Rule 1 of magic is: "The framework for any communication is determined by the expectations and associations you trigger". Rule 4 is: "The brain filters out most of the information it receives". The greatest magicians in the world and their acts stick religiously to 20 rules which have nothing to do with how magic works, but instead why it works.
FOREWORD BY GUY KAWASAKI Presentation designer and internationally acclaimed communications expert Garr Reynolds, creator of the most popular Web site on presentation design and delivery on the Net — presentationzen.com — shares his experience in a provocative mix of illumination, inspiration, education, and guidance that will change the way you think about making presentations with PowerPoint or Keynote. Presentation Zen challenges the conventional wisdom of making "slide presentations" in today’s world and encourages you to think differently and more creatively about the preparation, design, and delivery of your presentations. Garr shares lessons and perspectives that draw upon practical advice from the fields of communication and business. Combining solid principles of design with the tenets of Zen simplicity, this book will help you along the path to simpler, more effective presentations.
The award-winning New York Times bestseller about the extraordinary things that can happen when we harness the power of both the brain and the heart Growing up in the high desert of California, Jim Doty was poor, with an alcoholic father and a mother chronically depressed and paralyzed by a stroke. Today he is the director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) at Stanford University, of which the Dalai Lama is a founding benefactor. But back then his life was at a dead end until at twelve he wandered into a magic shop looking for a plastic thumb. Instead he met Ruth, a woman who taught him a series of exercises to ease his own suffering and manifest his greatest desires. Her final mandate was that he keep his heart open and teach these techniques to others. She gave him his first glimpse of the unique relationship between the brain and the heart. Doty would go on to put Ruth’s practices to work with extraordinary results—power and wealth that he could only imagine as a twelve-year-old, riding his orange Sting-Ray bike. But he neglects Ruth’s most important lesson, to keep his heart open, with disastrous results—until he has the opportunity to make a spectacular charitable contribution that will virtually ruin him. Part memoir, part science, part inspiration, and part practical instruction, Into the Magic Shop shows us how we can fundamentally change our lives by first changing our brains and our hearts.
Whether you are a newcomer or a seasoned professional, Presenting Magically will provide you with masterful tips and techniques to transform your presenting skills. " A treasure trove of information on how to acquire the skills of a world class presenter." Judith E. Pearson PhD, Anchor Point
At some point in your life, you'll be asked to make a speech.But the problem is you're skeptical about your own ability to deliver. It's way outside your comfort zone. You're not exactly sure how to prepare a speech. And it feels like only some people are given the gift of public speaking, and you're not one of them.But I believe ANYONE can become a better public speaker, no matter who they are.I understand feeling uncomfortable about giving a talk.Don't worry. I've done over 1,000 presentations in a span of 9 years.You may think it's natural talent.But I believe it's because I've done it a thousand times.This is what I learned in my 9 years of my speaking:Step 1: Get Fearless. Take a deep breath, and say, "it's not about me, it's about my audience." People get scared about public speaking because they're too self-conscious about messing up. The truth is you can do it.Step 2: Get Focused. Read my book, Speak Like Magic. You'll learn six easy-to-do steps for designing and delivering powerful presentations.Step 3: Be Fantastic. When you follow the steps in the book, you'll create a high-impact presentation to connect with your audience and feel more comfortable.Stop overthinking it.You'll go from a nervous speaker to a confident communicator. People will remember you because you made it about them.Order your copy of Speak Like Magic today.
Presenting some of the best work from the 2017 Comparative Drama Conference at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, this collection highlights the latest research in comparative drama, performance and dramatic textual analysis. Contributors cover a broad range of topics, from the "practical ethnography" of directing foreign language productions to writing for theoretical stages to the "radical deaf theater" of Aaron Sawyer's The Vineyard. A full transcript of the keynote conversation with American playwright and screenwriter Lisa Loomer is included.
This book has been designed with time tested frameworks, powerful techniques and plenty of examples that helps the readers to design and deliver impactful digital and face-to-face presentations. These concepts have been researched, tested and practised extensively over several years as part of numerous workshops conducted by the author for many Fortune 500 companies around the world. Teachers, Trainers, Facilitators, Leaders and Presenters can use this book as a blueprint to deliver workshops and presentations.
Presentation Patterns is the first book on presentations that categorizes and organizes the building blocks (or patterns) that you’ll need to communicate effectively using presentation tools like Keynote and PowerPoint. Patterns are like the lower-level steps found inside recipes; they are the techniques you must master to be considered a master chef or master presenter. You can use the patterns in this book to construct your own recipes for different contexts, such as business meetings, technical demonstrations, scientific expositions, and keynotes, just to name a few. Although there are no such things as antirecipes, this book shows you lots of antipatterns—things you should avoid doing in presentations. Modern presentation tools often encourage ineffective presentation techniques, but this book shows you how to avoid them. Each pattern is introduced with a memorable name, a definition, and a brief explanation of motivation. Readers learn where the pattern applies, the consequences of applying it, and how to apply it. The authors also identify critical antipatterns: clichés, fallacies, and design mistakes that cause presentations to disappoint. These problems are easy to avoid—once you know how. Presentation Patterns will help you Plan what you’ll say, who you’ll say it to, how long you’ll talk, and where you’ll present Perfectly calibrate your presentation to your audience Use the storyteller’s “narrative arc” to full advantage Strengthen your credibility—and avoid mistakes that hurt it Hone your message before you ever touch presentation software Incorporate visuals that support your message instead of hindering it Create highly effective “infodecks” that work when you’re not able to deliver a talk in person Construct slides that really communicate and avoid “Ant Fonts,” “Floodmarks,” “Alienating Artifacts,” and other errors Master 13 powerful techniques for delivering your presentation with power, authority, and clarity Whether you use this book as a handy reference or read it from start to finish, it will be a revelation: an entirely new language for systematically planning, creating, and delivering more powerful presentations. You’ll quickly find it indispensable—no matter what you’re presenting, who your audiences are, or what message you’re driving home.
