Download or read book How to Wow with PowerPoint written by Scott Rekdal and published by Peachpit Press. This book was released on 2007-01-23 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Go Beyond The Ordinary With Your Next Presentation... …provide a well-designed and rich multimedia experience! Wouldn’t it be great if you could have two of the most sought-after graphic design professionals sitting next to you at your computer as you navigate through the infinite possibilities of your next important presentation? How to Wow with PowerPoint is the next best thing. It’s the brainchild of Richard Harrington and Scott Rekdal, who have developed an incredible way to help you reach your full creative potential. A book for non-designers, Richard and Scott guide you step by step through realworld projects with an emphasis on cutting through the clutter and focusing on good design principles as a more effective way to build presentations. You’ll receive tips and techniques on everything from selecting and preparing images to integrating sound and motion. Whether it’s adding effective transitions to your slides or making the presentation technically sound and mobile, you’ll be given the tools at every stage of the creative process in order to learn How to Wow! We begin with the important essentials of typography, layout, and design, and move on to creating tables, charts, graphs, and custom templates. Next comes the fun stuff, with projects focusing on audio and video files and integrating Flash. Finally, there is a chapter devoted to exporting and publishing, including how to create handouts, upload to the Web, and other ways to share your presentation. On the How to Wow CD-ROM is everything you’ll need to complete the projects. The How to Wow CD-ROM Makes it a Snap! The How to Wow with PowerPoint companion CD at the back of this book contains all the files you’ll need, including: Easy to use PowerPoint templates for each chapter to help you navigate through these projects and learn essential techniques. And you can modify the templates later for your own presentations. PLUS all the photographs, video and audio files used in the projects! Follow along with the lessons to dramatically increase your understanding of how these features are used and how they can be applied to your work, everyday! Extra presentation goodies that are ready to use such as stock photos, fonts, backgrounds, extra templates, and checklists to help you wow your audience.
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 Wow with PowerPoint written by Richard Pixel and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Go Beyond The Ordinary With Your Next Presentation ... provide a well-designed and rich multimedia experience! Wouldn't it be great if you could have two of the most sought-after graphic design professionals sitting next to you at your computer as you navigate through the infinite possibilities of your next important presentation? How to Wow with PowerPoint is the next best thing. It's the brainchild of Richard Harrington and Scott Rekdal, who have developed an incredible way to help you reach your full creative potential. A book for non-designers, Richard and Scott guide you step by step through realworld projects with an emphasis on cutting through the clutter and focusing on good design principles as a more effective way to build presentations. You'll receive tips and techniques on everything from selecting and preparing images to integrating sound and motion. Whether it's adding effective transitions to your slides or making the presentation technically sound and mobile, you'll be given the tools at every stage of the creative process in order to learn How to Wow! We begin with the important essentials of typography, layout, and design, and move on to creating tables, charts, graphs, and custom templates. Next comes the fun stuff, with projects focusing on audio and video files and integrating Flash. Finally, there is a chapter devoted to exporting and publishing, including how to create handouts, upload to the Web, and other ways to share your presentation. On the How to Wow CD-ROM is everything you'll need to complete the projects. The How to Wow CD-ROM Makes it a Snap! The How to Wow with PowerPoint companion CD at the back of this book contains all the files you'll need, including: Easy to use PowerPoint templates for each chapter to help you navigate through these projects and learn essential techniques. And you can modify the templates later for your own presentations. PLUS all the photographs, video and audio files used in the projects! Follow along with the lessons to dramatically increase your understanding of how these features are used and how they can be applied to your work, everyday! Extra presentation goodies that are ready to use such as stock photos, fonts, backgrounds, extra templates, and checklists to help you wow your audience.
