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No matter where you are on the organizational ladder, the odds are high that you’ve delivered a high-stakes presentation to your peers, your boss, your customers, or the general public. Presentation software is one of the few tools that requires professionals to think visually on an almost daily basis. But unlike verbal skills, effective visual expression is not easy, natural, or actively taught in schools or business training programs. slide:ology fills that void.

Written by Nancy Duarte, President and CEO of Duarte Design, the firm that created the presentation for Al Gore’s Oscar-winning film, An Inconvenient Truth, this book is full of practical approaches to visual story development that can be applied by anyone. The book combines conceptual thinking and inspirational design, with insightful case studies from the world’s leading brands. With slide:ology you’ll learn to:

Connect with specific audiencesTurn ideas into informative graphicsUse sketching and diagramming techniques effectivelyCreate graphics that enable audiences to process information easilyDevelop truly influential presentationsUtilize presentation technology to your advantage

Millions of presentations and billions of slides have been produced — and most of them miss the mark. slide:ology will challenge your traditional approach to creating slides by teaching you how to be a visual thinker. And it will help your career by creating momentum for your cause.


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Publisher ‏ : ‎ O’Reilly Media
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 12, 2008
Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 294 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0596522347
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0596522346
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.85 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.08 x 0.67 x 8.64 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #71,249 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #3 in Presentation Software Books #48 in Running Meetings & Presentations (Books) #201 in Communication Skills
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