Presentation Jedi Master | Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery (Voices That...

Solid first book | Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery (Voices That Matter) | Garr Reynolds

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	• Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery (Voices That Matter) Garr Reynolds New Riders Press, 2008 - 240 pages average customer review:based on 59 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Don't buy this book (Unless you want to know all the inside secrets of presentations!)

There's a reason that none of the country's best presentation coaches and presenters want you to purchase this book: that's because it will put the former out of business, and make you as good as the latter. Seriously!

Garr Reynolds has done what everyone else (at least among the presentation cognoscente) has been talking about for years. He has created what is truly THE book that is an absolute, positive must-read for everyone who is even thinking about presenting. I coach hundreds of entrepreneurs and CEOs each year for their fundraising road shows, and Garr has written and illustrated with stunning clarity the essence of what I and others have been preaching for years: visual clarity, simplicity, presence, planning and more.

If you are even *thinking* about buying a book on presentation skills, this is it. After you devour it cover to cover, you can then go on to the two other books I recommend: "Presenting to Win" by Jerry Weissman, and "The Articulate Executive" by Granville Toogood (the top presentation coaches on their respective sides of the country.) But start here, heed the lessons in this instant classic, and your audiences will be guaranteed to be putty in your hands.

David S. Rose (Described by BusinessWeek as "The Pitch Coach")

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Presentation Jedi Master

I've been following the Presentation Zen website for a while, and it's nice to see the book after so much time incubating.

This is an excellent book for presenters tired of "death by power point." I have checked out lots of other presentation books, and by far, this is the best. The graphics and layout are beautiful, and it has had a profound influence on my presentations. You will need to have a solid grasp of power point and some of its lesser used tools to achieve maximum impact (PP is a hugely powerful program, rarely used to its full potential).

Want to get a feel for the basic theme of this book and what it preaches? See any of Steve Jobs' latest keynotes to get an idea. Clean. Straightforward. Classy. And smooth baby.

Following Garr's advice, my presentations now get mouth-open attention from the audience and kudos from peers. Garr and this book will make you a Presentation Jedi Master.

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Solid first book

On the excellent side I felt the visuals in the book complimented the written text really well and at times I felt as if I was hearing Garr (even though I have never seen him present) doing a live slideshare presentation. Another great thing about the book is that you get an insight into how he prepares for presentations as well as quotes and tidbits from other presentation experts like Nancy Duarte and Guy Kawasaki. All in all it is a beautiful book that is extremely well written.

On the flipside because I am and have been a fan of Garr Reynolds and his blog for quite some time, I would have actually given this book 3 or 3 and a half stars, simply because a lot of the ideas in the book are on his site of the same name. I have also read most of the books he recommends (and quotes excessively in the book), so I was slightly disappointed that I have been down this road. With that said however, what Garr does well, is he presents core ideas really well and although at times it seems as if the book is a bunch of book and blog post summaries it somehow works. So it is not as revolutionary as Made to Stick or a Whole New Mind and as such can't get the five rating from me, the unintiated will enjoy this book and should have it in their library.

So the question is would I recommend this book?
If you have never heard of Garr Reynolds or his blog and you are interested in changing the way you think about presentations and improving your own, BUY this book NOW, BUY every book he recommends,BOOKMARK his blog [...]

If you are already a fan of Garr, BUY this book because now you can walk around with some of the best posts from his blog everywhere you go. In fact if he was selling his grocery list on Amazon I would buy it because of the impact his way of thinking has made on my presentations and I need and want to thank him in a tangible way. I hope this is the first of many books.

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Save Your PowerPoint Soul, and Your Clients'

I have been Reading Garr's blog for a while now, so when word broke that he was producing a hard-copy read I was excited. At last, something to leave lying around my desk to flick through whilst producing another PowerPoint epic war-and-peace (Hopefully more peace than war!).

It's a great read. Essential, actually. PowerPoint should ship with a Surgeon General warning. Only "presentation zen certified presenters" would get a security key enabling them to "Save Presentation"... thus saving as all from the dreaded DbPPT*.

Now that I have read it, how do I get others to read and follow?

* = Death by PowerPoint.

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Fantastic

This book was fantastic. I just finished it and it was meaty. There are so many practical examples of how to design a presentation, but also how to give a presentation. As Garr points out, a simple, concise, and clear message is the backbone of a great presentation. He has provided the tools to help make people become great presenters.

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