Written specifically for busy executives, managers, and other professionals, Effective Executive's Guide to PowerPoint 2000 walks you through the seven steps of creating high-value, high-impact presentations:
Step 1: Learn the Logic. Start here with an overview of what PowerPoint is and how it helps you make better presentations.
Step 2: Outline Your Content. Create a textual list, or outline, of the messages and points you want to share.
Step 3: Add Objects. Use tables, charts, and pictures to augment the information in your outline.
Step 4: Design Your Look. Move past the substance of your presentation and address its appearance and "look" to create a professional presentation.
Step 5: Add Special Effects. Use transitions, animation, sound, and video to enhance your presentation's impact.
Step 6: Prepare Your Presentation. Prepare by creating speaker's notes, rehearsing, producing any handouts, and tailoring your presentation's slides for the presentation method.
Step 7: Deliver Your Presentation. Deliver a successful, memorable presentation to your audience by comfortably using the appropriate PowerPoint tools.
More than just a book about Microsoft PowerPoint 2000, Effective Executive's Guide to PowerPoint 2000 explains how to make effective, compelling presentations that audiences understand and remember.
Stephen L. Nelson: With more than 3 million books sold in English, Nelson is arguably the best-selling author writing about using computers in business. Formerly a senior consultant with Arthur Andersen & Co., he is also the co-author of Effective Executive's Guide to Project 2000.
Michael Buschmohle: The President of APPLAUSE! Associates, Buschmohle has more than 40 years' experience delivering presentations to Fortune 500 companies and government agencies. He coaches CEOs, executives of high-tech firms, attorneys, U.S. mayors, and government officials on presentation and media skills. His clients have appeared on Oprah, Good Morning America, and the Today Show.