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I wanted to take time to digest and try out each point at my work presentations2. And this book made me much more interested in graphic design.
It's for people who already have the basic skill of building a mediocre presentation to advance to the next level, to make their presentation slides stand out from others. This book gave me a whole new perspective in building presentation slides.
I enjoyed reading behind-the-scene stories about some well known presentation making processes such as Al Gore's. That's why some readers may not find it suitable as most business environments settle on mediocre presentations.I emphasized on the word "slide" because this book as its title suggests, puts more focus on building slides, the how-to part, which in my point of view, is a skill that you should learn only if you already figured out the objective and what-to-say of your presentations.
For more basic but essential skill of presentation planning, I suggest "The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs" by author Carmine Gallo. Duarte, the company behind this book, seems like an exciting place to work for.It took me time to go thru the whole book because:1.
This book's rather odd shape and heavy weight makes it difficult to be carried around
Nancy and her team have done such an incredible job with this book.Slide:ology has tremendously helped me look at not only presentations,but also the way I design and layout motion graphics, design layouts and working with photos as well.The book is choc-full of great direction and advice and covers a tremendous amount of design should dos in a simple, intelligent and fun book from cover to cover.Thank you Nancy (and team) for such a work of art.You guys rock.
Great reference & tutorial. Great introduction to graphic design theory for non-designers (like myself). Full of useful tips. Highly recommended.
Improving a slide presentation is a never ending challenge so any constructive tips can only improve matters. Well done Nancy. Nancy Duarte is obviously very experienced with presentations.
When the book arrived I was impressed first by its size. This is a must for anyone doing presentations. When I noticed Slide:ology I was a bit skeptical about learning anything new, but it was worth taking the chance.
Not only does she tactfully note the do's and don'ts she goes in depth to explain why certain things should be done or not. I wondered how anyone could dedicate over 200 pages to slide:ology. I cracked it open the day it arrived and immediately I could tell that this book would be the most educational authority that I had ever read on the subject.
It's also a tremendous reference book that you'll be able to refer to over the years. This will surely help my presentations beginning tomorrow.
Much to my surprise this book was not even close to the negative written reviews, It has a great format with a solid beginning, middle and end, it has case studies of companies. I didn't expect much from this book after reading the bad reviews. But since I was doing research on how to make the best keynotes I could I ordered it. What I enjoyed about this book the most is the inspiration to create beautiful presentations, creating a purpose before starting a keynote through checklist for designing slides. I really loved the book and for how much better my presentations are going to be now that I finished it, it's completely worth the price.I do have one thing to note, if you are a total beginner, it may be overwhelming to figure out how to go from making regular slides to mind blowing presentations, but the principals work for everyone, Buy This Book.
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