification Reduction Devices?that will help you make your next meeting both efficient and effective. Empowers attendees to politely speak up and get a meeting back on track, or graciously get out, without being fired Shows how hosts can capitalize on technology, learning to crowd-source problems and increase participation Defines surefire methods to get meetings to start and end on time and not have the speaker read the slides STOPS over-invitation syndrome The author has appeared before many major corporate clients, and was named a "Top Business Professional Under 40" by American City Business Journals Your meetings do not have to bore, nor must they suck. Instead, get the winning techniques in Boring Meetings Suck, and make your meetings awesome in their engagement and productivity, or stop having them!

Download or read book Don t Suck on a Straw During Your Speech written by Mary Milla and published by Hillcrest Publishing Group. This book was released on 2016-02-16 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this humorous and practical guide to public speaking, Mary Milla offers tips for moving your presentations out of the PowerPoint weeds. Drawing on more than two decades as a public speaking coach, Mary debunks common excuses and offers strategies to make your next speech poised and polished. These practical, empowering tips will forever change the way you approach public speaking. Mary presents an eight-step plan for writing your speech using real-life "makeover moments," showing how she helped her clients tell their stories in an engaging way. Don't Suck even offers tips for other talks: wedding toasts, speaking on a panel, or introducing other speakers. Using hilarious anecdotes from her personal experience, Mary steers you clear of cringe-inducing moments. If you've ever wanted to get out of your public speaking rut--and not embarrass yourself in the process--this book is for you

Download or read book Hey Whipple Squeeze This written by Luke Sullivan and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-01-19 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic guide to creating great advertising now covers all media: Digital, Social, and Traditional Hey Whipple, Squeeze This has helped generations of young creatives make their mark in the field. From starting out and getting work, to building successful campaigns, you gain a real-world perspective on what it means to be great in a fast-moving, sometimes harsh industry. You'll learn how to tell brand stories and create brand experiences online and in traditional media outlets, and you'll learn more about the value of authenticity, simplicity, storytelling, and conflict. Advertising is in the midst of a massive upheaval, and while creativity is still king, it's not nearly enough. This book is an essential resource for advertising professionals who need up-to-date digital skills to reach the modern consumer. Turn great ideas into successful campaigns Work effectively in all media channels Avoid the kill shots that will sink any campaign Protect your work Succeed without selling out Today's consumer has seen it all, and they're less likely than ever to even notice your masterpiece of art and copy, let alone internalize it. Your job is to craft a piece that rises out of the noise to make an impact. Hey Whipple, Squeeze This provides the knowledge to create impressive, compelling work.

Download or read book The Professor Is In written by Karen Kelsky and published by Crown. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive career guide for grad students, adjuncts, post-docs and anyone else eager to get tenure or turn their Ph.D. into their ideal job Each year tens of thousands of students will, after years of hard work and enormous amounts of money, earn their Ph.D. And each year only a small percentage of them will land a job that justifies and rewards their investment. For every comfortably tenured professor or well-paid former academic, there are countless underpaid and overworked adjuncts, and many more who simply give up in frustration. Those who do make it share an important asset that separates them from the pack: they have a plan. They understand exactly what they need to do to set themselves up for success. They know what really moves the needle in academic job searches, how to avoid the all-too-common mistakes that sink so many of their peers, and how to decide when to point their Ph.D. toward other, non-academic options. Karen Kelsky has made it her mission to help readers join the select few who get the most out of their Ph.D. As a former tenured professor and department head who oversaw numerous academic job searches, she knows from experience exactly what gets an academic applicant a job. And as the creator of the popular and widely respected advice site The Professor is In, she has helped countless Ph.D.’s turn themselves into stronger applicants and land their dream careers. Now, for the first time ever, Karen has poured all her best advice into a single handy guide that addresses the most important issues facing any Ph.D., including: -When, where, and what to publish -Writing a foolproof grant application -Cultivating references and crafting the perfect CV -Acing the job talk and campus interview -Avoiding the adjunct trap -Making the leap to nonacademic work, when the time is right The Professor Is In addresses all of these issues, and many more.

