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After all, some of the most powerful books I know are books usually considered "kids books." Want proof? Who can argue with the power of Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree -- all black and white and an average of three or four words per page of it? I've never seen anything more simple -- yet its emotion chokes me up every time I read it.

In the same way, I could read a zillion books on PowerPoint presentations and not get out of them what I got from this slim, 10-page, booklet by Seth Godin.

I'm not sure I understand what some of the other reviewers are getting at. Sure, this eBooklet only costs $1.99. But does that mean it contains nothing of value? Does quality have to equal quantity? Are there no good ideas rendered in simple words, short sentences, or few pages? (Gee, don't bother reading Hemingway, then.)

For once, we get far MORE value than we're paying for. The pricetage of $1.99 is a small price to pay, indeed, for something that could truly revolutionize your next PowerPoint presentation. What's that worth? you ask. I don't know. A new client? Keeping your job? Winning over your bosses to a new way of thinking? Impressing your co-workers? Learning to communicate with passion?

If those reasons aren't worth $1.99 to you, then you and I have a different set of values.

By the way, the title of my review is taken from one of the subheads in Seth's eBooklet. The information contained in that one statement, alone, has changed my entire outlook on the art of communicating. I don't know about you, but I'd gladly pay $1.99 for a slice of insight that heady.

Thank you, Seth.

Powerpoint as TV commercial?
This e-book isn't bad. It's not too expensive, and the cost goes to charity. You can get it for free, by the way, but then you're not helping the charity out.

It does outline some great basics of the oral presentation... that you should not use your power point slides as your note cards, and it is painfully true that so many people just are AWFUL at oral presentations.

But, as some reviewers have pointed out, what about those of us who aren't Selling Something? (I know, I know, in a way, even those of us using PP to teach are selling something). What if we're using the presentations as a replacement for the chalkboard, a digital format for our students to learn from? We need a lot more than 6 words, and really I refuse to live in a world where everything can be sold in six words or less (like a bad version of name that tune).

This is a decent reminder of good design principles. But don't expect it to revolutionize the oral presentation world-- because probably, those who need it most aren't even looking for help.

His ideas are for natural born / charming speakers
Not for uptight, somewhat shy people like myself. Also, his advice doesn't play well in educational settings. If I presented something like that people would assume I just threw the presentation together at the last minute.