23 Books like Presentation Zen Design

Presentation Zen

by Garr Reynolds • 2007

A presentation is a documentary, not a document. Strip it down to story, image, and space.

4.05

15k+

🎨 Presentation Design 🎤 Public Speaking 📖 Storytelling In Business 👁️ Visual Communication 🧘 Zen And Creativity

Presentation Zen 98%

A presentation is a documentary, not a document. Strip it down to story, image, and space.

by Garr Reynolds 2007

4.05

15k+ ratings

🎨 Presentation Design 🎤 Public Speaking 📖 Storytelling In Business 👁️ Visual Communication 🧘 Zen And Creativity

slide

by Nancy Duarte • 2008

When your slides work, nobody notices them. The design principles that earn that invisibility.

4.07

7k+

🎬 Presentation Design 📐 Design Fundamentals 📊 Data Visualization 🎙️ Public Speaking 🖌️ Visual Storytelling

slide 98%

When your slides work, nobody notices them. The design principles that earn that invisibility.

by Nancy Duarte 2008

4.07

7k+ ratings

🎬 Presentation Design 📐 Design Fundamentals 📊 Data Visualization 🎙️ Public Speaking 🖌️ Visual Storytelling

Strategic Storytelling

by Dave McKinsey • 2014

The three-act story behind persuasive business slides, and the chart rules that make data prove it.

3.63

579

🖥️ Business Presentations 📊 Data Visualization 🎨 Slide Design 📖 Storytelling Frameworks 💬 Persuasive Communication

Strategic Storytelling 96%

The three-act story behind persuasive business slides, and the chart rules that make data prove it.

by Dave McKinsey 2014

3.63

579 ratings

🖥️ Business Presentations 📊 Data Visualization 🎨 Slide Design 📖 Storytelling Frameworks 💬 Persuasive Communication

Beyond Bullet Points

by Cliff Atkinson • 2005

Why bullet slides fail: a story framework that works with how the brain learns.

3.70

682

📽️ Presentation Design 💼 Business Communication 📖 Storytelling 🧠 Cognitive Load 👁️ Visual Communication

Beyond Bullet Points 96%

Why bullet slides fail: a story framework that works with how the brain learns.

by Cliff Atkinson 2005

3.70

682 ratings

📽️ Presentation Design 💼 Business Communication 📖 Storytelling 🧠 Cognitive Load 👁️ Visual Communication

Storytelling with Data

by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic • 2015

A repeatable process for turning messy spreadsheets into clear charts that drive action.

4.38

8k+

🖥️ Data Visualization 💼 Business Communication 📊 Data Storytelling 👁️ Visual Perception 🎤 Presentation Skills

Storytelling with Data 95%

A repeatable process for turning messy spreadsheets into clear charts that drive action.

by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic 2015

4.38

8k+ ratings

🖥️ Data Visualization 💼 Business Communication 📊 Data Storytelling 👁️ Visual Perception 🎤 Presentation Skills

Presentations in Action

by Jerry Weissman • 2011

Eighty lessons from master presenters: why you, not your slides, should own the room.

3.71

171

🎤 Presentation Skills 💼 Business Communication 📖 Story Structure 👁️ Visual Storytelling 👥 Audience Engagement

Presentations in Action 95%

Eighty lessons from master presenters: why you, not your slides, should own the room.

by Jerry Weissman 2011

3.71

171 ratings

🎤 Presentation Skills 💼 Business Communication 📖 Story Structure 👁️ Visual Storytelling 👥 Audience Engagement

HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations

by Nancy Duarte • 2010

Your slides get three seconds to earn attention: the craft rules for making each one count.

3.95

1k+

🎤 Presentation Skills 📖 Business Storytelling 🎨 Slide Design 👥 Audience Analysis ✍️ Message Crafting

HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations Summary

HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations 95%

Your slides get three seconds to earn attention: the craft rules for making each one count.

by Nancy Duarte 2010

3.95

1k+ ratings

🎤 Presentation Skills 📖 Business Storytelling 🎨 Slide Design 👥 Audience Analysis ✍️ Message Crafting

The Back of the Napkin

by Dan Roam • 2008

Turn stick figures into solved problems and sold ideas: the visual thinking system anyone can use.

3.96

16k+

🧠 Visual Thinking 💬 Visual Communication ✏️ Diagramming 🗒️ Sketchnoting 📊 Business Communication

The Back of the Napkin 95%

Turn stick figures into solved problems and sold ideas: the visual thinking system anyone can use.

by Dan Roam 2008

3.96

16k+ ratings

🧠 Visual Thinking 💬 Visual Communication ✏️ Diagramming 🗒️ Sketchnoting 📊 Business Communication

Draw to Win

by Dan Roam • 2016

Business runs on pictures. Six you can draw right now to lead, sell, and see clearly.

