Steve Taylor's Blog

One of the major problems I face when it comes to writing articles for my blog is what to write about, I’m not sure what people already know and what they don’t know.  So if any of you would like me to cover anything in particular or even have any questions I could answer then let me know. 

The book is quite thin, 229 pages in total with lots of photographs and example slide designs so it didn't take long to read it, even if you only read about an hour a day like me.

The book is very well written and presented with well explained concepts.  The book takes you through the main areas of presenting: Preparation, Design and Delivery.

I felt that it would have been nice to see maybe a few examples on a more technical subject but besides that I felt the book was worth reading and will definitely utilise the techniques in future presentations.

Overview

Favourite Quote:  "If you feel tempted to use a picture of two hands shaking in front of a globe, put the pencil down, step away from the desk, and think about taking a vacation or investigating aromatherapy.
Pros: Concise, well presented
Cons: Lack of complex technical examples
Rating:  4/5
Verdict: Recommended if you do any type of presentations with Powerpoint or Keynote.

I've bought a new book today. Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery(Amazon Link).

From time to time I find myself having to present a concept or idea to a group of people and every time I tend to reinvent the wheel when it comes to writing the presentation.  I've recently stumbled across this guy, Garr Reynolds, and his website  He is also on You Tube, check out the video below.  Anyway, I'll let you know how good the book is once I've read it.

Well, this is sort of my first post.  It's my third attempt at blogging.  The other two blogs fell by the wayside pretty quickly.  So what makes this attempt so different??  Well, nothing really, except I'm older, wiser and probably have more things to talk about and share.

So what can you expect from this blog?? Well, you can expect a little from the following:

• Development Stuff - source code, design, techniques etc.
• Technology - software, hardware, gadgets etc.
• Automotive - technology, solutions, industry news, opinions etc.
• Miscellaneous - book reviews, comments, business etc.

Really a bit of everything. Enjoy...