Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery (Voices That Matter) by Garr Reynolds Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery (Voices That Matter)
Book Review: A book that should inspire if you approach it correctly
Summary: 4 Stars
I like this book but it needs the right attitude to get the best from it. Having just finished a masters degree where my thesis revolved around adults and especially children develop there cognitive and creative skills. The research really basically looked at the physiological and philosophical nuts and bolts of cognitive/creative development when we are young and then moved on to how we can use it these skills today. If there has been one thing I have learnt from 2 years pf research is the creativity is one important and can't be taught. Comments like the Luigi Clemente above which dismisses a book or an idea as being generic because there are no practical help is missing the barn door by such a margin as to be to not even to have seen the barn door in the first place. Creativity and cognitive skills can't be taught by supplying practical advice. It is something that is unique to all of us. It is our creativity that makes us who we are. Creativity here is not be defined as just drawing a picture but rather the unique connection we all make between all the various areas of our brain and how those linkages create new of different aspects, concepts and ideas. You can not achieve this through someone giving you practical advice or suggestions that luigi Clemente is complaining is an oxymoron of a complaint. This book is great but to get the best out of it has to come from you. it is meant to inspire. If we are always looking for practical advice from someone else we will never truly becreative or develop better cognitive skillsBook Review: Less is More
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a beautiful book which has the best of both worlds, style and substance. Each idea is followed up with clear and precise examples, full of colour and creativity. It will challenge your old mindset .The writing is melodic and flows carrying you through the book with effortless style.
However, this is not a book for lazy mind , although its packed full of inspirational ideas ,it won't do the work for you.Its not a step by step guide to making presentations .The writer clearly explains his approach is not the fastest way , but in the long term it's the most rewarding. I've tried out plenty of his ideas and he's right.
It also teaches you to work within time constraints, so its anchored in the real world. It has an elegant quality, beautifully presented. It's a visual feast for the eyes.
Interesting you find this book will bring you beyond image and design , It's unclutters your mind allowing you to simplify your thought process.The book is very accessable so its not just graphic artists and web designers who will benefit. Reynolds also uses technology sparingly, choosing pen and paper to map out his initial presentation ideas.
Overall, this is a fantastic book which should kept within arms reach. I keep dipping in and out of it, sometimes to get presentation ideas or simplify my thought process.