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Summary: Not terribly practical
Review: Not terribly useful. Things like "don't use too much text on a page." I knew that already. Not terribly long, either. About 5 pages.
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Summary: Not worth the money
Review: Over-priced. No practical advise given. Author disputes the rational for Economic Order Quantity but does not present alternatives.
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Summary: This one breaks the ice - but check out the full story ...
Review: Readers who want a more complete picture will want to refer to "The Articulate Executive" by Granville Toogood, ISBN: 0070653380. In that book, you get everything in this e-booklet, plus so much more. The author gives you the reason why presentations from experienced top executives come across so well. The reason is that the execs were polished by being coached or taking classes in presentation skills. In suggestions in Granville Toogood's book gives you the same edge that the execs have. If you think that stacking up as many slides as possible into the presentation and filling each of them with as many bullets as you can fit in is going to make you look good, be ready for a paradigm shift.
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Summary: Short but/and Solid
Review: Seth -- your brevity rules.I haven't read the other reviews, but I did see that some folks may not have liked this one (based on the overall star rating). Well, I disagree. Having struggled thru 1,000's of presentations as a viewer, and having created some of these put-everyone-to-sleep-with-my-lack-of-creativity-preso's myself, I found your e-doc very solid. You took ideas that I've had, such as, "never have a bullet point read for more than one line" to a much better extreme -- "never have more than six words on a page". I like that. I'll try it. And, I really liked the encouragement to use visuals to create a point. I know, as a viewer, that that would be much more memorable for me. So, why have I been disinclined to try it with my own presentations? I don't know. Probably just programmed by the other drivel that I've been forced to sit through. I'll let you know how it goes. Everyone else, I do recommend buying and quickly reading this e-doc (it only takes about 20-30 minutes to read the entire thing). You'll learn a few good tips, and will never look at a presentation the same way again.
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Summary: Really Bad PowerPoint make Really Good Points
Review: Seth Godin discusses very simply why most PowerPoint presentations suck and how to improve them. Ignoring the specific focus on PowerPoint, you will find his e-booklet has some great lessons on effective communication. Ideas from this publication can be applied to any presentation, or any type of communication. A quick and easy read, with good examples. Worth every bit of $1.99 I found only one short-coming. Finding a few more examples of good and bad presentations would help the un-initiated see the difference between the two.
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Summary: they just don't get it! It's very powerful
Review: some may call this book simple or lacking in specific examples. But the author is totally upfront in his description of the book. The amazing thing about this book is that SO FEW PEOPLE FOLLOW THE ADVICE! If you've ever sat through a horrible powerpoint presentation, this book will explain why, and even better, tell you three or four big ideas that will set you straight. The hard thing for most people is to have the guts to follow Gordin's advice. I wish my employees would read this book.
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Summary: Reasonable, but extreme
Review: The author's info on the development of the PowerPoint application is interesting, but I found the recommendations for "good" presentations extreme. Limiting each slide to a maximum of six WORDS simply doesn't play in reality. Most audience's would wonder about your home planet.
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Summary: Too much emotion; too little logic
Review: The key to this guy's method is to inspire emotion in the audience. This has nothing to do with PowerPoint and everything to do with old-fashioned salesmanship. Unfortunately, it's inappropriate advice for most presentations, which after all are supposed to communicate useful information in a logical, understandable way. While I agree that inducing an emotional response from your audience can help in making a memorable impression, I think the author forgets that the triggered emotion may leave a lasting UNFAVORABLE memory. Just because the audience's emotions are turned on we cannot assume its logical faculties have been turned off. Unfortunately, this is just what our untrustworthy guide must expect us to believe.
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Summary: Godin is God
Review: The man is truly a genius, leading the way to business and career success in our fast-paced times....
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Summary: You get what you pay for ...
Review: The piece is very thin on content.
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