This provides a way to build a presentation online, with a system familiar to anyone who uses Powerpoint. Due to the application being web-based, the presentations can be easily shared, allowing collaboration in building the presentation. Of course there is also a way to publish and share the presentation online once it is complete.
Here is a list of books from Amazon to get you started creating great presentations …
Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery by Garr Reynolds
Presentation Zen Design: Simple Design Principles and Techniques to Enhance Your Presentations by Garr Reynolds
slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations by Nancy Duarte
The Presentation Zen Way: Video Lessons on Simple Presentation Design and Delivery (Voices That Matter) by Garr Reynolds
The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to Be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience by Carmine Gallo
Beyond Bullet Points: Using Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2007 to Create Presentations That Inform, Motivate, and Inspire by Cliff Atkinson
How to Wow with PowerPoint by Richard Harrington
Cutting Edge PowerPoint For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) by Geetesh Bajaj
Solving the PowerPoint Predicament: Using Digital Media for Effective Communication by Tom Bunzel
Here are some good examples of web-based presentations using Slideshare’s audio feature. The slides punctuates and complements the presentation audio nicely. Great uses of stock images.
Another Slideshare contest winner. Meet Henry tells a story and communicates in a bold and simple way.
Meet Henry. He doesn’t know any better.
Today we live in a business culture that abuses the art and science of public speaking. It’s a culture where PowerPoint is the norm, reading from you slides is accepted, and wasting everyone’s time is a given. When you think about it, it’s really quite disturbing.
This presentation is a recent winner of a Slideshare contest judged by top presentation gurus including, Guy Kawasaki, Bert Decker, Garr Reynolds, and Jerry Weissman.
Great Inspiration for your next powerpoint presentation.
An honest speaker will tell you that she has “on” days and “off” days. The result of a truly “on” day is a standing ovation. I had a very “on” day at TiECon on May 13, 2006.