Cliff Atkinson
Beyond Bullet Points
Using Microsoft PowerPoint to Create Presentations That Inform, Motivate, and Inspire
Microsoft Press (USA), 2005
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Create PowerPoint presentations that score, not bore, using this hands-on manual.
Recommendation
Microsoft PowerPoint changed the world of presentations by simplifying the process of creating a computerized slide show. Alas, over time people started squeezing too much information into every slide and using the preinstalled generic titles. PowerPoint's simplicity let people forget the purpose of presentations: to persuade or to inform without being boring. Cliff Atkinson shows you a creative way to build a good presentation without falling into the PowerPoint template trap – tell a story instead. At present, he provides a free template, storyboard formatter and story guide at sociablemedia.com that adds value to the book, which refers to these resources repeatedly. getAbstract recommends this to anyone who gives presentations.
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About the Author
Cliff Atkinson, a consultant who helps organizations improve communications using PowerPoint, teaches at the UCLA Extension.
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