Why you should buy PresentationZen

What does a book about presentations have to do with information security? We all have to give presentations at some point in our careers. There is nothing as bad as making the classic mistakes (Death by powerpoint) and loosing the attention of your audience. It will be classified as yet another presentation where the core message got lost. I have to admit, I was also terrible at presentations. Step by Step, I have been finding good resources and examples.

One of the books I was planning to buy to learn some solid basics was the upcoming 'presentationzen' book. Named after the Blog of Garr Reynolds, the writer of the book. The blog is also a very good resource on presentation skills. You might wonder, who is Garr Reynolds?

Garr is a former Sumitomo "salaryman" (Osaka), former Apple marketing manager (Cupertino), jazz musician, branding enthusiast, communications specialist, and design evangelist currently working in Japan as professor of management for Kansai Gaidai University. He is director of Design Matters Japan, an Osaka-based international design group, and is a popular speaker and consultant in Japan and abroad. A long time student of the Zen arts and resident of Japan, he currently lives in Osaka, Japan with his wife (a designer) and two Siamese cats (who have no appreciable design skill).

According to his latest blog update, his book was released this week and should be available in the days to come. Since I have been looking forward to his book, I ordered a copy. I will post a book review as soon as I have finished it. Keep tuned.