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In the beginning was the Word. Now there's PowerPoint. It's used
for weddings, warfare and webinars, for literature, lessons and
law. And, of course, to tell everyone that Q4 is going to be a lot
more challenging than Q3. PowerPoint is probably the most
successful piece of software in history - but do you know who
invented it? Or why it's banned in American courtrooms? Or which
Pulitzer Prize-winning novel has a chapter entirely in PowerPoint?
At its heart, PowerPoint is about presentation, theatre and
culture. About how to think, create and persuade. And it's hated
and loved in equal measure for reasons that tell us a lot about
power and who gets to say what where. All of life is somewhere in a
PowerPoint slide. Come inside to find out why.
Make information memorable with creative visual design techniques
Research shows that visual information is more quickly and easily
understood, and much more likely to be remembered. This innovative
book presents the design process and the best software tools for
creating infographics that communicate. Including a special section
on how to construct the increasingly popular infographic resume,
the book offers graphic designers, marketers, and business
professionals vital information on the most effective ways to
present data. * Explains why infographics and data visualizations
work * Shares the tools and techniques for creating great
infographics * Covers online infographics used for marketing,
including social media and search engine optimization (SEO) * Shows
how to market your skills with a visual, infographic resume *
Explores the many internal business uses of infographics, including
board meeting presentations, annual reports, consumer research
statistics, marketing strategies, business plans, and visual
explanations of products and services to your customers With Cool
Infographics, you'll learn to create infographics to successfully
reach your target audience and tell clear stories with your data.
In recent years, the process and outlet for public speaking has
grown with digital progressions such as TED talks and Facebook
Live. Purposeful Communication in a Digital Age, 2nd Edition,
provides a practical, step-by-step approach to developing and
delivering effective speeches. Offering supplementary articles,
case studies, and interviews with key leaders within the text and
online, this is an all-in-one resource for the traditional, online,
or hybrid classroom. The new edition devotes focus to presenting in
the digital world, addressing both traditional and contemporary
forms of presentation, and specifically directs students on seeking
out credible sources when conducting research. Its eResource
features video speech examples, classroom exercises, an instructor
manual, and a quiz bank.
Over the last fifteen years, professional communications have
changed drastically. Presentations are the primary way we
communicate. There is a proliferation of presentation software in
the workplace, but there are no documented best-practices for how
to communicate optimally in this ubiquitous medium. There has never
been a gold standard collection of best practices for telling the
visual story until now. Whether you're a CEO, senior manager or
educator, you create presentations that have incredibly high
stakes. Stock value, sales revenue, career promotions and behavior
changes are all influenced by presentations daily. Those of us who
want to get ahead have had a few guides that teach us how to create
'sticky' verbal messages and make a successful delivery. But what
about the slides themselves? Are they art or science, or both?If
you 're tired of stagnating in your career or getting marginal
feedback when you present to pivotal audiences, this book will
change your approach, process and expectations for developing
visual aides. It will make the difference between a good
presentation and a great one. The personality of the book is smart
and informative. It would be like the merging of an informative
Strunk and White's "Elements of Style" with a spunky Anne Lamott -
but it happens to all be in living color. Useful, yet with doses of
reality sprinkled in. It will be referenced enough to be kept
permanently on a desk as an essential guide yet profound enough to
spark viral intrigue. For the first time, we have translated much
of the design language into laymen 's terms.
Step up your presentation skills with our 6-page laminated guide,
focusing on graphic features, animation, audio and a variety of
ways presentations can be formatted and distributed. Joan Lambert,
author of multiple books on the Microsoft Office Suite, creator of
many Lynda.com videos and an experienced corporate trainer used her
experience and knowledge to cover the most relevant functions for
users at different levels. Also look for the "PowerPoint 2016"
QuickStudy for more general coverage of software use, then use the
pair to become a power user that can create presentations that
"wow". Suggested uses: Workplace -- flat for easy storage and
access at a moments notice to find a function you need to use, or
to jog your memory for a function you do not use often; Company
Training -- reduce help-desk calls and keep productivity flowing
for a team or for your entire company; Students/Teachers/Parents --
help with the learning curve in a classroom or for your child and
any projects requiring PowerPoint; College Professors/Students --
give polished presentations to your classes that give your hard
work the look it deserves.
Whether you are a university professor, researcher at a think tank,
graduate student, or analyst at a private firm, chances are that at
some point you have presented your work in front of an audience.
Most of us approach this task by converting a written document into
slides, but the result is often a text-heavy presentation saddled
with bullet points, stock images, and graphs too complex for an
audience to decipher-much less understand. Presenting is
fundamentally different from writing, and with only a little more
time, a little more effort, and a little more planning, you can
communicate your work with force and clarity. Designed for
presenters of scholarly or data-intensive content, Better
Presentations details essential strategies for developing clear,
sophisticated, and visually captivating presentations. Following
three core principles-visualize, unify, and focus-Better
Presentations describes how to visualize data effectively, find and
use images appropriately, choose sensible fonts and colors, edit
text for powerful delivery, and restructure a written argument for
maximum engagement and persuasion. With a range of clear examples
for what to do (and what not to do), the practical package offered
in Better Presentations shares the best techniques to display work
and the best tactics for winning over audiences. It pushes
presenters past the frustration and intimidation of the process to
more effective, memorable, and persuasive presentations.
Build effective analytical data models, reports, and dashboards
using the advanced features of Power BI. Purchase of the print or
Kindle book includes a free eBook in the PDF format. Key Features
Update your knowledge with new recipes for query optimization,
aggregation tables, Power BI API, and paginated reports Work with
recipes across diverse Power BI platforms including the Power BI
Service and Mobile Applications Implement custom solutions with M
and DAX languages through actionable guidance and proven
development techniques Book DescriptionThe complete everyday
reference guide to Power BI, written by an internationally
recognized Power BI expert duo, is back with a new and updated
edition. Packed with revised practical recipes, Microsoft Power BI
Cookbook, Second Edition, helps you navigate Power BI tools and
advanced features. It also demonstrates the use of end-to-end
solutions that integrate those features to get the most out of
Power BI. With the help of the recipes in this book, you'll gain
advanced design and development insight, practical tips, and
guidance on enhancing existing Power BI projects. The updated
recipes will equip you with everything you need to know to
implement evergreen frameworks that will stay relevant as Power BI
updates. You'll familiarize yourself with Power BI development
tools and services by going deep into the data connectivity,
transformation, modeling, visualization, and analytical
capabilities of Power BI. By the end of this book, you'll make the
most of Power BI's functional programming languages of DAX and M
and deliver powerful solutions to common business intelligence
challenges. What you will learn Cleanse, stage, and integrate your
data sources with Power Query (M) Remove data complexities and
provide users with intuitive, self-service BI capabilities Build
business logic and analysis into your solutions via the DAX
programming language and dashboard-ready calculations Implement
aggregation tables to accelerate query performance over large data
sources Create and integrate paginated reports Understand the
differences and implications of DirectQuery, live connections,
Import, and Composite model datasets Integrate other Microsoft data
tools into your Power BI solution Who this book is forIf you're a
BI professional who wants to up their knowledge of Power BI and
offer more value to their organization, then this book is for you.
Those looking for quick solutions to common Power BI problems will
also find this book an extremely useful resource. Please be aware
that this is not a beginner's guide; you'll need a solid
understanding of Power BI and experience working with datasets
before you dive in.
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