For the depraved among us that sit around watching for the demise of influential people, I have some bad news: Everyone Communicates, Few Connect is not John Maxwell’s memoir of apostasy, denouncing a lifetime of values-based leadership. In fact, the latest installment of leadership guidance from the celebrated church and business leader is a continuation [...]

With his insightful, practical, latest work, Garr Reynolds demystifies the doing of dynamic eye-candy and pens an everyman’s guidebook to uncommonly good design. Reynolds’ follow-up to his popular Presentation Zen, this new volume – Presentation Zen Design: Simple Design Principles and Techniques to Enhance Your Presentations – picks up where that other book left off, [...]

Fried and Hansson storm the gates with a manifesto for every David with his sights set on a Goliath. Zealous evangelists of the think small set, this pair speaks mostly to those with ears to hear.
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Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson are practically sainted gurus in the Web 2.0 world and the converted-faithful [...]

In his new book, author Gary Vaynerchuk has penned pages that are already being talked-up as required reading for any new business start up. The author’s recipe for success is a practical, mindful and timely combination of bubbling-over passion and persistent presence in the face of failure.
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Not only does Vaynerchuk write about passion, his [...]

If you are the slightest bit interested in presenting, then you’ve probably heard as much about Steve Jobs’ mastery of the craft as you have heard about the new iPad. Jobs’ ubiquity as a demi-god of public speaking makes a book like this indispensable but, at the same time, necessarily redundant and adulatory.
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If you [...]

Seth Godin’s latest explores an old chestnut from a savvy, new angle. Linchpin: Are You Indispensible? Asks an age-old question, but it frames the idea of becoming un a “linchpin” in a post-global context that offers valuable contemporary insights.
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Godin engages a discussion about a subject that is on the tip of the tongue [...]

This new public speaking how-to is the brainchild of ex-Microsofter turned thinker-for-hire Scott Berkun. Instead of offering up a slicker-than-slick coffee table manual on the philosophy of presenting, Berkun has written and funny, friendly, humbly scaled-down manual of hardcore how-to for anyone – from student to celebrity – who speaks in public.
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Confessions of [...]

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Sharing capabilities; Flashy transitions; Access to slides from anywhere
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Importing certain features is hit or miss; Chart and shape creating capabilities could be improved; No importing / exporting with Keynote
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Users should expect some bumps in the road while using this newer application, but it’s definitely worth a shot, especially for business use. [...]

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It’s free; Presentation sharing capabilities; Very user friendly
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Site design could look more professional; Tags are poorly organized
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SlideSix provides much relief to those who frequently share presentations with others. The site makes it easy to upload all types of presentation files so that users can share everything from business plans to [...]

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Creates innovative presentations; intuitive interface
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New concept requires users to overcome slight learning curve
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Prezi’s nonlinear presentations are guaranteed to engage your audience and provide creative relief to those bored of Keynote and PowerPoint documents.
Zui Lab’s recently-launched Zooming presentation editor is a flash-based application that allows you to create a new breed of [...]