دانلود کتاب Solving the PowerPoint Predicament: Using Digital Media for Effective Communication

Everyone uses PowerPoint, but how effective is your presentation at meeting the goals you've outlined? A great presentation is more than just a slideshowit's about using PowerPoint to its maximum potential to get your message across to your audience. That's the PowerPoint Predicament. Tom Bunzel reveals how to conceive, plan, develop, and deliver truly effective business, academic, and inspirational communications, not just PowerPoint slideshows. Discover how to motivate your audience by:Getting beyond bullet points to tell a story that touches your audience at the deepest levelsMastering proven principles of effective communicationPlanning, organizing, and designing every presentation for maximum impactMaking sure every word, image, effect, and slide exists for a good reasonCreating charts and diagrams that instantly make your pointUsing animation, navigation, video, and audio to drive home your message, not distract from itAvoiding mistakes that lead to boring presentations: no more "death by PowerPoint"Building Web and self-running kiosk presentations that really workLeveraging the rest of Microsoft Office to create even better presentationsUsing third-party add-ons to communicate with PowerPoint even more effectively: video capture, flowcharting, DVD authoring, rehearsal, and moreWhen you present, you're on the line: your credibility, your career, your future as a leader. Use your software and imagination to its full potentialwith this book!Covers PowerPoint 2007, 2003, XP, 2000, 99, and 97 for Windows or Mac PowerPoint usersTom Bunzel is a leading presentation expert. He has appeared on Tech TV's "Call for Help," was a featured speaker at InfoComm and PowerPoint LIVE, and has served as a technology coach for companies ranging from Iomega to the Neuroscience Education Institute, where he provided personal PowerPoint instruction to physicians. He offers live seminars via streaming media, and he has been published in Presentations Magazine. His books include Sams Teach Yourself PowerPoint 2003 in 24 Hours and Digital Video on the PC. He updated the Visual QuickStart Guide to PowerPoint 2002/2001 for Windows and Mac.The book companion CD-ROM contains numerous PowerPoint presentations and other examples from the book, two sample chapters from Cliff Atkinson's Beyond Bullet Points: Using Microsoft PowerPoint to Create Presentations That Inform, Motivate, and Inspire, and trial software from Instant Effects (OfficeFX), Serious Magic (Ovation and Vlog It!), and TechSmith (Camtasia and Snag It).Developing a compelling PowerPoint presentation involves much more than mastering one program. It involves integrating different programs, third party tools, and hardware resources to convey a message that has been skillfully crafted. From blogs to podcasts to the rise of amateur digital photography and videography, there's ample evidence to the passion among the public for communicating effectively. You crave not a how-to manual but a frame of reference for telling your stories effectively, both in front of a group, online, and across multiple digital platforms and media.Solving the PowerPoint Predicament will walk your through three fundamental steps: (1) honing (and sticking to!) a compelling message, mastering and applying appropriate technologies, (3) integrating technology with verbal delivery skills needed for a successful presentation. This book really gives you everything you need to deliver a successful presentation that people will remember.