Point, Click and Wow

Claudyne Wilder--acclaimed speaker, coach, author, and authority on the art of presentations --is the founder of Wilder Presentations. Her clients have included industry leaders from Fidelity Investments, The Gillette Company, The Marketing Store Worldwide, Motorola, The Nature Conservancy, and Dun & Bradstreet. Jennifer Rotondo is the president of Creative Minds, Inc. an electronic media design company that specializes in PowerPoint, multimedia, and Web design. Rotondo and Wilder are the coauthors of the CD--ROM Slides That Win: Your Roadmap to Success.

Acknowledgments. Foreword. Introduction. 1. Connect to Your Audience. Focus on Your Audience. Make the Graphics Inviting. Do More Than Share Data. Connect to the Customer. Audience Checklist. 2. Organize Focused on One Objective. Organize Around an Objective. The Solution Format. The Presentation Flow. The Plot--Point Theory of Organizing. The Customer Conference. Flow Checklist. Presentation Overview Checklist. 3. Prepare for Technology Success. What's Different About Electronic Presentations. Preparing Days Ahead. Just Before Your Talk. Keeping Track of Your Laptop and Its Contents. Placing Yourself. Presenting Internationally. Learning from Others' Stories. The Future of Technology. The Ideal World. Technology Checklist. Equipment Checklist. 4. Design Corporate Blueprints. Benefits of Corporate Blueprinting. Creating Backgrounds. Blueprint Template Possibilities. Blueprint Checklist. 5. Create High--Impact Slides. Four Elements of High--Impact Slides. Applying the Four Elements. Transitions, Builds, and Interactivity. Pictures, Clip Art, Charts, and Video Clips. Creative Slide Ideas. Ten Don'ts for Slides. Single--Slide Checklist. Total Visual Checklist. 6. Rehearse, Rehearse, Rehearse. Do Two Rehearsals. Plan with the Location. Work with the Technology. Present with Total Confidence. One Last Word. Location Checklist. Rehearsal Checklist. Resources. About the Authors. Index. How to Use the CD--ROM. How to Use the PowerPlug Demos.