Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery, 2nd Edition (Ira Katz's Library) (45 page)

haiku,
42

handouts,
9
,
21
,
68–69

hara hachi bu,
248–249
,
251

Heath, Chip,
78

Heath, Dan,
78

high-touch talents,
14
,
19

humor,
237
,
268

Ichiun, Odagiri,
9

If You Want to Write
,
35
,
219

image libraries,
51
,
152

imagery, storytelling through,
22

Isaacson, Walter,
117
,
267

iStockphoto.com,
51
,
152
,
208
,
292

Japanese Streets,
152

Japanese tea ceremony,
115
,
121

jazz,
232–235

Jobs, Steve,
46
,
117–118
,
217–219
,
239
,
267–271

judo,
223–224

Kaku, Michio,
258

kamishibai,
88

Kamishibai Classroom
,
88

Kano, Jigoro,
223
,
224

kanso,
119
.
See also
simplicity

Kawamura, Sachiko,
39

Kawana, Dr. Koichi,
119

Kawasaki, Guy, ix, x,
168
,
244

Kennedy, John F.,
79

Keynote,
11
,
95
,
97

Klein, Astrid,
41

Kumar, Sangeeta,
200

Landry, Chris,
196

languages, combining,
158–159

laughter,
237

Laws of Simplicity, The
,
39

lecterns,
241
,
264–265
,
272–273
,
279

left-brain thinking,
14
,
20
,
31

length, presentation,
248–249
,
270

lighting,
276–277

Light Table view,
95
,
97

limitations, working with,
39–42

live talks,
25

logos,
141

Loori, John Daido,
140

Lucas, George,
107

Made to Stick
,
78

Maeda, John,
39

Mann, Merlin,
208

McCloud, Scott,
125
,
127

McGowan, Tara,
88

McKee, Robert,
85

McLeod, Scott,
194

meaning aptitude,
19

Medina, Dr. John,
254

meditation,
215

Meerheimb, Jasper von,
39

memory,
254

Memory and Imagination
,
46

message

making it stick,
78–81

presenting core,
64–66
,
74

microphones,
242–243

mindfulness,
215–216

mirror neurons,
254–256

Mogi, Kenichiro,
259

moment, being in,
219
,
225–228

Morgue File,
152

Moxie Software,
104–105

multimedia presentations,
9
,
10
,
13
,
246
,
267

Naked Presenter, The
,
236

NASA Image Exchange,
152

naturalness,
7
,
11
,
25
,
119
,
217

negative space,
161

noise,
134
,
138

Non-Designer’s Design Book, The
,
133
,
177

notes, presentation,
69

novelty,
237

numbers,
268
.
See also
statistics

Okazaki, H. Seichiro,
223

“one-corner” style,
125

online video, power of,
12

passion,
226–227

Pecha Kucha method,
41
,
286

pen and paper,
48
,
50

Perera, Gihan,
262

performance, art of,
225
,
231–232

personal stories,
236

Peters, Tom,
14
,
153
,
236

photo credits,
292–293

Picasso, Pablo,
31
,
92

picture superiority effect,
144–159

Pink, Daniel,
14
,
225

planning presentations,
45–75
,
95–101

playfulness,
18

podiums,
264
,
279
.
See also
lecterns

Post-it notes,
52
,
95
,
97
,
102

Powell, Richard,
42

PowerPoint

cognitive style to,
46

creating storyboards in,
95

creators of,
10

as document-creation tool,
5
,
22
,
71

misuse of,
10
,
11
,
46
,
71
,
95

unconventional approach to,
41

presentation, art of,
7
,
9

presentation design,
131–185
,
286
,
288

presentation generation,
12

presentation handouts.
See
handouts

presentations

characteristics of effective,
11
,
12
,
25
,
43

in “Conceptual Age,”
14–23

crafting story for,
77

creativity in,
31–37

deciding on message for,
64–66

delivering,
223–224

editing,
107–108

length considerations,
248–249

Pecha Kucha method for,
41

planning (
See
planning presentations)

reading,
244–245

rules for improving,
20–21

showing structure of,
239

text
vs.
visuals in,
20

three components of,
69

using lectern for,
264–265

varying pace of,
270

presentation software,
11
,
46
.
See also
PowerPoint

presentation techniques,
11

presentation technology,
11
,
260

Presentation Zen

as approach, not method,
8
,
25

and beginner’s mind,
33–35

letting go of the past,
23

principles of,
7
,
25

Web site,
286

presenter(s)

