Presentation Zen
by Garr Reynolds
Reynolds's influential case for simple, visual slides: restraint, one idea per slide, images over bullets, and analog planning before opening software. Beautifully produced and still the antidote to bullet-point decks.
Read it if…
your slides are walls of text and you know it.
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Skip it if…
you present data to analysts who need the detail on screen.
Try instead: Thank You for Arguing →
Three things you will actually use
- Restraint, simplicity, naturalness.
- Plan analog.
- Slides support; they are not the document.
Do this first
Plan your next presentation on sticky notes before touching PowerPoint.
Our verdict
The antidote to bullet points.
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