Better presentations : a guide for scholars, researchers, and wonks / Jonathan Schwabish.

Author
Schwabish, Jonathan A. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York City : Columbia University Press, 2017.
Description
1 online resource (xii, 177 pages) : illustrations

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Summary note
Whether you are a university professor, researcher at a think tank, graduate student, or analyst at a private firm, chances are that at some point you have presented your work in front of an audience. Most of us approach this task by converting a written document into slides, but the result is often a text-heavy presentation saddled with bullet points, stock images, and graphs too complex for an audience to decipher-much less understand. Presenting is fundamentally different from writing, and with only a little more time, a little more effort, and a little more planning, you can communicate your work with force and clarity. Designed for presenters of scholarly or data-intensive content, Better Presentations details essential strategies for developing clear, sophisticated, and visually captivating presentations. Following three core principles-visualize, unify, and focus-Better Presentations describes how to visualize data effectively, find and use images appropriately, choose sensible fonts and colors, edit text for powerful delivery, and restructure a written argument for maximum engagement and persuasion. With a range of clear examples for what to do (and what not to do), the practical package offered in Better Presentations shares the best techniques to display work and the best tactics for winning over audiences. It pushes presenters past the frustration and intimidation of the process to more effective, memorable, and persuasive presentations.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of description
Description based on print version record.
Contents
  • Introduction
  • Designing your presentation
  • Theory, planning, and design
  • Design decisions : color
  • Design decisions : type
  • Building your presentation
  • The text slide
  • The data visualization slide
  • The image slide
  • The scaffolding slide
  • Giving your presentation
  • Presenting
  • The technical nitty gritty
  • Conclusion
  • Further reading
  • References.
ISBN
  • 9780231542791 ((electronic bk.))
  • 0231542798 ((electronic bk.))
OCLC
961813657
International Standard Recording Code
  • 99972316642
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