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slide:ology The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations Nancy Duarte ISBN: 9780596522346 |
Completely reasonable for a graphic design company to publish a book on slide design or presentation style. The principles are completely dead-on: spend the time to prepare; watch out 3 elements: delivery, visual, and message; focus on the presenter not the material; and use contrast to emphasize.
The professional approach, however, makes the book less a tutorial than an advertisement. Ver few people can afford 90 hours for preparation, creating custom diagram, establish an image library, or do professional color schemes. Not all presenters will be Al Gore. In fact, many who present frequently are stretched in both time and money to just get by with slides slammed together quickly and a few minutes of mental preparation. They are the ones who need helps.