Better PowerPoint (R): Quick Fixes Based On How Your Audience Thinks

by Stephen Kosslyn

Overview

Giving good presentations is not just common sense. Cognitive neuroscientist Stephen M. Kosslyn shows how to make presentations work better based on how our brains work. Where many books focus on how to create a first draft, Better PowerPoint gives you quick steps to improve one you already have. BL 8 key rules that are easy to remember and use BL Clear principles about how to design effective slides based on well-established scientific data BL Quick steps to sharpen and strengthen your presentation BL Easy-to-use checklists guide you through each aspect of your presentation BL Chapters are structured to help you prioritize the most effective edits BL Memorable examples and illustrations to show what works, and what doesn't BL Lessons in what to fix can also help you create better first drafts faster. If you have a PowerPoint presentation that is not giving you the results you want, take advantage of what scientific research can tell you about how your audience is seeing and thinking about what you have to say.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199752546
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	09/20/2010
Series:	Quick Fixes Based On How Your Audience Thinks
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Stephen M. Kosslyn is the former Chair of the Department of Psychology, currently Dean of Social Science and John Lindsley Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. A leading authority on the nature of visual mental imagery and visual communication, he has received numerous honors for his work in this field. His previous books include Clear and to the Point, Image and Mind, Wet Mind: The New Cognitive Neuroscience (with Koenig), and Psychology: The Brain, the Person, the World (with Rosenberg).

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The no-stress approach Chapter 2 Put your message front and center Chapter 3 Make text clear and legible Chapter 4 Provide informative labels, titles, and keys Chapter 5 Present bullets as nuggets and landmarks Chapter 6 Include graphics that stimulate and inform Chapter 7 Use color and texture to organize and to emphasize Chapter 8 Use transitions and animation to direct attention Chapter 9 Add sound to alert the audience and to paint a picture Chapter 10 Use tables to organize and summarize Chapter 11 Be clear with charts, diagrams, and maps Chapter 12 Make a point with graphs Chapter 13 Training intuitions