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Beyond Bullet Points: Using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 to Create Presentations That Inform, Motivate, and Inspire | 
| Author: Cliff Atkinson
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Category: Book
List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $19.79
You Save: $10.20 (34%)
Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 2331
Media: Paperback
Pages: 368
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 7.3 x 1.3
ISBN: 0735623872
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.58
EAN: 9780735623873
ASIN: 0735623872
Publication Date: October 10, 2007
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Product Description
Unlock the amazing story buried in your presentation and forget boring bullet points forever! Now updated for Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007, this widely-acclaimed book includes seven new examples of compelling presentations from board room to classroom. Communications expert Cliff Atkinson guides you, step by step, through his revolutionary three-step method for increasing the impact of your presentations. You ll discover how to combine classic storytelling techniques with the power of visual media to create a rich, engaging experience. Transform the way you create and deliver your critical message and quickly bring your ideas to life! FOCUS Learn how to distill and shape your best ideas into a crisp and compelling narrative. CLARIFY Use a storyboard to illustrate your ideas, creating the right blend of message and media. ENGAGE Move from merely reading your slides to creating a rich, connected experience with your audience and increase your impact! CD includes: Cliff s custom templates build your story! Quick reference checklists for compelling presentations Complete eBook plus bonus content!
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 Very good book October 24, 2008
M. Sanders (Cherry Valley, CA)
This book goes beyond the nuts and bolts of putting together a great PowerPoint presentation. It goes deep into the psychology of human attention and our ability to comprehend new material. If you want to persuade, inform, or teach a group of folks, this book will really help.
Love the new approach October 5, 2008
Steve (NY)
Great philosophy! I hate when people read me things off of power points, it makes it seem like such a waste of time. This book fixes that in plain language and step by step directions. Sometimes I think they belabor some points, but it may be necessary to ride our minds of old ways of thinking.
Death by PowerPoint Syndrome August 25, 2008
John W. Pearson (San Clemente, CA, USA)
When American Idol hit the airwaves, the popular TV show gave false hope to bad singers. When the popular PowerPoint presentation software was introduced by Microsoft, it gave false hope to inexperienced presenters--and turned uninspiring meetings into really boring meetings. It was death by PowerPoint.
But there's hope and there's help. Quick! Order this book and delegate all future PowerPoint presentations to ONLY those who have read and mastered the innovative approach in this remarkable book.
This is a MUST title for your resource library. Atkinson says that the first five slides of a PowerPoint presentation are the most important--and that stories and pictures are absolutely critical in every presentation. The book also includes a CD with custom templates for storyboarding, checklists to ensure your presentation is compelling, and a complete eBook.
In "The Printing Bucket" chapter, one of 20 core competencies in my book, Mastering The Management Buckets: 20 Critical Competencies for Leading Your Business or Non-profit, I recommend that you appoint a "printing coordinator" for your company or department. Ditto for someone to mentor your team on PowerPoint presentations.
After you've identified the PowerPoint guru for your team, point them to Garr Reynolds' blog on issues related to professional design and presentation, such as "Where can you find good images?" Plus, you'll appreciate the new insights from his 131-slide summary of the book Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School (Book & DVD). Be sure to read his blog on "Brain Rules for PowerPoint and Keynote Presenters."
Just what I needed to get energized again! August 9, 2008
top ten list guy (Bloomington, IN USA)
Beyond Bullet Points came at just the right time for me. I am working on several projects at the moment and was really struggling with getting over the hump as far as engaging the audience. Also, I am working on a collaborative project with someone who is an expert in their field. They were consistently missing the mark with the content they put together. I tried explaining what they needed to do but just didn't seem to be getting my point across (I was missing the mark, too!) I told him to get Beyond Bullet Points so we could work through developing a presentation together. Wow! What a turnaround. Now this expert has a vehicle he can use to unload all of the incredible knowledge he has and do it in a compelling way that engages the audience from the very first minute. We don't have it published yet, but once it is up and running, I would be glad to share it with everyone. Thanks Cliff for putting the pieces of the puzzle together for us. By the way, make sure you visit Cliff's website at beyondbulletpoints.com to get more great tips and ideas that compliment the book.
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