Book Excerpts
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Last Updated: November 15th 2012
HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations
This excerpt is from Nancy Duarte's HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations. This is a book that's easy to carry along with you, and easy to read too.
All content is presented as bite-sized chapters of a few pages, and there's so much presentation wisdom to be gained from reading and implementing the content from this book.
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excerpts here...
Become a PowerPoint Guru
This exclusive Indezine excerpt is from Become a PowerPoint Guru, a book that details how management and strategy consulting firms develop business presentations. The book is authored by David Tracy, who has worked as a management consultant for 12 years.
Here are couple of excerpts, reproduced here with permission from David Tracy.
PowerPoint For Court
This exclusive Indezine excerpt is from PowerPoint
for Court, a book that has been the definitive manual for preparing
and presenting digital material in a court of law since 2002. Used by
universities, attorneys and government agencies throughout the world,
PowerPoint for Court has now been updated in 2009 for use with the latest
version of PowerPoint.
Here are couple of excerpts, reproduced here with permission from Herbert Rubinstein, author of the book.
VSTO 3.0 for Office 2007 Programming
This exclusive book extract from VSTO 3.0 for Office 2007 Programming is presented here with permission from Packt Publishing.
The book, authored by Vivek Thangaswamy will help you get started with using VSTO in several Microsoft Office 2007 applications including InfoPath, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, etc. The excerpt on this site looks at customizing the Ribbon interface in PowerPoint 2007.
Advanced PowerPoint 2007
This exclusive book extract from Advanced
PowerPoint 2007 is presented here with permission from Pearson
Education.
The book, authored by Wayne Kao and Jeff Huang will
help an intermediate PowerPoint user improve their skills to an advanced
level. The book goes into deep technical detail about the Office 2007
theme engine and how color schemes, effect schemes, and font schemes work;
as well as the new PowerPoint XML file format, showing you how to
edit PowerPoint files without using PowerPoint at all.
Cutting Edge PowerPoint 2007 For Dummies
This book extract is from Cutting
Edge PowerPoint 2007 for Dummies, a book that will teach you how you
can make your PowerPoint dance and sing.
The book is authored by Geetesh Bajaj -- get ready to
add punch and pizzazz to your presentations and wow your audience using
the latest PowerPoint techniques. This friendly book/CD-ROM combo covers
all of the new features of Microsoft PowerPoint 2007, including interface
changes, presentation themes, multimedia, the Slide Library, and more. The
guide introduces you to the elements of PowerPoint: text; background, images,
and info-graphics; shapes; fills, lines, and effects; sound and video; animations
and transitions; and interactivity, flow, and navigation. Packed with numerous
tips, shortcuts, workarounds, and timesaving techniques.
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit
This book extract is from PowerPoint
2007: Complete Makeover Kit by Geetesh Bajaj and Echo
Swinford.
This book is not as much about reading as it is about seeing and doing!
That’s why it's called a kit. Full-color pages show you exactly how
your slides will look as you follow the makeover steps, and all presentations
in various stages of the makeover are on the accompanying CD. Each of the
eight makeovers has been carefully chosen so it’s relevant to anyone
who has ever used PowerPoint. And if you just upgraded to PowerPoint 2007,
this book gives you a great introduction to the new version of the program,
along with ample experience in using all the new features.
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 On Demand
This exclusive book extract from Microsoft
Office PowerPoint 2007 on Demand is presented here with permission
from Pearson Education.
The book, authored by Steve Johnson is in full color,
and explains common PowerPoint procedures using a series of numbered steps
with tons of screenshots that are captioned.
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Special Edition: Using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007
This book extract from Special
Edition: Using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 is presented here
with permission from Pearson Education.
The book, authored by Patrice-Anne Rutledge, Geetesh
Bajaj, and Tom Mucciolo is probably the most
detailed volume on PowerPoint you'll find anywhere -- in addition it
also looks beyond PowerPoint to design sense, presentation and speaking
skills. The book has been completely updated for PowerPoint 2007 and
includes a free CD that contains software that you can use.
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Relational Presentation
This Indezine exlusive book extract is from Relational
Presentation: A Visually Interactive Approach, a book describes
all aspects of a presentation style known as Relational Presentation.
Relational Presentation methods completely change the way speakers use
presentation software such as PowerPoint. With this approach, a presenter
does not simply advance from slide-to-slide, or bullet point-to-bullet
point, as is the case with standard performances. Instead, he or she
has dynamic access to potentially thousands of slides, any of which can
be displayed at any time, in any order, within seconds.
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the excerpts here...
Step Up To The Mic
This book extract from Step
Up To The Mic is an Indezine exclusive with permission from Rodney
Saulsberry / Tomdor Publishing.
In a series of no-brainer inspirational chapters, Rodney explains the
voice-over sphere in a simple, uncomplicated manner that will be useful
to both beginners andprofessionals.
Solving the PowerPoint Predicamemt
This book extract from Solving
the PowerPoint Predicament is an Indezine exclusive with permission
from Pearson Education.
The excerpts chosen to be published on Indezine show you how you can
use words as pictures.
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here...
Camtasia Studio 3: The Definitive Guide
This book extract from Camtasia
Studio 3: The Definitive Guide is an Indezine exclusive with permission from Wordware Publishing Inc. The excerpts chosen to be published on Indezine show you how you can
use the PowerPoint add-in in Camtasia.
