A Trainer’s Guide to PowerPoint: Best Practices for Master Presenters - Softcover

Parkinson, Mike

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1947308521 ISBN 13: 9781947308527

Publisher: Association for Talent Development, 2018

Synopsis

Learn the Secrets Needed to Master PowerPoint for Training

As a successful facilitator, you know the importance of the resources in your professional toolkit. How you engage your audience and improve learning can be affected by how well you use them. But mastery of PowerPoint evades many. Feedback on presentations can range from “What was the point?” to “That changed my life.” Most, though, fall closer to the former. If you are looking for a guide to the PowerPoint practices that will push your presentations into the latter category, look no further.

A Trainer's Guide to PowerPoint: Best Practices for Master Presenters is Mike Parkinson's master class on the art of PowerPoint. While Parkinson wants you to understand how amazing a tool PowerPoint is, he's the first to tell you that there is no magic button to make awesome slides. There are, however, proven processes and tools that deliver successful PowerPoint content each and every time you use them. In this book he shares them, detailing his award-winning PowerPoint process and guiding you through three phases of presentation development―discover, design, and deliver. What's more, Parkinson is a Microsoft PowerPoint MVP―most valuable professional―an honorific bestowed by Microsoft on those with “very deep knowledge of Microsoft products and services.” He shares not only his tips and best practices for presentation success, but also those from several of his fellow MVPs.

Parkinson invites you to master PowerPoint as a tool―just like a paintbrush and paint―and to realize that the tool doesn't make the art, you do.

About this title

About the Author

Mike Parkinson is one of 16 Microsoft PowerPoint MVPs in the United States. He is a PowerPoint and visual communication expert, a professional speaker, an educator, and an award-winning author. He regularly conducts workshops and creates graphics, presentations, and content for companies like Microsoft, FedEx, Xerox, Dell, and Boeing, as well as for learning institutions and small organizations. Mike is the owner of Billion Dollar Graphics (BillionDollarGraphics.com) and 24 Hour Company (24hrco.com) and author of a successful visual communication book, Do-It-Yourself Billion Dollar Graphics.

Review

"At the Presentation Summit, Mike is known as our energizer bunny. He’s full of energy, always on the go, and never stops. While leading our seminars, he can get so excited, he actually does a little bunny hop. I make fun of him, but I know that this is actually his secret sauce – this is how he brings such passion to his work and to his audiences. It was with great pleasure that I discovered these same qualities are in A Trainer’s Guide to PowerPoint. You can feel Mike’s warmth and passion in just about every page of this fine work.”

—Rick Altman
Host, the Presentation Summit

 

"This book is essential reading for trainers who want their slides to lead to learning.  PowerPoint is a tool and as a master craftsman, Mike Parkinson shows us how to expertly deploy this tool.  But he doesn’t just offer a list of tips and tricks.  He approaches it philosophically, offering wise and practical guidance on audiences, planning content, and making slides visually appealing.”

—Jonathan Halls
Learning Specialist and Author, Rapid Video Development for Trainers

 

"Poor visual aids can doom a presentation before the first word is spoken. More than just design tips, this book enables presenters to avoid all-too-common mistakes and shows how to make stunning slides specifically targeted for their audiences.”

—Erik Palmer
Consultant and Author, Own Any Occasion

 

"This book gives trainers the whole package from A to Z. Mike Parkinson covers the best practices for understanding the audience, solving their problem, creating slides with impact, and delivering a powerful presentation.”

—Connie Malamed
Author, Visual Design Solutions

 

"If you strive to create better training presentations, close your PowerPoint file and read this book. Mike Parkinson offers practical advice that will help you improve your training materials, from concept to delivery.”

—Julie Terberg
Terberg Design, Microsoft PowerPoint MVP, Director, Presentation Guild

 

"There are few, if any, as well versed in designing Power Point presentations as Mike Parkinson. This book is invaluable for anyone who has a need for creating powerful PowerPoint slides.”

—B.J. Lownie
Managing Director, Strategic Proposals

Edition details

• Publisher: Association for Talent Development
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1947308521
• ISBN 13: 9781947308527
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 200