Download or read book Retrospectives Antipatterns written by Aino Vonge Corry and published by Addison-Wesley Professional. This book was released on 2020-10-02 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improve Every Retrospective! Real Solutions for Every Team Leader, Facilitator, and Participant “. . . Aino has shared a robust, curated list of antipatterns and how to avoid them. . . . And she has shared so much more than tips and techniques. You will find a gold mine--with precious nuggets, including her personal experiences, effective facilitation resources, and pointers for extracting yourself and your team when you're stuck.” --From the Foreword by Diana Larsen, co-author, Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great Retrospectives are indispensable for continuous learning and improvement in Lean, Agile, DevOps, and other contexts, but most of us have suffered through at least one retrospective that was a waste of time, or worse. Now, leading agile coach Aino Vonge Corry identifies 24 reasons that retrospectives fail and shows how to overcome each of them. Using the familiar “patterns” approach, Retrospectives Antipatterns introduces antipatterns related to structure, planning, people, distributed teams, and more. Corry shares traps she's encountered and mistakes she's made over more than a decade of leading retrospectives and then presents proven solutions. With her insights and guidance, you can run enjoyable retrospectives that deliver concrete improvements and real value--or at the very least recognize when you are making the same mistake as the author! Create a common language, actionable solutions, and proven plans for solving the retrospective problems you'll encounter most often Recognize symptoms, assess tradeoffs, and refactor your current situation into something better Plan more effectively: decide who should attend and facilitate, when to schedule your retrospective, and how much time to set aside Handle “people” problems: deal with negativity, silence, distrust, disillusionment, loudmouths, and cultural differences Facilitate better “virtual” retrospectives, with tips for online retrospectives included in each antipattern Register your book for convenient access to downloads, updates, and/or corrections as they become available. See inside book for details.

Download or read book 11 Deadly Presentation Sins written by Rob Biesenbach and published by . This book was released on 2014-01-24 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 11 Deadly Presentation Sins is the perfect book for public speakers, business presenters, PowerPoint users and anyone who has to get up and talk in front of an audience. Few skills are more important in business or in life than the ability to present your ideas in clear and compelling terms. A solid presentation can help you: Close a sale with a customer Earn a raise Get a job Boost your reputation in the marketplace And much more ... Yet most people are not very good presenters. They put their audiences through a veritable hell on earth with a multitude of sins, from listless delivery to lackluster content, from meandering stories to mundane visuals. 11 Deadly Presentation Sins offers a path to redemption for public speakers, PowerPoint users and anyone who has to get up and speak in front of an audience. This fun, practical guide is packed with more than 100 indispensable tips you can use right away in your next presentation to help you: Analyze your audience's needs and concerns in order to better connect with them Open with a bang instead of a whimper Focus and structure your content Find, shape and tell stories that command attention Tap into emotion to win hearts and change minds Create beautiful, compelling visuals to support your words Deliver a truly energetic performance Promote interaction and conversation to keep people engaged Make the most of body language to reinforce your message Plan and prepare for any contingency Finish strong 11 Deadly Presentation Sins combines lessons from the worlds of business and entertainment to help you give the performance of their life. You'll learn from Seth Godin and Star Trek, Romeo & Juliet and Ricky Gervais, Steve Jobs and Saturday Night Live. Whether you're talking to colleagues, customers or the community, in a boardroom, ballroom or church basement, you'll come away with the confidence and skills you need when all eyes are on you.

