Comments on: Presentation Zen – This Book Will Transform Your Presentations

By: Mark McGuinness

Mark McGuinness — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:18:37 +0000

@Catherine – Thanks. I like your title, it makes it clear what you’re going to address.

@Neil – I agree science is a prime candidate for ‘amplification through simplification’! Some nice slides in your files.

@Beth – Yes, doing a takeaway document takes a little extra time but it relieves you of the pressure to include all the information on the slides. So your audience gets a better live experience and a better summary afterwards.

By: Beth Robinson

Beth Robinson — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:02:36 +0000

I read the book for the first time this month and was very impressed. I especially loved the idea of a leave-behind document so that you can feel comfortable with those "impression" slides. I don't do much presentation work currently and the few I do are in a prescribed bullet point slide formula that is a short version of a longer document. However, I would have loved to have used this style when I was giving presentations in the past and will definitely be giving it a try when the opportunity presents. Beth Robinson's last blog post..Thinking in Systems: What is a System?

By: Mike Pascoe

Mike Pascoe — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:25:45 +0000

Hey Mark, Great post! I would hesitate summarizing a book summarizing presentation design so well, but you have done a great job here. I am a graduate student in neurophysiology in Boulder, CO and have also found Garr's text very helpful in my realm of scientific presentation. Every week I go to a 45-min seminar in my Department eager to see how these researchers will use their opportunity to talk about their research (presentations are all about opportunities right?). You can checkout some of my slides on Scribd and see how many "zen" principles you can find! New Wishful Thinking Blog Subscriber, - Mike Pascoe

By: Catherine Cantieri, Sorted

Catherine Cantieri, Sorted — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:14:55 +0000

Excellent post! I’m preparing a short presentation on “The 5 Biggest Mistakes Business Owners Make When Trying To Get Organized” (there’s got to be a catchier title, but I can’t quite find it), and I’m absolutely going to keep all of this advice in mind, and probably get the book, too!

By: Mark McGuinness

Mark McGuinness — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:05:04 +0000

Thanks James, hope life is good for you.

By: James Cherkoff

James Cherkoff — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:10:28 +0000

Great advice... James Cherkoff's last blog post..I Am An Outbound Spam Filter