Presentations matter. There can be a great deal hanging on them and
rarely, if one fails to work, do you get a second chance. A poor presentation
can blight a plan, a proposal, a reputation – even a career. But
making a good one is not easy, as a quotation from Sir George Jessel
makes clear: ‘The human brain is a wonderful thing. It starts working
the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak
in public.’ If you identify with this all too readily, your fears and experience
will only be made worse if you make a presentation without
understanding what makes it work, without adequate preparation or
founded only on some irrational belief that you can wing it.
Making a good presentation can be done however. Anyone can
present in an acceptable, workmanlike way and many people find that
it is something at which they can excel if they go about it the right
way. Few people are natural public speakers; and those that make it
look easy tend to do so because they know the secret – they work at it.
Everyone knows the feeling of attending a dreary and formulaic presentation where dense lumps of text are read verbatim from the screen. The expression ?death by PowerPoint” says it all. But it need not be that way. With a little time and effort anyone can add life to their presentations.
The PowerPoint Detox is a straightforward, practical guide that helps readers prepare effective slides, improve their presenting style, make themselves understood, and enhance their message. It is designed to appeal to anyone who needs to use PowerPoint: new presenters and those with some experience, those who have had some training and those who have not.
With sample slides and plenty of examples reproduced in PowerPoint style,
The PowerPoint Detox is a how-to book that will help readers add explanatory power, style and professionalism to their presentations.