Zen Presentation

Interesting book. Some good points even the book itself is not present very well. Zen, it's application to presentation. There must be more areas that Zen is applicable. Idea for writing a book? May be:)

Presentsion cannot be by ppt itself. It is a combination of ppt and the delivery by you. So, the ppt should only have enough content to attract audience's attention, not clamped with all the detail. If not, it is just the ppt is enough, we don't need you for the delivery. Memorable picture with few word is a good one. The detail comes from your delivery.

Keep it simple. No transition, no flip, no flash, just plain and simple to focus on the message without any unnecessary distraction.

It is not just the fact. Presentation conveys insights. It unleashes pattern between relationship and makes it obvious to the audiences. If you cannot explain complex topic in a simple form, you don't understand the topic well enough yet.

It is not the software. It is the content.

Think about death everyday

Steve Jobs said if you realize you are going to die, you know that there is nothing to lose. You are already naked. I agree with that. So often we care about how others will think of us. The expectation of others drive our actions. Is that really want we want to do with our lives?

If we drive a new flashy car, people will envy us and we feel good. How often do this drive our buying decision? Yes, we are social animal and look for validation of others. But we are going to die anyway, will that matter? I should ask myself every time when I face a decision. Is this decision influenced by how other will perceived of me? Am I doing what I think is right?