Download or read book How to Wow written by Frances Cole Jones and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2008-04-29 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proven communication strategies to help you sell yourself effectively in any interview, presentation, or impromptu business meeting “The invaluable advice in How to Wow guarantees your success in any situation.”—Keith Ferrazzi, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Never Eat Alone Every encounter with your colleagues, clients, employers—even your competitors—is an opportunity to make a positive impression. Your words, your tone of voice, and your body language all speak volumes. But the question is: What are they saying about you? As a corporate coach, Frances Cole Jones has helped countless CEOs, celebrities, and public figures present their best selves in the boardroom and in-person, on-camera and onstage. Now she shares the skills that are essential to professional and personal success. In How to Wow, you’ll learn how to • make a lasting impression with a simple introduction • effectively employ the twelve most persuasive words in the English language • read nonverbal responses accurately—and shift negative ones immediately • motivate your team under deadline • interview fearlessly and flawlessly • persuade investors to buy in to your product or idea—and help you sell it to others • write the perfect pitch, résumé, cover letter, or email • deliver speeches that bring people to their feet • transform a PowerPoint presentation into a power move Featuring tips and tricks you can employ right away, How to Wow will teach you how to ask the right questions, respond with confidence, and wow anyone, anywhere, anytime. “Wow is not optional. Neither is this book. Buy it, study it, put it into action—and wow your bank account!”—Jeffrey Gitomer, author of Little Red Book of Selling “No matter if you’re at the top of your game or just starting out, this book will swiftly refocus the message that you are sending to the world.”—David Beal, co-CEO and co-founder, Green Hummingbird Entertainment “Read How to Wow if you want to change a great idea from a concept to a reality that clearly means business. It’s the best makeover I ever got.”—Veronica Webb, television host
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 Better PowerPoint R written by Stephen Kosslyn and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-09-20 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Giving good presentations is not just common sense. Cognitive neuroscientist Stephen M. Kosslyn shows how to make presentations work better based on how our brains work. Where many books focus on how to create a first draft, Better PowerPoint gives you quick steps to improve one you already have. · 8 key rules that are easy to remember and use · Clear principles about how to design effective slides based on well-established scientific data · Quick steps to sharpen and strengthen your presentation · Easy-to-use checklists guide you through each aspect of your presentation · Chapters are structured to help you prioritize the most effective edits · Memorable examples and illustrations to show what works, and what doesn't · Lessons in what to fix can also help you create better first drafts faster. If you have a PowerPoint presentation that is not giving you the results you want, take advantage of what scientific research can tell you about how your audience is seeing and thinking about what you have to say.
Download or read book PowerPoint 2019 For Dummies written by Doug Lowe and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get up and running fast with the PowerPoint 2019 PowerPoint continues to be the go-to tool for business presentations. The software helps anyone who needs to communicate clearly by creating powerful and effective slideshow presentations featuring data in the form of charts, clip art, sound, and video. You can even use it to create presentations for the Web. In PowerPoint 2019 For Dummies, expert Doug Lowe shows you how to use this popular tool to make show-stopping presentations that will get your message across — and your audience excited. Create a slide presentation with special effects Work with master slides and templates Collaborate with other users in the cloud Add charts, clip art, sound, and video Want to learn to use PowerPoint quickly and efficiently? Look no further!
Download or read book Using Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 written by Patrice-Anne Rutledge and published by Que Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08-20 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get comfortable with PowerPoint 2010. Don’t just read about it: See it and hear it with step-by-step video tutorials and valuable audio sidebars delivered through the Free Web Edition that comes with every USING book. For the price of the book, you get online access anywhere with a web connection--no books to carry, updated content, and the benefit of video and audio learning. Way more than just a book, this is all the help you’ll ever need where you want, when you want! Learn Fast, Learn Easy, Using Web, Video, and Audio Show Me video walks through tasks you’ve just got to see--including bonus advanced techniques Tell Me More audio delivers practical insights straight from the experts Patrice-Anne Rutledge provides practical, approachable coverage that guides you through mastering the core features and techniques needed to create compelling presentations. New features include • Animation Painter–Apply the formatting of one animation to another animation. This button works in much the same way as the Format Painter button. • Presentation Sections–Divide your presentation into logical sections to simplify navigation and organization. • Video Editing–Use professional video editing and formatting tools directly in PowerPoint without the need for an external application. • Screenshot Captures–Incorporate screenshots directly from PowerPoint. • Backstage View–Perform common file-related tasks such as creating, opening, saving, sharing, and printing presentations in fewer steps. • Merge and Compare–Compare and reconcile multiple versions of the same presentation. • Co-Authoring–Collaborate with others on the same presentation in realtime. • Broadcast Slide Show–Broadcast your presentation to anyone on the web using either SharePoint Server 2010 or a free Windows Live account. • Create a Video–Share your presentation with others as a high-definition, web-based, or mobile device video. • Document Sharing–Share your document with colleagues real-time and communicate with them via instant messaging using Office Communicator 2007 R2. • PowerPoint Web App–View and edit PowerPoint presentations on the web using the external PowerPoint web application. In addition to these new features, PowerPoint 2010 also offers many enhancements: • An enhanced Ribbon that is available across all Office applications • More Office themes • More SmartArt graphics • Easier access to animation tools • Enhanced slide transitions, including 3-D effects • Numerous new image editing features • Powerful editing tools for mathematical equations • Improved notes printing • Improved slide show recording functions • Enhanced language and translation tools
