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| slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations | 
 enlarge | Author: Nancy Duarte
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Category: Book
List Price: $34.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  37 reviews
Sales Rank: 767
Format: Illustrated
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 294
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9 x 8.9 x 0.6
ISBN: 0596522347
Dewey Decimal Number: 658.452
EAN: 9780596522346
ASIN: 0596522347
Publication Date: August 12, 2008
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Condition: Brand new book. Shipped from our NYC store. Slight Shelf wear to cover. Pages are clean and unmarked.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Tells too much August 13, 2008
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
I wanted to know how Duarte makes such an impact telling stories and now I know. Seemed a little expensive, but the value is there. This conversational book is a great read and reference.
 Print too small September 1, 2008
4 out of 10 found this review helpful
I found the book interesting but with the small print, very hard to read. More theory than practical help in putting together a presentation, especially in the instructional area.
Better as a Presentations 101 textbook than self-help guide September 8, 2008
4 out of 10 found this review helpful
Keep in mind the definition of the English suffix -ology or -logy "denotes a field of study or academic discipline."
This is not a How to book for learning production tricks or shortcuts, or how to make a concise, interesting and informative presentation.
There are not enough big, bright eye grabbing pictures to qualify as a coffee table book.
Once you get used to the tiny grey text and lots of white space, you can begin to concentrate on communications & presentation theory. Then it will be a fair Presentations 101 textbook.
Good introduction to ppt August 20, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book had some great points and would be helpful for anybody that does PPT regulary to better understand some of the issues with powerpoint. Nancy is a good personable writer and the book was approachable and interesting. The book is more focussed on the overall presentation experience. I dont think this book would provide much new to a graphic designer but good for a non-designer to better understand ppt. I would recomment Presentation Zen as being another excellent book - perhaps a little better - at providing some good thoughts on how to present and what to avoid.
The PowerPoint book we've been waiting for... August 23, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Remember Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth slides? They were designed by this author. That initially caught my attention, but the great contemporary design and well-written information kept me interested. I've been looking for a good book on PowerPoint design for awhile...I've finally found a great one! Here's why. Most books about PowerPoint simply tell you how to use the program; however this book teaches about creating effective and dazzling slides. It walks you through the process of brainstorming, storyboarding, organization and finally design. It helps with developing a concept and especially the artistic aspect. Some tips she provides: use visual metaphors, the less text the better, and the 3 second rule (the audience must understand the slide within 3 seconds). She also provides many case studies so there are plenty of examples and inspiration showing good powerpoint design.
I'm a graphic designer and frequently have to design powerpoints for clients. I've found designing for powerpoints particularly challenging because it's easy for the presentations to look cliche, resembling too much of a template, with challenging color contrasts and text integration. To add to this, often I'm told by clients they want lots of bullet points and way too many slides. But now I've already begun to notice an improvement in my slides' effectiveness. I highly recommend this book!
I also recommend Presentation Zen:. It offers many great suggestions too and even has a case study featuring this author.
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