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Munter/Paradi is a clear, concise, and practical guide for classes that practice effective presentation skills.

If you need to achieve results through PowerPoint presentations, then this book is for you!  The content can be used in several settings: educational, managerial, government, & professional.

Munter/Paradi is a clear, concise, and practical guide for classes that practice effective presentation skills.

If you need to achieve results through PowerPoint presentations, then this book is for you!  The content can be used in several settings: educational, managerial, government, & professional.

Brevity

This text summarizes key ideas only.  Culling from thousands of pages of text and research, that authors have omitted bulky examples, cases, footnotes, exercises, and discussion questions.

Practicality

Offering a clear, straightforward toolsets, this guide includes information you will find useful in a professional context, such as:

•    Presentation of numeric data
•    Multimedia within the presentation
•    Presentation delivery

Reader-Friendly

The book is clear and practical, with a format that makes it easy to read and skim.  In addition, the overall tone is direct, matter-of-fact, non-theoretical, and non-technical.

Introduction    vii
I. PRESENTATION STRATEGY    1
Chapter 1  From Strategy to Structure    3
    I.    Strategy: What To Do    4
        1.    Determine your presentation type and goal.    4
        2.    Analyze your audience.    5
    II.    Structure: What To Do    8
        1.    Research and collect information.    8
        2.    Organize the information.    9
        3.    Decide what you will say.    12
        4.    Prepare your note cards.    16
Chapter 2  From Structure to Slides    19
    I.    Structure To Slides: What To Do    20
        1.    Deciding on your key slides.    20
        2.    Composing message titles.    23
        3.    Tying your slides together.    25
II. SLIDE MASTER DESIGN    29
Chapter 3  Slide Master Colors    31
    I.    What To Do    32
        1.    Choose a background color.    32
        2.    Choose a sharply contrasting text color.    33
        3.    Choose an accent color.    35
        4.    Remember other color problems.    37
    II.    How To Do It    38
Chapter 4  Slide Master Fonts    41
    I.    What To Do    42
        1.    Choose your font, case, and styles.    42
        2.    Choose large enough font sizes.    44
        3.    Choose an unobtrusive bullet character.    45
    II.    How To Do It    46
Chapter 5  Other Design Elements    49
    I.    What To Do    50
        1.    Designing the title area.    50
        2.    Designing the text area.    51
        3.    Inserting optional design elements.    52
    II.    How To Do It    54
III. INDIVIDUAL SLIDES    59
Chapter 6  Charts to Show “How Much”    61
    I.    What To Do    62
        1.    Select the correct chart type.    62
        2.    Delete chartjunk.    64
    II.    How To Do It    69
        1.    To select a chart type    69
        2.    To delete chartjunk    70
        3.    To import charts from Excel    76
Chapter 7  Concept Diagrams to Show “How”    79
    I.    What To Do    80
        1.    Choose a diagram.    80
        2.    Make sure your diagrams make visual sense.    82
    II.    How To Do It    83
        1.    To create concept diagrams    83
        2.    To modify shapes    86
        3.    To position shapes    89
Chapter 8  Text Slides to Show “Why” or “How”    93
    I.    What To Do    94
        1.    Include a variety, not all text slides.    94
        2.    Aim for “six by six,” not an overload.    95
        3.    Use “telegram language,” not a script.    97
        4.    Control the overall slide design.    99
        5.    Use lettering, not “letterjunk.”    100
        6.    Check for correctness.    102
    II.     How To Do It    104
        1.    To compose text slides    104
        2.    To change text format    105
        3.    To import text from Word    108
Chapter 9  Other Slide Enhancements    111
    I.    Using Photographs    112
        1.    Selecting and inserting photos    112
        2.    Modifying photos    115
    II.    Using Clip Art    117
        1.    Choosing effective Clip Art    117
        2.    Finding Clip Art    118
        3.    Modifying Clip Art    120
    III.    Using Video    122
        1.    Inserting and modifying video    122
        2.    Playing video or DVD    124
    IV.    Using Audio    126
        1.    Recording, selecting, and storing audio    126
        2.    Adding audio    128
        3.    Playing the audio    131
IV. PRESENTATION DELIVERY    133
Chapter 10  Nonverbal Delivery    135
    I.    Nonverbal Skills    136
        1.    Body language    136
        2.    Vocal qualities       138
        3.    Space and objects    139
        4.    Practice and arrangements    140
    II.    Relaxation Techniques    142
        1.    Physical relaxation    142
        2.    Mental relaxation    144
        3. Last-minute relaxation    146
Chapter 11  PowerPoint Delivery    149
    I.    Before Presentation Day    150
        1.    Check your slides.    150
        2.    Practice your slide interaction.    154
        3.    Consider using handouts.    156
        4.    Create your handouts.    159
    II.    On Presentation Day    162
        1.    Getting set up       162
        2.    Solving projection problems    165
V. GLOSSARIES    167
    1.    Basic Instructions For the PowerPoint Novice    168
    2.    PowerPoint Terms and Shortcuts For the “How To Do It” Sections    172
    3.    Design and Editing Terms For the “What To Do” Sections    179
BIBLIOGRAPHY    184
INDEX    186

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