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
This book extract is from Fixing
PowerPoint Annoyances by Echo Swinford is an Indezine exclusive
with permission from O'Reilly Media, Inc. The excerpts chosen
to be published on Indezine discuss Excel related issues in PowerPoint.
Beyond Bullet Points
This book extract is from Beyond
Bullet Points, a book that teaches how you can use PowerPoint to
tell visual stories without using bullet points. Author Cliff
Atkinson uses his three-step approach to help readers discover
how they can combine the tenets of classic storytelling with the power
of projected media to create a rich, engaging experience.
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Cutting Edge PowerPoint for Dummies
This book extract is from Cutting
Edge PowerPoint for Dummies, a book that will teach you how you
can make your PowerPoints dance and sing. Okay, you've PowerPointed
before, right? And you knew there must be more cool things you could
do? Here they are! This handy guide gives you pointers on what makes
a powerful presentation, tips on using the right formats and templates,
and directions for dressing up text, wowing 'em with color, adding action,
and much more.
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here...
Perfect Medical Presentations
This book extract from Perfect
Medical Presentations, a book that is more focused toward creation
of PowerPoint presentatons for the medicine sector. Published by Churchill
Livingstone, the authors of the book include a surgeon and a designer
who live on either side of the Atlantic Ocean. The book won the first
prize in the Basis of Medicine Category of the 2005 BMA medical book
competition.
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Teach Yourself Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 in 24 Hours
This book extract from Teach
Yourself PowerPoint 2003 in 24 Hours is an Indezine exclusive with
permission from Sams Publishing. The book includes shortcuts and ways
to accomplish the most common tasks in PowerPoint. Readers are able
to work at their own pace through the easily digestible, one-hour lessons.
Authored by Tom Bunzel, the book has in-depth coverage
of working with sound and video inside PowerPoint. It also has a comprehensive
chapter on PowerPoint's drawing abilities.
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here...
How To Do Everything with Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
This book extract from How
To Do Everything with Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 is an Indezine
exclusive with permission from McGraw-Hill/Osborne.
The book itself is the ideal resource for anyone who wants to create
rich presentations with PowerPoint. You'll find out how to use all the
features of the software and get coverage of key topics, such as creating
a well-written outline, the fine points of graphic design, and tips
for delivering the presentation in front of an audience. The book is
authored by Ellen Finkelstein.
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Visual Quickstart Guide: Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
This book extract from Visual
Quickstart Guide: Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 is an Indezine
exclusive with permission from Peachpit Press. The book takes
an easy, visual approach to teaching PowerPoint, using pictures to guide
you through the software and show you what to do. Authored by Rick and Rebecca
Altman, the book has been completely updated for the new PowerPoint
2003. Rick Altman is host of the acclaimed PowerPoint Live user conference
- an annual event that's evolved into an amazing international learning
symposium.
Read the free chapter here...
Special Edition Using Microsoft PowerPoint 2003
This book extract from Special
Edition Using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 is an Indezine exclusive
with permission from Pearson Education. The extract is an entire
chapter on working with charts in PowerPoint. The book itself
is probably the most detailed volume on PowerPoint you'll find anywhere
- in addition it also looks beyond PowerPoint to design sense, presentation
and speaking skills. The book has been completely updated for PowerPoint
2003 and includes a free CD that contains software that you can use.
Read the free chapter here...
Kathy Jacobs on PowerPoint
This book extract from Kathy
Jacobs on PowerPoint is
an Indezine exclusive with permission from Holy Macro! Books. A
recognized expert in teaching Microsoft PowerPoint skills demonstrates
how to design presentations to meet the needs of every audience. The peskiest
PowerPoint problems are investigated-saving to removable media, how to
back save, fast saves and other presentation corruptors, the AutoFormat
feature, video drivers, hardware acceleration, and missing slide content.
Also detailed is how to use PowerPoint for informational kiosks, games,
and web sites. Tips for creating reports and graphical essays and for
using PowerPoint with other products in the Microsoft Office suite are
provided.
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Speak To Influence: How to Unlock the Hidden Power of your Voice
This book extract from Speak
To Influence: How to Unlock the Hidden power of your Voice is an
Indezine exclusive with permission from Susan Berkley / The Great
Voice Company. The book shows you how you can achieve greater confidence
and credibility by improving the sound of your voice. You will discover
how easy it is to: project a polished professional image; speak with
energy and enthusiasm; have a warm, friendly voice that puts people
at ease.
Read the free chapter here...
You Can Bank on Your Voice
This book extract from You
Can Bank on Your Voice is an Indezine exclusive with permission
from Rodney Saulsberry / Tomdor Publishing.
This is a how-to-book about being successful in the voice-over industry.
Rodney breaks it down step by step and tells you what you need to get
started in the business. Topics include: how to audition, finding an agent,
and making a demo CD. The early chapters are great for the beginner. The
rest of the book deals with making lots of money, voice-over techniques,
marketing strategies, the home studio, managing your money, vocal exercises,
and practice scripts.
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Powerful PowerPoint for Educators
This book extract from Powerful
PowerPoint for Educators is an Indezine exclusive with permission
from David Marcovitz / Libraries Unlimited. This book provides
instruction for using Visual Basic Applications to create interactive
educational materials in PowerPoint. It's probably the most extensive
book on PowerPoint VBA that you can
find anywhere.
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The Presentation Survival Skills Guide
This book extract from The
Presentation Survival Skills Guide is an Indezine exclusive with permission from Jim Endicott, which he has co-authored
with Dr. Scott W Lee.