Download or read book PowerPoint 2019 For Dummies written by Doug Lowe and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get up and running fast with the PowerPoint 2019 PowerPoint continues to be the go-to tool for business presentations. The software helps anyone who needs to communicate clearly by creating powerful and effective slideshow presentations featuring data in the form of charts, clip art, sound, and video. You can even use it to create presentations for the Web. In PowerPoint 2019 For Dummies, expert Doug Lowe shows you how to use this popular tool to make show-stopping presentations that will get your message across — and your audience excited. Create a slide presentation with special effects Work with master slides and templates Collaborate with other users in the cloud Add charts, clip art, sound, and video Want to learn to use PowerPoint quickly and efficiently? Look no further!
Download or read book PowerPoint 2019 For Dummies written by Doug Lowe and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get up and running fast with the PowerPoint 2019 PowerPoint continues to be the go-to tool for business presentations. The software helps anyone who needs to communicate clearly by creating powerful and effective slideshow presentations featuring data in the form of charts, clip art, sound, and video. You can even use it to create presentations for the Web. In PowerPoint 2019 For Dummies, expert Doug Lowe shows you how to use this popular tool to make show-stopping presentations that will get your message across — and your audience excited. Create a slide presentation with special effects Work with master slides and templates Collaborate with other users in the cloud Add charts, clip art, sound, and video Want to learn to use PowerPoint quickly and efficiently? Look no further!
Download or read book PowerPoint 2013 Absolute Beginner s Guide written by Patrice-Anne Rutledge and published by Que Publishing. This book was released on 2013-02-06 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make the most of PowerPoint 2013–without becoming a technical expert! This book is the fastest way to learn PowerPoint and use it to create dynamic, eye-catching presentations that you can deliver in person or on the Web. Even if you’ve never used PowerPoint before, you’ll learn how to do what you want, one incredibly clear and easy step at a time. PowerPoint has never, ever been this simple! Who knew how simple PowerPoint® 2013 could be? This is the easiest, most practical beginner’s guide to using Microsoft’s incredibly powerful new PowerPoint 2013 presentation software...simple, reliable instructions for doing everything you really want to do! Here’s a small sample of what you’ll learn: Quickly move from learning PowerPoint 2013 basics to creating and delivering polished, dynamic presentations Communicate data visually using pictures, shapes, charts, and SmartArt Design sophisticated presentations even faster with themes, variants, and custom layouts Enliven your presentations with animation, audio, and video, including online video from websites such as YouTube Collaborate on presentations using SkyDrive, Microsoft’s online file-sharing solution Create MP4 and Windows Media videos from your PowerPoint presentations Publish and deliver your presentations on the Web Create and edit PowerPoint presentations on the go, using the PowerPoint Web App Access your presentations from a tablet or smartphone Expand the power of PowerPoint with third-party tools And much more... Patrice-Anne Rutledgeis a business technology author and consultant who specializes in teaching others to maximize the power of new technologies. Patrice has used–and has trained others to use–PowerPoint for many years, designing presentations for meetings, seminars, trade shows, and worldwide audiences. She is also the author of five previous books about PowerPoint for Pearson Education. She can be reached through her website at www.patricerutledge.com. Category: Microsoft Office Covers: PowerPoint 2013 User Level: Beginning
Download or read book A Trainer s Guide to PowerPoint written by Mike Parkinson and published by Association for Talent Development. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn the Secrets Needed to Master PowerPoint for Training As a successful facilitator, you know the importance of the resources in your professional toolkit. How you engage your audience and improve learning can be affected by how well you use them. But mastery of PowerPoint evades many. Feedback on presentations can range from “What was the point?” to “That changed my life.” Most, though, fall closer to the former. If you are looking for a guide to the PowerPoint practices that will push your presentations into the latter category, look no further. A Trainer's Guide to PowerPoint: Best Practices for Master Presenters is Mike Parkinson's master class on the art of PowerPoint. While Parkinson wants you to understand how amazing a tool PowerPoint is, he's the first to tell you that there is no magic button to make awesome slides. There are, however, proven processes and tools that deliver successful PowerPoint content each and every time you use them. In this book he shares them, detailing his award-winning PowerPoint process and guiding you through three phases of presentation development—discover, design, and deliver. What's more, Parkinson is a Microsoft PowerPoint MVP—most valuable professional—an honorific bestowed by Microsoft on those with “very deep knowledge of Microsoft products and services.” He shares not only his tips and best practices for presentation success, but also those from several of his fellow MVPs. Parkinson invites you to master PowerPoint as a tool—just like a paintbrush and paint—and to realize that the tool doesn't make the art, you do.
