Synopses & Reviews
Discover how to transform your presentations and boost your impact. In this essential, all-in-one toolkit, you get two books that teach essential skills for creating presentations and getting your message across with PowerPoint 2007. With MICROSOFT OFFICE POWERPOINT 2007 STEP BY STEP, you work at your own pace through easy-to-follow lessons and practice exercises. You ll learn the basics of creating presentation outlines, working with templates and slide designs, adding graphics and special effects, and delivering your presentation in person, on CD, or on the Web.
Then, take your presentation power to the next level with BEYOND BULLET POINTS and Cliff Atkinson s innovative three-step method for unlocking the amazing story buried in those ordinary, bullet-riddled slides. Discover how to combine the tenets of classic storytelling with the power of projected media to create a rich, engaging experience. With easy-to-use templates, advanced tips, and plenty of illustrations and examples, you ll learn techniques to help you clarify, visualize, and present your ideas so that your audience will remember your important message. The kit includes two CDs featuring practice files from the STEP BY STEP tutorial, Cliff s custom templates and checklists, eBooks, and a quick-reference poster for Microsoft Office FluentTM, part of the 2007 Microsoft Office interface.
Key Book Benefits
Combines two popular PowerPoint books at a discounted price Covers all the fundamentals, from organizing your ideas to delivering your presentation STEP BY STEP tutorial features easy-to-follow lessons and hands-on exercises to build exactly the skills you need BEYOND BULLET POINTS goes beyond the how-to and shares innovative, easy-to-apply techniques to help you clarify, visualize, and present your ideas Kit includes two companion CDs with practice files, project templates, checklists, eBooks, and other resources Includes a quick-reference poster for Microsoft Fluent, part of the 2007 Microsoft Office interface Useful to both beginning-level and experienced PowerPoint users.
For customers who purchase an ebook version of this title, instructions for downloading the CD files can be found in the ebook.
About the Author
Joyce Cox has 25 years experience developing training materials on technical subjects for non-technical audiences, and has written dozens of books about Microsoft Office and Windows technologies.
Joan Lambert is the author or coauthor of more than a dozen books about Windows® and Microsoft Office, including the popular Microsoft Windows XP Step by Step and 2007 Microsoft Office System Step by Step. Having learned about computers literally at her father's knee, Joan's wide-ranging experiences in various facets of the computer industry contribute to her enthusiasm for producing interesting, useful, and understandable training materials. Joan is the President of Online Training Solutions, Inc. (OTSI) and an avid telecommuter. The power of the Internet and an obsession with technology have made it possible for Joan to live and work in New Zealand, Sweden, Denmark, and various locations in the US during the past 15 years. Having finally discovered the delights of a daily dose of sunshine, Joan has settled in San Diego.