how to become better,
286–288

and judo,
223–224

as performers,
225
,
231–232

Steve Jobs as,
217–219
,
266–271

for TED conference,
246–247

traits of good,
215–216
,
225
,
231–232
,
267–271

for webinars,
262–263

Prezi,
11

professional designers,
48

projecting yourself,
240–245

proximity principle,
177
,
185

PUNCH,
236–238

quotations,
153–157

Really Bad PowerPoint
,
10

remote control devices,
274

repetition,
175–176
,
185

restraint,
7
,
9
,
11
,
25
,
107
,
119

restrictions, working with,
39–42

Reynolds, Garr, contact information,
297

right-brain thinking,
14
,
19
,
20
,
31
,
35
,
287

Rose, David S.,
68

Rosling, Hans,
247
,
259

royalty-free images,
152

rule of thirds,
169

Saad, Dr. Aisyah,
198

Seligman, Martin,
256

shibumi,
120

Shimizu, Eiji Han,
260

shizen,
119
.
See also
naturalness

Shutter Stock,
152

signal-to noise ratio,
134–141
,
185

simplicity,
115–129

amplification through,
125–127

and clear communications,
102

and comics,
125–127

and Presentation Zen,
7
,
9
,
11
,
25

and sticky messages,
78
,
79

and time considerations,
128

why it matters,
115–116

and Zen aesthetic,
119

sketches,
48
,
50
,
97
,
98
,
103

slide presentations.
See also
presentations

creating good,
209

distributing printed version of,
68

number of slides for,
62

Presentation Zen approach to,
7–9

reading,
244–245

sample,
187–208

tools for creating,
11

vs.
written documents,
70–71

for webinars,
262–263

when to use,
267

Slide Sorter view,
95
,
97
,
101

slideuments,
70–72

Slim, Pam,
205

software tools,
9
,
11

solitude,
57

speaking ability,
12
,
215–216

speeches, reading,
244–245

statistics,
85
,
247

Stevens, John,
223

“sticky” messages,
78–81

story,
77–109

and authenticity,
90–91

in “Conceptual Age,” 16

conflict in,
85

contrasts in,
86

elements to include in,
86–87

finding voice for,
93

making message stick with,
81

power of,
16
,
77
,
84–85

vs.
information,
92

storyboards,
51
,
95
,
97
,
100–101

storytelling.
See also
story

digital,
94

learning from masters of,
107

marginalization of,
16

principles,
86–87

visual,
22
,
88

surprise,
236

Suzuki, Daisetz,
9
,
218

Sweller, John,
10

symmetrical designs,
166–168

symphony aptitude,
17

Takahashi, Masayoshi,
206

tea ceremony,
115
,
121

technology, presentation,
11
,
260

TED

archives,
246

conference,
12
,
13
,
243
,
246

events Web site,
286

templates,
46
,
100
,
141
,
143
,
175
,
209

text size,
244

time constraints,
39
,
128
,
246
,
248–249

time-saving features, software,
128

Toastmasters,
286

Toogood, Granville N.,
236

transitions,
20
,
61

Tufte, Edward,
134
,
140

Turner, Mark,
16

Ueland, Brenda,
35
,
219

Understanding Comics
,
125

unexpectedness,
78
,
79
,
125
,
236
,
270

Universal Principles of Design
,
144

video, power of online,
12

Visual Explanations
,
134

visual literacy,
22

visuals

bilingual,
158–159

characteristics of good,
187

power of,
144–147

sample,
187–208

visual storytelling,
88

Wabi Sabi Simple
,
42

wabi-sabi simplicity,
121–122
,
125

Wabi-Sabi Style
,
120

Webinar Smarts
,
262

Weismann, Jerry,
100

whiteboards,
50–51
,
95
,
267

white space,
161–171
,
185

Whole New Mind, A
,
14
,
19

Why Business People Speak Like Idiots
,
253

Williams, Robin,
133
,
177

wizards,
46

You’ve Got to Be Believed,
244

Zander, Benjamin,
225
,
226–227
,
228
,
278

Zander, Rosamund,
225
,
228

Zen

aesthetic values,
117–122
,
119

and art of connection,
232–233