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Summary: Really Bad PowerPoint
Review: The title of the e-booklet makes you think that the author is going to show examples of bad powerpoint slides. I don't think sufficient information was given nor were enough examples illustrated and explained.
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Summary: Short counter-opinion to a mainstream means of presentation.
Review: There is good thought behind this short booklet, unfortunately the breif opinion piece is not tremendously enlightening. After all, it is easy to tell people what you think they are doing wrong, but the author fails to give significant direction on what is right (eliminating 'bullets' is silly, as reading this booklet shows). Fortunately, profits from this file are supposed to go to charity, which makes me less angry than some of the other reviewers...
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Summary: A few good pointers
Review: This *very* inexpensive download doesn't have much content, as others have pointed out. However, the author does have some good ideas about how to put together an effective Powerpoint presentation, especially for sales presentations. I'm a college prof and use powerpoint for my classes - the suggestions in this book didn't really apply well to me. Recommended for people doing presentations to professional, non-education audiences.
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Summary: Powerpoint as TV commercial?
Review: This e-book isn't bad. It's not too expensive, and the cost goes to charity. You can get it for free, by the way, but then you're not helping the charity out. It does outline some great basics of the oral presentation... that you should not use your power point slides as your note cards, and it is painfully true that so many people just are AWFUL at oral presentations. But, as some reviewers have pointed out, what about those of us who aren't Selling Something? (I know, I know, in a way, even those of us using PP to teach are selling something). What if we're using the presentations as a replacement for the chalkboard, a digital format for our students to learn from? We need a lot more than 6 words, and really I refuse to live in a world where everything can be sold in six words or less (like a bad version of name that tune). This is a decent reminder of good design principles. But don't expect it to revolutionize the oral presentation world-- because probably, those who need it most aren't even looking for help.
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Summary: This isn't a book
Review: This isn't a book, it's a ten page pamphlet with one idea - use Power Point to show people emotive pictures while you talk. Actually not worth the $....
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Summary: Everyone should read this!
Review: This should be required reading for everyone who ever has get up in front of people. Just because you can make words dance across the screen doesn't make it a good presentation. "Really Bad PowerPoint" is a short read, but packed with useful information. If everyone read this (and followed it!) we'd all attend happier, more productive meetings. The advice here may seem like common sense to some, but if it really was common sense, why do so many presenters ignore it?
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Summary: Power Point is not a telepromter
Review: This was a short, but good read. The ideas on the targeting the emotions of the reader are right on. The points about the problems with PowerPoint presentations acting as a teleprompter were quite accurate. Seth's thoughts on the purpose of a presentation to be one selling were right on. His ideas about the leave behind from a presentation not being the presentation were enlightening. If you do presentations and need to make an impact this book is well worth the price of admission.
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Summary: Show and Tell beats Read and Tell
Review: What you get for your $...contribution to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation is an 8-page article of tips to use in PowerPoint presentations. Here's an example that's worth the price of the article all by itself if you've never heard it before: Use a full-size photo to set the mood for an important point. It isn't true that this only works for sales presentations. A beautiful picture in the middle of a technical presentation relieves the tedium and keeps people alert to what you're saying. Don't laugh until you've tried it. Thinking back at the slide presentations I've seen, I can't remember any that didn't break at least one of Seth Godin's rules. I, personally, promise to never hand out copies of my slides at the end of a presentation ever again.
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Summary: Read This Before You PowerPoint Again
Review: Whenever I've read anything by Seth Godin, I find that I always come away with one or more important concepts I can incorporate into how I do business to improve marketing, communication, service, etc. "Really Bad PowerPoint" is no exception. I am a person who thinks verbally, not graphically. Although I haven't done many PowerPoint presentations, I am preparing to do several and didn't want them to be "follow the bouncing laser pointer" bore-a-thons. This e-doc got me thinking about new ways to make my message and its delivery more dynamic. Yes, it would be nice to see more good examples of presentations, but I got at least two or three ideas that will improve my future presentations. Let's see . . . if you divide the purchase price by two or three, that seems like quite a bargain for ideas that could make a big difference in my professional image--and may even make presenting more fun!
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