LEADER 07979nam 2200685 450 001 9910830466003321 005 20230125191447.0 010 $a1-118-79609-8 010 $a1-118-79612-8 024 7 $a10.1002/9781118796139 035 $a(CKB)2670000000523085 035 $a(EBL)1629174 035 $a(OCoLC)870587042 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1629174 035 $a(DLC) 2013028609 035 $a(CaBNVSL)mat06798072 035 $a(IDAMS)0b000064821b2e76 035 $a(IEEE)6798072 035 $a(PPN)257763325 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000523085 100 $a20151222d2014 uy 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aSlide rules $edesign, build, and archive presentations in the engineering and technical fields /$fTraci Nathans-Kelly, Christine G. Nicometo 210 1$aHoboken, New Jersey :$cIEEE Press,$d[2014] 210 2$a[Piscataqay, New Jersey] :$cIEEE Xplore,$d[2014] 215 $a1 online resource (237 p.) 225 1 $aIEEE PCS professional engineering communication series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-118-79613-6 311 $a1-118-00296-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aDedication -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Slide Rule #1: Revisit Presentation Assumptions -- Chapter 1: Head the Pleas for Better Presentations -- Know the enemy -- Be an agent of change -- Call a meeting instead of summoning a slide deck -- Destroy the decks of drudgery -- Learn communication lessons from past tragedies -- Sidebar: From the Trenches -- Confront conventional poor practices -- Consider slides as a two-part deliverable -- Implement your own continuous improvement -- Chapter References -- Chapter 2: Apply Cognitive Science and Tell a Story -- Change presentation practices using grounded research -- Stay open to change -- Revisit how a slide works -- Design slides for the audience's cognitive load -- Lessen cognitive load with storytelling -- Apply science and storytelling -- Chapter References -- Chapter 3: Understand Audience Needs -- Scope content towards identified purpose -- Sidebar: From the Trenches -- Learn about your audience first -- Determine the presentation's purpose -- Determine the goals for a talk -- Elevate the moment -- Sidebar: From the trenches -- Assess the audience -- Prepare for a familiar audience -- Sidebar: From the Trenches -- Prepare for an unfamiliar audience -- Coping when your talk gets hijacked -- Ditch the ?dumb it down? attitude -- Think of audience needs, not yours -- Think about logistics -- Chapter References -- Chapter 4: Challenge Your Organization's Culture of Text-Heavy Slides -- Understand the pattern's origin -- Stop assuming they want to read -- Sidebar: Notes from a Novice -- Work towards fewer bullets, less text -- Avoid using slides as teleprompters -- Build information deliberately -- Move beyond ?How many slides should I use?? -- Encourage better presentation practices -- Create, compile, organize, and stabilize team presentations -- Work towards a change -- Chapter References -- Slide Rule #2: Write Sentence Headers -- Chapter 5: Clarify Topics with Full-Sentence Headers -- Write full sentences for headers, avoiding fragments. 327 $aConsider the case against fragmented headers -- Deploy best practices for sentence headers -- Expect immediate results -- Write targeted headers -- Influence outcomes with headers -- Frequently asked questions about sentence headers -- Chapter References -- Slide Rule #3: Use Targeted Visuals -- Chapter 6: Build Information Incrementally -- Build something better than bullets -- Devise methods that build information -- Design with words to make bullet lovers happy -- Solidify complex topics with refrains -- Use refrain slides for meeting agendas -- Build visuals for directed comprehension -- Build out to drill down -- Chapter 7: Generate Quality Graphs -- Portray complexity simply -- Determine the right visual -- Sidebar: The value of visualization -- Design reasonable pie charts -- Design impactful bar charts and histograms -- Sidebar: Transformation-Creating quality bar charts -- Design scatter XY charts and scatter plots -- Sidebar: Transformation-A chart grows up -- Craft line charts -- Map out area graphs -- Think through flow or process charts -- Address assorted other visual outputs -- Graph ethically -- Create accessible graphs -- Sidebar: Testing graphics for color-blindness accessibility -- Frequently asked questions about graphs -- Chapter References -- Chapter 8: Picture the Possibilities -- Picture your information -- Center yourself -- Manage image interpretation -- Model accurately -- Be ethical with visuals -- Frequently asked questions about using pictures -- Chapter References -- Chapter 9: Temper the Templates -- See the possibilities in a template, branded or otherwise -- Discover and assess a branded template -- Work with company templates -- Devise solutions for problematic templates -- Fix the template -- Provide template guidance -- Refine quad slides -- Establish brand when there is no template -- Chapter References -- Slide Rule #4: Archive Details for Future Use -- Chapter 10: Make Slide Decks with Archival and Legacy Value -- Understand that slides have two lives. 327 $aStart new best practices -- Document ideas efficiently -- Use the Notes or Presenter Notes feature -- Get others to see your notes -- Sidebar: Caution-The Inside doc/Outside doc -- Use hidden slides -- Keep hidden slides ready -- Make retrieval easy for everyone else -- Embrace full documentation as a part of workflow -- Chapter References -- Chapter 11: Include More Than One Language -- Know when English is not enough -- Start with audience analysis -- Anticipate formatting for translations -- Deploy plain language -- Write in one language and talk in another -- Design split slides -- Capture translation in notes -- Translate towards clarity -- Find resources -- Chapter References -- Slide Rule #5: Keep Looking Forward -- Chapter 12: Enact Organizational Change -- Listen to the studies -- Anticipate the stages of acceptance -- Tally the results -- Look for the opportunities -- Chapter References -- Chapter 13: Thinking Through the Next Big Thing -- See ahead -- Play with Prezi -- Use caution -- Amaze with Autodesk -- Apply apps -- Remain diligent in your best practices. 330 $a"Drawing on the latest research in cognitive psychology combined with experience gained from years of successfully teaching high-level engineers, scientists, military people, and technical professionals, this book sets clear guidelines for presentation excellence. From planning for a variety of audiences (from the general public to non-technical high-influence leadership to other technical specialists) to archiving the slide deck as a living document in your organization, this full-color illustrated book will step engineering and technically oriented readers through their development as outstanding technical presenters"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aIEEE PCS professional engineering communication series 606 $aCommunication of technical information 606 $aBusiness presentations 606 $aPresentation graphics software 606 $aTechnical writing 615 0$aCommunication of technical information. 615 0$aBusiness presentations. 615 0$aPresentation graphics software. 615 0$aTechnical writing. 676 $a620.0068 676 $a620.00684 686 $aBUS007000$2bisacsh 700 $aNathans-Kelly$b Traci$f1967-,$0845577 702 $aNicometo$b Christine G.$f1976-, 801 0$bCaBNVSL 801 1$bCaBNVSL 801 2$bCaBNVSL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910830466003321 996 $aSlide rules$91887750 997 $aUNINA