Presentation Zen Design Simple Design Principles and Techniques to Enhance Your Presentations

by Reynolds, Garr

• ISBN13: 9780321668790
• ISBN10: 0321668790
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780321934154
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-12-18
• Publisher: New Riders
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Summary

In "Presentation Zen," Reynolds gave readers the framework for planning, putting together, and delivering successful presentations. Now, in this follow-up guide, the author takes readers deeper into the design realm.

In Presentation Zen Design the author extends more on the design of slides and presentations in general. Everything remains said in a clear and expert way.

Throughout Presentation Zen Design, Garr shares his lessons on designing effective presentations that contain text, graphs, color, images, and video. After establishing guidelines for each of the various elements, he explains how to achieve an overall harmony and balance using the tenets of Zen simplicity.

Through this textbook, not only will you discover how to design your slides for more professional-looking presentations, you’ll learn to communicate more clearly and will accomplish the goal of making a stronger, more lasting connection with your audience.

Author Biography

Garr Reynolds is the author of the best-selling book Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery with over 100,000 copies sold and translated into 17 languages. A leading authority on presentation design and delivery and sought-after speaker and consultant, his clients include many in the Fortune 500. A writer, designer, musician, and long-time student of the zen arts, he is currently Associate Professor of Management at Kansai Gaidai University in Japan and Director of Design Matters Japan. Garr’s popular blog on presentation design and delivery is at www.presentationzen.com

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1 • Design Matters
Section 1
SLIDE ELEMENTS
Chapter 2 • Typography
Chapter 3 • Color
Chapter 4 • Imagery
Section 2
DESIGN PRINCIPLES
Chapter 5 • Space
Chapter 6 • Contrast
Chapter 7 • Unity
Chapter 8 • Focal Point
Section 3
SAMPLE SLIDES
Chapter 9 • Technical talks
Chapter 10 • Non-technical talks
Chapter 11 • Learning from the world around you