Presenting Keynote: The Insider's Guide to Creating Great Presentations

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With Apple's Keynote presentation software, anyone can create visually appealing, professional-caliber presentations. After all, Keynote features stunning themes, razor-sharp text, sophisticated graphics tools, animated charts and tables, cinematic transitions, and more.

To use Keynote effectively, your mission is twofold. First--master its impressive feature set. Fortunately, Apple makes this pretty simple. Next--figure out when and where to use each feature in your presentation to best convey your point and capture your viewers' attention. Now that takes experience!

Much more than a reference to the product, Presenting Keynote: The Insider's Guide to Creating Great Presentations teaches you about all of Keynote's features and gives expert instruction on building compelling presentations and multimedia productions. Successful speakers, trainers, and designers share techniques based on years of professional experience. Follow along with the detailed examples and real-world case studies, and you'll soon have the skills and know-how to create presentations that look great and demand attention.

Inside, you'll learn how to:
* Build a knock-'em-dead sales presentation with effective charts and tables
* Choose and use type for clear communication
* Take advantage of Keynote's graphics support to build a stylish electronic portfolio
* Use the Build tool to create moving storyboards for film and television
* Produce an entertaining multimedia project that incorporates sound effects and video
* Select and run peripherals and projectors
* Generate slide, print, and video output
* Input and export PowerPoint and PDF files

Erik Holsinger is a writer, editor, and producer with extensive multimedia design experience. He has written over 100 articles for publications like CNET, MacWEEK, PC World, Digital Video, Millimeter, and Digital Magic, and has been an editor at Publish, New Media, and MacWEEK. He is the author of The MacWeek Guide to Desktop Video, How Music and Computers Work, and How Multimedia Works.