Absolute Beginner S Guide To Winning Presentations

Jerry Weissman, corporate presentation coach and best-selling author, teaches public speakers to give irresistible presentations. • •Jerry Weissman teaches beginners to capture an audience using techniques he shows powerful Fortune 500 CEOs. •70% of people have strong anxiety about public speaking, but 83% of executives believe public speaking skills are key to career growth. (Indiana Univ.,2003;Business Communication Quarterly,58(4),51-56.) •More than 30 million presentations are given a day.(Business World 3/03).

Make the most of PowerPoint 2013–without becoming a technical expert! This book is the fastest way to learn PowerPoint and use it to create dynamic, eye-catching presentations that you can deliver in person or on the Web. Even if you’ve never used PowerPoint before, you’ll learn how to do what you want, one incredibly clear and easy step at a time. PowerPoint has never, ever been this simple! Who knew how simple PowerPoint® 2013 could be? This is the easiest, most practical beginner’s guide to using Microsoft’s incredibly powerful new PowerPoint 2013 presentation software...simple, reliable instructions for doing everything you really want to do! Here’s a small sample of what you’ll learn: Quickly move from learning PowerPoint 2013 basics to creating and delivering polished, dynamic presentations Communicate data visually using pictures, shapes, charts, and SmartArt Design sophisticated presentations even faster with themes, variants, and custom layouts Enliven your presentations with animation, audio, and video, including online video from websites such as YouTube Collaborate on presentations using SkyDrive, Microsoft’s online file-sharing solution Create MP4 and Windows Media videos from your PowerPoint presentations Publish and deliver your presentations on the Web Create and edit PowerPoint presentations on the go, using the PowerPoint Web App Access your presentations from a tablet or smartphone Expand the power of PowerPoint with third-party tools And much more... Patrice-Anne Rutledgeis a business technology author and consultant who specializes in teaching others to maximize the power of new technologies. Patrice has used–and has trained others to use–PowerPoint for many years, designing presentations for meetings, seminars, trade shows, and worldwide audiences. She is also the author of five previous books about PowerPoint for Pearson Education. She can be reached through her website at www.patricerutledge.com. Category: Microsoft Office Covers: PowerPoint 2013 User Level: Beginning

Academic writing has become an issue that causes worry and confusion for students. A small scale survey shows that students' problems in writing are as follows: limited vocabulary 8%, difficulty in organizing ideas 16%, no ideas to write about 20%, no motivation to write 20%, and lack of confidence in grammar 36%. English for Academic Purposes: Essay Writing is a very practical book, giving solutions to these problems. This book on academic writing is suitably used by students majoring in English, English course students, non-English students who want to write essays in English, those who want to take postgraduate courses abroad, and English language teachers. This book covers very valuable topics, such as basic principles in academic writing, meaningful reading for writing, writing an introduction, writing citations, data gathering, commenting on data, writing references, and revising and editing. English for Academic Purposes: Essay Writing is designed by experienced English lecturers in writing. In addition, these materials have been tried out in classes at Maranatha Christian University and STP Bandung. This second edition is updated according to precise terminology and the conventions of the current MLA and APA styles of writing.

Make the most of your new Windows® 8.1 notebook, desktop computer, or tablet–without becoming a technical expert! This book is the fastest way to get comfortable, get productive, get online, get started with social networking, make more connections, and have more fun! Even if you’ve never used a Windows computer before, this book shows you how to do what you want, one incredibly clear and easy step at a time. Computer basics have never, ever been this simple! Who knew how simple using computers could be? This is today’s best beginner’s guide to using your computer or tablet with the new Windows 8.1 operating system...simple, practical instructions for doing everything you really want to do! Here’s a small sample of what you’ll learn: • Set up Windows 8.1 and get online fast • Use the new Windows 8.1 Modern interface • Get started with social networking on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and LinkedIn • Use Windows 8.1’s built-in apps–and find great new apps in the Windows Store • Connect printers and external storage, and set up automatic file backup • Create a home network in just minutes • Go online to shop, sell your stuff, manage your money, and do research • Get your office work done fast • Organize, view, and share photos • Play music using Windows 8.1, iTunes, or streaming music services • Watch TV shows and movies online • Protect yourself against viruses, spyware, and spam • Keep your system running reliably at top speed

Make the most of Office 2013–without becoming a technical expert! This book is the fastest way to create, edit, format, build, review, and share virtually any form of Office content! Even if you’ve never used Office before, you’ll learn how to do what you want, one incredibly clear and easy step at a time. Office has never, ever been this simple! Who knew how simple Microsoft® Office 2013 could be? This is the easiest, most practical beginner’s guide to using Microsoft’s incredibly powerful new Office 2013 productivity suite...simple, reliable instructions for doing all you really want to do with the brand-new versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote! Here’s a small sample of what you’ll learn: Explore Office 2013’s updated interface and most efficient shortcuts Use Microsoft Office on the Web and mobile devices Streamline Word document creation with templates, tables, and more Efficiently build and review longer documents–by yourself or with teams Quickly create reliable, sophisticated Excel workbooks Analyze and visualize Excel data with charts, sparklines, pivot tables, and slicers Create high-impact presentations with PowerPoint 2013’s newest tools Supercharge presentations with audio, video, animations, and transitions Set up email accounts and personalize Outlook to your own workstyle Manage your life with Outlook contacts, tasks, to-do lists, and notes Use Social Connector to simplify activities on Facebook, LinkedIn, and beyond Organize research more efficiently with OneNote notebooks Integrate text, links, files, media, screen clips, and handwriting into your OneNote notebooks And much more...

Everything casual users need to know to get the most out of their new Windows 7 PCs, software, and the Internet, including Facebook, craigslist, Twitter, and Wikipedia.

Priced at $99, Keynote is the new application that promises to bring to everyone the ability to create stunning, professional-quality presentations. It includes professionally designed themes, top-end typography, animated charts and tables, and cinematic quality transitions. Keynote has Apple's traditional elegance and ease-of-use, with intuitive controls and beautiful graphics. Keynote 1.0 has been positively reviewed by the press. Though Apple has not yet released any sales figures, it is clear that the software is gaining rapid adoption. According to MacCentral, the company's CFO was saying that its software sales were great, "fueled by the release of iLife, Keynote, and Final Cut Express." The First Looks reviews are just coming out now, but they are undeniably positive. This book will show users how to:-Design compelling presentations swiftly, using Keynote's advanced typography, gorgeous charts, and included layout themes.-Give a presentation pizzazz by using spiffy visual effects like slide transitions, builds, and element effects.-Easily manage a presentation's pace using Keynote's thumbnail viewer, slide navigator, and grouping capabilities.-; Precisely control how to convey a message with advanced but easy-to-use anti-aliased text, dynamic alignment guides and multimedia components.

FOREWORD BY GUY KAWASAKI Presentation designer and internationally acclaimed communications expert Garr Reynolds, creator of the most popular Web site on presentation design and delivery on the Net — presentationzen.com — shares his experience in a provocative mix of illumination, inspiration, education, and guidance that will change the way you think about making presentations with PowerPoint or Keynote. Presentation Zen challenges the conventional wisdom of making "slide presentations" in today’s world and encourages you to think differently and more creatively about the preparation, design, and delivery of your presentations. Garr shares lessons and perspectives that draw upon practical advice from the fields of communication and business. Combining solid principles of design with the tenets of Zen simplicity, this book will help you along the path to simpler, more effective presentations.