4.00

529

🧠 Visual Thinking 📝 Sketchnoting ✏️ Visual Facilitation 🎤 Presentation Skills 📖 Visual Storytelling

Draw to Win 95%

Business runs on pictures. Six you can draw right now to lead, sell, and see clearly.

by Dan Roam 2016

4.00

529 ratings

🧠 Visual Thinking 📝 Sketchnoting ✏️ Visual Facilitation 🎤 Presentation Skills 📖 Visual Storytelling

Effective Data Storytelling

by Brent Dykes • 2019

Your data is sound and nobody acts. What the spreadsheet is missing.

4.20

305

🎯 Data Storytelling 📊 Data Visualization 📖 Narrative Design 💼 Business Communication 🎤 Presentation Skills

Effective Data Storytelling 95%

Your data is sound and nobody acts. What the spreadsheet is missing.

by Brent Dykes 2019

4.20

305 ratings

🎯 Data Storytelling 📊 Data Visualization 📖 Narrative Design 💼 Business Communication 🎤 Presentation Skills

The Art of Explanation - Making Your Ideas, Products and Services Easier to Understand

by Lee LeFever • 2012

Most explanations fail at the opening sentence. The fix is a scale, not a script.

3.89

1k+

💬 Business Communication 🧩 Simplifying Complexity ✏️ Visual Thinking 📖 Business Storytelling 🧠 Cognitive Biases

The Art of Explanation - Making Your Ideas, Products and Services Easier to Understand Summary

The Art of Explanation - Making Your Ideas, Products and Services Easier to Understand 95%

Most explanations fail at the opening sentence. The fix is a scale, not a script.

by Lee LeFever 2012

3.89

1k+ ratings

💬 Business Communication 🧩 Simplifying Complexity ✏️ Visual Thinking 📖 Business Storytelling 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Everyday Business Storytelling

by Janine Kurnoff • 2021

Business presentations fail because they lack story. A simple framework that fixes this.

4.31

268

🎬 Business Storytelling 📊 Presentation Skills 📖 Narrative Structure 👁️ Visual Communication 🏢 Executive Communication

Everyday Business Storytelling 95%

Business presentations fail because they lack story. A simple framework that fixes this.

by Janine Kurnoff 2021

4.31

268 ratings

🎬 Business Storytelling 📊 Presentation Skills 📖 Narrative Structure 👁️ Visual Communication 🏢 Executive Communication

Presenting to Win

by Jerry Weissman • 2003

The framework for moving any audience from indifference to action, one slide at a time.

3.93

2k+

🎤 Presentation Skills 📖 Business Storytelling 🗣️ Public Speaking 👥 Audience Engagement 🖼️ Slide Design

Presenting to Win 95%

The framework for moving any audience from indifference to action, one slide at a time.

by Jerry Weissman 2003

3.93

2k+ ratings

🎤 Presentation Skills 📖 Business Storytelling 🗣️ Public Speaking 👥 Audience Engagement 🖼️ Slide Design

HTML5 for Web Designers

by Jeremy Keith • 2010

Ditch plugins and browser hacks: native audio, video, and responsive images arrive with HTML5.

3.98

3k+

🌐 Html5 💻 Front-End Development 🧱 Html And Css 📱 Responsive Design 🔄 Progressive Enhancement

HTML5 for Web Designers 94%

Ditch plugins and browser hacks: native audio, video, and responsive images arrive with HTML5.

by Jeremy Keith 2010

3.98

3k+ ratings

🌐 Html5 💻 Front-End Development 🧱 Html And Css 📱 Responsive Design 🔄 Progressive Enhancement

Logos that Last

by Allan Peters • 2023

Six weeks of iteration, vintage hunting, and one rule: build a logo that outlives the trends.

4.21

253

✏️ Logo Design 🏷️ Brand Identity ⚙️ Design Process 📻 Vintage Inspiration 🧩 Brand Systems

Logos that Last 94%

Six weeks of iteration, vintage hunting, and one rule: build a logo that outlives the trends.

by Allan Peters 2023

4.21

253 ratings

✏️ Logo Design 🏷️ Brand Identity ⚙️ Design Process 📻 Vintage Inspiration 🧩 Brand Systems

Resonate

by Nancy Duarte • 2010

Make your audience the hero of a mythic journey, and a talk becomes a movement.