Download or read book Stories for Work written by Gabrielle Dolan and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-02-07 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn the science and master the art of telling a great story Stories for Work walks you through the science of storytelling, revealing the secrets behind great storytellers and showing you how to master the art of storytelling in business. Stories hold a unique place in our psyche, and the right story at the right time can be a game-changer in business; whether tragedy, triumph, tension or transition, a good story can captivate the listener and help you achieve your goals. In this book, author Gabrielle Dolan draws from a decade of training business leaders in storytelling to show you what works, why it works, when it works best and what never works. You'll learn how to create your own stories — authentically yours, crafted to attain your goal — and develop an instinct for sharing when the time is right. In-depth case studies feature real-world people in real-world businesses, showing how storytelling has changed the way they work, motivate and lead — providing clear examples of the power of this enormously effective skill. Storytelling gives you an edge. Whether you're after a promotion, a difficult client, a big sale or leading through transition, a great story can help you smooth the road and seal the deal. This book is your personal coach for masterful storytelling, with expert guidance and lessons learned from real-world business leaders. Learn why storytelling grabs attention and helps your message get through Master the four types of stories used in business settings Infuse your stories with the personal to highlight your vision and values Craft a selection of stories to pull out at pivotal business moments The oral tradition has ancient roots that unite all humans, and despite our myriad modern distractions, we still respond to a well-told story. Stories for Work helps you put this dynamic to work for you in any business scenario.

Download or read book VIRTUAL PRESENTATION MASTERY written by JACK MILNER and published by Jack Milner. This book was released on 2022-03-28 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Virtual Presentation Mastery has never been more important for business success. Jack Milner’s book reflects the reality of our new virtual world order and will give you all the latest tools and techniques for developing confident, memorable, and entertaining virtual presentations. When it comes to online presenting, Jack Milner has unparalleled credentials. Over the last 25 years, he has coached some of the world’s most successful speakers, and now—for the first time—he describes his formula to help you deliver a winning virtual presentation in any business scenario. Whether you’re pitching an idea to a client, winning support on your strategy from your board, or inspiring your team, Virtual Presentation Mastery will transform the way the audience hears your message every time. Jack answers the key questions every virtual presenter asks: How do insert passion, humour, gravitas, and humanity in our virtual presentations? How do we keep our virtual audience fully engaged throughout our presentation when folks are watching us on a device that can take them anywhere in the world? How do you keep your energy levels up when you get no response from your audience? What are the key differences between virtual and in-person? Jack’s expert guidance takes you off the Zoom treadmill, so you present with renewed enthusiasm and confidence, knowing you’re creating a truly engaging stand-out presentation every time. All of Jack’s tips, tools, and resources are presented with humour in Virtual Presentation Mastery in a clear and systematic way, and they are backed by Jack’s many years of experience as a presenter. Jack is an award-winning communication coach. He has trained the world’s best-selling professional speakers. He provides organisations with the tools to influence, persuade, and engage—whether through storytelling, presenting, or communicating within teams. His master classes help organisations take dry, often technical information and render it clear, memorable, and engaging. Jack’s clients include Cigna US, Samsung, Google, Cisco, Microsoft, BBC, and National Theatre. Now let him coach you!

Download or read book The Art of the Pitch written by Peter Coughter and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-09-29 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through an engaging and humorous narrative, Peter Coughter presents the tools he designed to help advertising and marketing professionals develop persuasive presentations that deliver business. Readers will learn how to develop skills to create the perfect presentation.

Download or read book Essential Articulate Studio 09 written by Patti Shank and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2009-06-18 with total page 1024 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential Articulate Studio ’09 is designed to help novice to intermediate users of Articulate Studio ’09 get the most from using these tools—Presenter, Engage, Quizmaker, and Video Encoder—to develop quality informational and instructional materials. It was written with the following goals in mind: Help new users get up to speed as quickly and painlessly as possible Assist users of previous versions of Articulate Studio (and previous versions of Presenter, Engage, and Quizmaker) in capitalizing on improvements made to these tools in the ’09 versions Provide tips and tools that make information presentation and instruction faster, easier, and better Help new and previous users develop information and instruction that is more valuable for the intended audience(s) This book is unique because it can serve as both a tutorial for the Studio ’09 products and as a primer on designing and building good information and instruction with these tools. The advice and insights are practical and take into account the we-need-it-yesterday environments that most people who use these tools operate in. Many books about online learning discuss how to build good instruction, but this book actually shows you how to build it, using some of the best authoring tools in the industry.

