"Business Week's" Guide to Multimedia Presentations

This is a guide for producing business presentations on the PC and Mac. It describes several applications used for business presentations and provides an introduction to using each. The author uses real-world examples, discusses good business presentation design and shows examples of good designs. A "hands-on" section offers tutorials to many of the leading packages on the market. The accompanying CD-ROM disk offers templates designed to make the creation of multimedia presentations simple to the business reader. The text aims to help individuals and corporations enhance the quality of their communications through the use of business presentations. It begins with a discussion of what makes good multimedia presentations, and with an overview of the main features and differences of several applications. The next chapters describe design and production as well as drawing techniques. Subsequent chapters detail techniques for adding motion and transitions, increasing productivity, and using sound and motion video. The last chapters discuss interactivity, setting up the presentation, and managing the show.