
slide:ology
The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations
Nancy Duarte(Author)
O'Reilly (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 16. September 2008
Book
294 pages
978-0-596-52234-6 (ISBN)
Description
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 audiences
* Turn ideas into informative graphics
* Use sketching and diagramming techniques effectively
* Create graphics that enable audiences to process information easily
* Develop truly influential presentations
* Utilize 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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Language
English
Place of publication
Sebastopol
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 230 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
844 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-596-52234-6 (9780596522346)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions

E-Book
08/2008
O'Reilly
€27.49
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Person
Nancy Duarte has been a Principal of Duarte Design since 1990. Her firm is in the heart of the Silicon Valley and the client list is loaded with Fortune 500 companies. Her passion for business communications that are clear, meaningful and attractive has opened doors for her in a business world full of cluttered and complex visual communications. She speaks across the nation at conferences, authors training content and is a regular contributor to Presentations magazine.