Pump Up Your Presentation with Stories of Substance, Style, and Relevance

Pump Up Your Presentation with Stories of Substance, Style, and Relevance

by Jerry Weissman
Released February 2011
Publisher(s): Pearson
ISBN: 9780132763844

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Book description

This Element is an excerpt from Presentations in Action (9780132489621) by Jerry Weissman. Available in print and digital formats.

What you can learn from Apple’s iPhone and iPad? How to build narratives that are simpler, more intuitive, and more respectful of your audience.

The colossal success of the iPhone and iPad offers a powerful lesson for crafting your story. Bill Portelli, President/CEO of CollabNet, says the iPhone has three basic qualities: it’s simple, intuitive, and assumes its user’s intelligence. Anyone who owns one will agree. A well-told story should have the same qualities….

Table of contents

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Product information

  • Title: Pump Up Your Presentation with Stories of Substance, Style, and Relevance
  • Author(s): Jerry Weissman
  • Release date: February 2011
  • Publisher(s): Pearson
  • ISBN: 9780132763844