I've just finished Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds and LOVED THIS BOOK.
The layout and use of imagery in the book alone are worth the price as it's a beautiful book, but more importantly, the concepts and examples of slides are a must see and read for anyone who gives presentations as part of their job, schooling or other activities.
This book is the difference between boring, bullet-point, text heavy presentations that mimic (and distract from) the presenter; and being able to create a multi-media presentation that engages your audience.
Basically, it goes through a number of dos and don'ts for developing slides without setting hard rules. The Before/After examples of slides are hugely invaluable (I saw my own work in the before slides more often than I'd like to admit) and a number of links to additional resources are also available.
Topics Covered: Creativity, Planning, Story Telling, Simplicity, Design Principles & Techniques, Being Present
Who needs this book: Anyone doing multi-media presentations.
