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Garr Reynolds, author of the best-selling book on presentation design and delivery, is back with this newly revised edition of this classic book, Presentation Zen . Showing us there is a better way to reach your audience through simplicity and storytelling, Garr tackles the conventional wisdom of making presentations with slides and shares his approach to designing and delivering successful and provocative presentations. In this new edition, Garr includes fresh examples from which to draw inspiration, and offers techniques for cutting through the noise and distractions of modern life and truly engaging with your audiences in a meaningful way. Combining the solid principles of design with the tenets of Zen simplicity, Presentation Zen, Third Edition , puts you solidly on the path to creating simpler, more effective presentations that will be appreciated, remembered, and best of all, acted upon.

“Presentation Zen changed my life and the lives of my clients. The philosophy and approach so elegantly explained in Garr’s book will inspire your audience. Don’t even think of giving another presentation without it!”

Carmine Gallo

Author, The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs and Talk Like TED

“Garr has broken new ground in the way we think about the power of presentations, and more important, has taught an entire generation of communicators how to do a better job. Don’t miss this one.”

Legendary presenter and author, This is Marketing

“If you care about the quality and clarity of your presentations–and you should–pick up this book, read every page, and heed its wisdom. Presentation Zen is a contemporary classic.”

Daniel H. Pink

Author, A Whole New Mind and Drive

Table of contents

• Copyright Page
• Dedication Page
• Table of Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Foreword by Guy Kawasaki
• The Presentation Zen Approach
• Presentations Today
• Presentation Generation
• Presentations in the “Conceptual Age”
• Start with the Beginner’s Mind
• Presentation Is a Creative Act
• The Art of Working with Restrictions
• Slowing Down to See
• Paper, a Whiteboard, Post-it Notes, or a Stick in the Sand
• Asking the Right Questions
• Two Questions: What’s Your Point? & Why Does It Matter?
• Handouts Can Set You Free
• The Benefit of Planning Well
• What Makes Messages Stick?
• Story and Storytelling
• The Process
• Digital Storyboards
• Editing and Restraint
• Steve Jobs and the Zen Aesthetic
• Kanso, Shizen, Shibumi
• Amplification Through Simplification
• General Design Principles
• Signal-to-Noise Ratio
• Picture Superiority Effect
• Empty Space
• Fundamentals: Contrast, Repetition, Alignment, Proximity
• Fill the Screen: Redux
• Sample Slide Decks
• Lessons from the Bamboo
• Think Like a Designer
• The Changing Landscape of Grantmaking
• Factfulness
• Japanese Hot Springs Etiquette
• Takahashi Method
• Doodlers, Unite!
• What is Innovation
• The Role of Student Presentations in 21st Century Learning
• Steve Jobs and the Art of the Swordsman
• Learning from the Art of Judo
• Contribution and Being in the Moment
• Jazz, Zen, and the Art of Connection
• Start Strong to Make a Connection
• Project Yourself
• Hara Hachi Bu: Why Length Matters
• Remove Barriers to Communication
• How to Improve
• Photo Credits

Product information

• Title: Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery, 3rd Edition
• Author(s): Garr Reynolds
• Release date: December 2019
• Publisher(s): New Riders
• ISBN: 9780135897751

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Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery 1st Edition

• ISBN-10 0321525655
• ISBN-13 978-0321525659
• Edition 1st
• Publisher New Riders Pub
• Publication date January 4, 2008
• Part of series Voices That Matter
• Language English
• Dimensions 7.25 x 0.25 x 9 inches
• Print length 229 pages
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• Publisher ‏ : ‎ New Riders Pub; 1st edition (January 4, 2008)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 229 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0321525655
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0321525659
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.05 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.25 x 0.25 x 9 inches
• #33 in Presentation Software Books
• #370 in Running Meetings & Presentations (Books)
• #992 in Software Design, Testing & Engineering (Books)

About the author

Garr reynolds.

Garr Reynolds is an internationally acclaimed communications expert, and the creator of the most popular Web site on presentation design and delivery on the net: presentationzen.com. A soughtafter speaker and consultant, his clients include many in the Fortune 500. A writer, designer, and musician, he currently holds the position of Associate Professor of Management at Kansai Gaidai University in Japan. Garr is a former corporate trainer for Sumitomo Electric, and once worked in Cupertino, California as the Manager for Worldwide User Group Relations at Apple, Inc. A longtime student of the Zen arts and resident of Japan, he currently lives in Osaka where he is Director of Design Matters Japan.

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