Presentation Zen

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Presentation Zen
How to Design & Deliver Presentations Like a Pro
By Garr Reynolds
(info@garrreynolds.com)
This brief handout, highlights many of the key points made in my recent presentations and seminars on
presentation design. You will also find a bibliography of suggested readings and links to websites referred to
in the presentations.
Zen and effective presentations
In the presentation, we discussed the current state of business presentations today which, more often than
not, incorporate the use of PowerPoint in ways that actually undermine the speaker’s good intentions. Bulletpoint
filled slides with reams of text become a barrier to good communication. We have become accustomed
to a “PowerPoint culture” in which a disconnect exists between the audience and the presenter. Many
people, including many top business leaders, are fed up with PowerPoint. But it is not PowerPoint’s fault -
PowerPoint is just a tool.
“Technical knowledge is not enough. One must transcend techniques so that
the art becomes an artless art, growing out of the unconscious.”
- Daisetsu Suzuki
If we apply some basic, accessible concepts borrowed from the world of Zen, we can improve our
effectiveness and allow our content to connect in more powerful…