[...]... need for personal awareness and the ability to see and discover Zen is practical and is concerned with the here and now And the practical and the here and now is what we're concerned with here too with presentations The aim of this book is to help professionals free themselves from the pain of creating and delivering presentations by helping them see presentations in a way that is different, simpler, more... But what may seem like common sense regarding presentations is not common practice The Presentation Zen approach challenges the conventional wisdom of making PowerPoint presentations in today's world and encourages people to think differently about the design, and delivery of their presentations Chapter I Presenting in Today's World 7 An Approach, Not a Method Presentation Zen, however, is not a method... presentation design on the net This book has three sections: Preparation, Design, and Delivery Along the way I'll provide a good balance of principles and concepts, inspiration, and practical examples I'll even show you before/after photos of the actual bento on the Bullet Train that was the inspiration for this book Before reviewing the current state of presentations today and why presentations matl than... organization's presentations How are your current presentations out of kilter? In what ways are they in sync? What questions should you be asking about presentation design and delivery that you have not asked in the past? What aspects of the design and delivery process have caused "suffering" for your presenters and your audiences? Have past efforts been focused too much on the comparatively inconsequential... exceptional presentation skills—are so important today Professionals today around the globe need to understand how and why the socalled right-brain aptitudes of design, story, symphony, empathy, play, and meaning are more important than ever The best presentations of our generation will be created by professionals—engineers as well as CEOs and "creatives"—who have strong "whole mind" aptitudes and talents... preparation, design, and delivery of so-called "PowerPoint presentations" in a different way, perhaps I could do my small part to help others communicate far more effectively That moment on the Bullet Train—somewhere between Yokohama and Nagoya—was when I began writing this book by sharing my thoughts on the Presentation Zen Web site, a blog that would go on to become the most visited site on presentation design. .. comparatively inconsequential things? What are the "inconsequential" aspects and where can the focus shift? 24 Presentation Zen In Sum  Like a Japanese bento, great slide presentations contain appropriate content arranged in the most efficient, graceful manner without superfluous decoration The presentation of the content is simple, balanced, and beautiful  Presentation Zen is an approach, not an inflexible list... 22 Presentation Zen Letting Go Part of the Presentation Zen approach to presenting well is learning to give up what we've learned about making presentations in the era of the PowerPoint deck and the cookie-cutter method of design and delivery The first step is to stop letting our history and conditioning about what we ''know" (or thought we knew) inhibit our being open to other ways of presentation. .. chief concern " And most presenters make the software their chief concern in the preparation process and in the delivery This often ends up in cluttered visuals and cluttered talks that are neither engaging nor memorable Yes, the basics of software are important to know Delivery techniques and "dos and don'ts" are useful to understand But it's not about technique alone The "art of presentation" transcends... No more then cancel the meeting and send in a report than six words on a slide EVER There is no Our brains have two sides The right side is emotional, musical and moody The left side is presentation so complex that this rule needs to be broken focused on dexterity, facts and hard data Second, don't use cheesy images Use When you show up to give a presentation, professional stock photo images Talking . site on presentation design on the net. This book has three sections: Preparation, Design, and Delivery. Along the way I'll provide a good balance of principles and concepts, inspiration, and. class="bi x0 y0 w0 h0" alt="" presentationzen Simple ideas on presentation design and delivery Garr Reynolds To Mom & Dad