Download or read book Building PowerPoint Templates Step by Step with the Experts written by Echo Swinford and published by Que Publishing. This book was released on 2012-09-28 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building PowerPointTemplates Supercharge your PowerPoint® presentations with custom templates and themes! Want to create presentations that are more consistent and cost-effective? Presentations that fully reflect your branding? Then don’t settle for Microsoft’s “out-of-the-box” templates and themes: create your own! In this easy, hands-on guide, two PowerPoint MVPs teach you every skill and technique you’ll need to build the perfect template–from planning and design, through theme building, custom layouts, colors, and deployment. Echo Swinford and Julie Terberg have distilled their immense PowerPoint knowledge into simple, step-by-step techniques you can use right now, whether you’re using PowerPoint 2010 or 2007 for Windows, or PowerPoint 2011 for Mac. Well-built templates are the backbone of great presentations—whether building them for your own use or designing for thousands of users, this book will guide you through the process of creating the most effective templates. Important Note: Upgrading from older versions of PowerPoint, such as PowerPoint 2003? Your old templates may no longer work. This book will help you make the transition painlessly! • Plan new templates and themes to maximize their business value for years to come • Understand the differences between templates and themes, and how they work together • Make better choices about color, fonts, and slide layouts • Create efficient templates for individual users, teams, and large organizations • Incorporate Notes and Handout Masters into your presentation templates • Provide example slides and default settings that lead to better presentations • Use Microsoft’s little-known Theme Builder to create effects and background styles • Work around hidden quirks in PowerPoint’s advanced template and theme features Echo Swinford, a Microsoft PowerPoint MVP since 2000, has been a featured speaker at the Presentatio Summit (formerly PowerPoint Live) since its inception. She is the expert voice and instructor behind PowerPoint 2010 LiveLessons (Video Training), the author of Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances and co-author of The PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit. Julie Terberg is a Microsoft PowerPoint MVP and featured speaker at the Presentation Summit. She is the owner of Terberg Design and has been designing presentations since the mid-1980s. She is co-author of Perfect Medical Presentations. As contributing author for Presentations Magazine, she won awards for her Creative Techniques columns.

Download or read book Hey Whipple Squeeze This written by Luke Sullivan and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-11 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this new edition of the irreverent, celebrated bestseller, master copywriter Luke Sullivan looks at the history of advertising, from the good, to the bad, to the ugly. Updated to cover online advertising, this edition gives you the best advertising guidance for traditional media and all the possibilities of new media and technologies. You’ll learn why bad ads sometimes work, why great ads fail, and how you can balance creative work with the mandate to sell.

Download or read book White Space Is Not Your Enemy written by Kim Golombisky and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-02-17 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: White Space Is Not Your Enemy is a practical graphic design and layout guide that introduces concepts and practices necessary for producing effective visual communication across a variety of formats—from web to print. Sections on Gestalt theory, color theory, and WET layout are expanded to offer more in-depth content on those topics. This new edition features new covering current trends in web design—Mobile-first, UI/UX design, and web typography—and how they affect a designer’s approach to a project. The entire book will receive an update using new examples and images that show a more diverse set of graphics that go beyond print and web and focus on tablet, mobile and advertising designs.

Download or read book Kaboom written by Matt Gallagher and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2010-03-23 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Lieutenant Matt Gallagher began his blog with the aim of keeping his family and friends apprised of his experiences, he didn't anticipate that it would resonate far beyond his intended audience. His subjects ranged from mission details to immortality, grim stories about Bon Jovi cassettes mistaken for IEDs, and the daily experiences of the Gravediggers-the code name for members of Gallagher's platoon. When the blog was shut down in June 2008 by the U.S. Army, there were more than twentyfive congressional inquiries regarding the matter as well as reports through the military grapevine that many high-ranking officials and officers at the Pentagon were disappointed that the blog had been ordered closed.Based on Gallagher's extraordinarily popular blog, Kaboom is "at turns hilarious, maddening, and terrifying," providing "raw and insightful snapshots of a conflict many Americans have lost interest in" (Washington Post). Like Anthony Swofford's Jarhead, Gallagher's Kaboom resonates with stoic detachment and timeless insight into a war that we are still trying to understand.