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 How PowerPoint Makes You Stupid written by Franck Frommer and published by New Press, The. This book was released on 2012-02-07 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over 500 million users worldwide, Microsoft's PowerPoint software has become the ubiquitous tool for nearly all forms of public presentation—in schools, government agencies, the military, and, of course, offices everywhere. In this revealing and powerfully argued book, author Franck Frommer shows us that PowerPoint's celebrated ease and efficiency actually mask a profoundly disturbing but little-understood transformation in human communication. Using fascinating examples (including the most famous PowerPoint presentation of all: Colin Powell's indictment of Iraq before the United Nations), Frommer systematically deconstructs the slides, bulleted lists, and flashy graphics we all now take for granted. He shows how PowerPoint has promoted a new, slippery “grammar,” where faulty causality, sloppy logic, decontextualized data, and seductive showmanship have replaced the traditional tools of persuasion and argument. How PowerPoint Makes You Stupid includes a fascinating mini-history of PowerPoint's emergence, as well as a sobering and surprising account of its reach into the most unsuspecting nooks of work, life, and education. For anyone concerned with the corruption of language, the dumbing-down of society, or the unchecked expansion of “efficiency” in our culture, here is a book that will become a rallying cry for turning the tide.
Download or read book Using PowerPoint in the Classroom written by Dusti Howell and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2006-05-12 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is easy to use and follow, and it has helped me successfully create PowerPoint presentations. It certainly is a good reference tool that will help the novice and will serve as a troubleshooting tool for anyone." -Jim Hoogheem, Former Elementary School Principal Engage students with PowerPoint-infused lessons! Do you want to grab students′ attention with dynamic lessons? Wish you could leverage technology to create a learning-rich environment? Now you can, with this updated user-friendly manual that walks you through every aspect of effectively creating and delivering PowerPoint presentations. Key features of this second edition include: PC- and Mac-compatible instructions and screenshots updated for the latest versions New tips covering presentation, design elements, and delivery skills "Troubleshooting tips," screen shots, specific examples, and "Quick Review" sections Strategies for using graphics, graphs, sound effects, and animation Whether you are new to PowerPoint or already use it in the classroom, this book provides step-by-step, proven steps for creating "Wow!" presentations and lessons.
Download or read book Kickass Presentations Wow Audiences with PowerPoint Slides That Click Humor That s Quick and Messages That Stick written by Dan Fraser and published by . This book was released on 2022-03-24 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When you stand in front of an audience, the last things you want are bored listeners, tech issues, or ugly PowerPoint slides. But you don't have to be a presentation ninja to deliver a memorable, TED Talk-worthy training. In Kickass Presentations, public speaker and consultant Dan Fraser shares simple lessons on how to deliver the best dynamic presentations. Whether you're a professional or a beginner, this expert guide will teach you how to go beyond the videos, slides, and images to: Get in the right mindset, including how to talk, body language, eye contact, and more. Deliver a memorable (and funny!) presentation that gets people talking. Master the tech and software to help people learn information that only you can teach them. Selling ideas and storytelling are just some of the valuable life skills students and business professionals alike can learn. With practical information and simple steps, this book shows you how easy a successful presentation can be.
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.