4.11

6k+

🎤 Public Speaking 🎨 Visual Storytelling 📈 Storytelling In Business 🗺️ Hero's Journey 🏛️ Classical Rhetoric

Resonate 94%

Make your audience the hero of a mythic journey, and a talk becomes a movement.

by Nancy Duarte 2010

4.11

6k+ ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 🎨 Visual Storytelling 📈 Storytelling In Business 🗺️ Hero's Journey 🏛️ Classical Rhetoric

Buddhism

by Damien Keown • 1996

Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?

3.74

3k+

📖 Introductory Buddhism ☸️ Buddhist Philosophy 🛕 Theravada Buddhism 🪷 Mahayana Buddhism 🧘 Meditation Practice

Buddhism 93%

Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?

by Damien Keown 1996

3.74

3k+ ratings

📖 Introductory Buddhism ☸️ Buddhist Philosophy 🛕 Theravada Buddhism 🪷 Mahayana Buddhism 🧘 Meditation Practice

How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul

by Adrian Shaughnessy • 2005

Design's missing curriculum: land clients, frame your worth, and keep your ethics intact.

3.98

5k+

💼 Design Business 🧑‍🎨 Creative Freelancing ⚖️ Design Ethics 👁️ Visual Literacy 🖌️ Studio Practice

How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul Summary

How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul 93%

Design's missing curriculum: land clients, frame your worth, and keep your ethics intact.

by Adrian Shaughnessy 2005

3.98

5k+ ratings

💼 Design Business 🧑‍🎨 Creative Freelancing ⚖️ Design Ethics 👁️ Visual Literacy 🖌️ Studio Practice

Creative Strategy and the Business of Design

by Douglas Davis • 2016

The business and strategy skills that move designers from order-takers to trusted partners.

4.00

392

🎯 Creative Strategy 💼 Business For Designers 🏷️ Brand Strategy 🧩 Strategic Design 💬 Client Communication

Creative Strategy and the Business of Design Summary

Creative Strategy and the Business of Design 93%

The business and strategy skills that move designers from order-takers to trusted partners.

by Douglas Davis 2016

4.00

392 ratings

🎯 Creative Strategy 💼 Business For Designers 🏷️ Brand Strategy 🧩 Strategic Design 💬 Client Communication

The Perfect Story

by Karen Eber • 2023

Tell better stories by designing them for your audience's brain, not your own memories.

3.78

316

📈 Business Storytelling 🏢 Corporate Communication 🎯 Audience Design 🧱 Narrative Structure 🧠 Neuroscience Of Story

The Perfect Story 93%

Tell better stories by designing them for your audience's brain, not your own memories.

by Karen Eber 2023

3.78

316 ratings

📈 Business Storytelling 🏢 Corporate Communication 🎯 Audience Design 🧱 Narrative Structure 🧠 Neuroscience Of Story

The Graphic Facilitator’s Guide

by Brandy Agerbeck • 2012

Make meetings visible as they happen: the listening and thinking skills that make the drawing work.

4.19

125

✏️ Visual Facilitation 🗣️ Meeting Facilitation 🧠 Visual Thinking ⏱️ Real-Time Drawing 🧩 Information Synthesis

The Graphic Facilitator’s Guide 93%

Make meetings visible as they happen: the listening and thinking skills that make the drawing work.

by Brandy Agerbeck 2012

4.19

125 ratings

✏️ Visual Facilitation 🗣️ Meeting Facilitation 🧠 Visual Thinking ⏱️ Real-Time Drawing 🧩 Information Synthesis

The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs

by Carmine Gallo • 2010

Jobs reduced 350 products to 10. The seven principles behind every breakthrough decision.

4.08

2k+

🧬 Innovation Principles ✨ Simplicity Design 🎯 Design Thinking 📣 Business Storytelling 💝 Customer Experience

The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs Summary

The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs 93%

Jobs reduced 350 products to 10. The seven principles behind every breakthrough decision.

by Carmine Gallo 2010

4.08

2k+ ratings

🧬 Innovation Principles ✨ Simplicity Design 🎯 Design Thinking 📣 Business Storytelling 💝 Customer Experience

The Laws of Simplicity

by John Maeda • 2006

Simplicity is subtraction with meaning: ten design laws for making complex things feel effortless.

3.89

7k+

🧠 Design Philosophy 💻 User Experience Design ✨ Minimalist Design 🧩 Complexity Management 🗂️ Information Architecture

The Laws of Simplicity 93%

Simplicity is subtraction with meaning: ten design laws for making complex things feel effortless.

by John Maeda 2006

3.89

7k+ ratings

🧠 Design Philosophy 💻 User Experience Design ✨ Minimalist Design 🧩 Complexity Management 🗂️ Information Architecture

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