Presenting Keynote: The Insider's Guide to Creating Great Presentations (Paperback)

by Erik Holsinger (Author) "I've never been a big believer in manuals-my approach to learning software is to dive in and play around until I get stuck, until the..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

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"A must-read for anyone who not only wants to master Keynote, but wants to make great presentations!" -- Lou Wallace, CEO, DIGITALMEDIANET.com

"Spend a few hours with this book ... and turn your Power-Point-bound competitors green with envy." -- Henry Norr, Former Editor-in-Chief of Macweek Magazine and Macintosh Industry Expert

"The chapter on storyboarding alone is reason enough to buy this book." -- Ron and Kathlyn Lindeboom, CreativeCow.net

"With creative, entertaining test projects and concise instructions, this book proves that Keynote can produce much more than keynotes." -- Molly Wood, Senior Assoc. Editro, Apple and Mac Coverage, CNET

Product Description
Unveiled to a cheering crowd at Macworld Expo 2003, Keynote is a new breed of presentation software that allows anyone to create stunning, graphics-rich presentations. At $99, it's an irresistible value.

Presenting Keynote is extends well beyond the manual by using case studies to demonstrate professional design and production techniques. With its friendly tone and striking visuals, this book will appeal to presenters, teachers, students, artists, photographers, film and video professionals--anyone who wants to create interactive multimedia materials that look marvelous. The accompanying CD features new themes, examples, and source materials for your presentations, plus trial versions of essential software.

This sophisticated book, with its matte cover, coated paper for the interior, and handsome design throughout, is a perfect companion to Apple's sophisticated new software.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Sybex (July 18, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078214246X
• ISBN-13: 978-0782142464
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #807,633 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Presenting Keynote, November 7, 2003

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Author, Erik Holsinger, has extensive media experience and has written over a 100 articles for CNET, MacWeek, PC World, AV Video and Digital Magic. Mr. Holsinger has also written 3 books, The MacWeek Guide to Desktop Video, How Music and Computers Work and How Multimedia Works.

Keynote was developed at Apple Computer for one client, Steve Jobs. Jobs wanted a powerful presentation program that could display still images, play audio and play video for his major presentations at MacWorld keynote speeches. That where the name comes from. The author said that Jobs beta tested Keynote for over a year.

Mr. Holsinger organizes the book into three main sections and is a mix of reading, demonstrations and hands on practice. The three sections are Getting Started, Keynote Presentations For the Real World and Keynote Meets the World. He takes you from a basic an introduction of keynote, to a multi project tutorials ending with information and tips on PowerPoint, presentation equipment and various output methods.

The book ends with several appendixes that cover Keyboard and mouse shortcuts, a catalog of Keynote graphic library and many online resources. While the Keynote software is not included he does provide a CD-Rom containing tutorial files, demo movies and other programs. The only disadvantage I encountered was with the CD-Rom, which ties into your Internet program to access the web, and can be very slow if you have a modem connection. It is very useful if you have DSL or cable modem. In future releases The author should include a demo version of Keynote on the CD or set it up so people with slow connections (modems) will not give up on the CD.

The book is laid out well. The beginner is walked through every element and steps of Keynote while the more experienced can skip around to the areas of interest.

2.0 out of 5 stars Keynote 101, January 22, 2008

A Kid's Review

This is a step-by-step manual for how to make your presentation in the Keynote software that Steve Jobs uses. It, unfortunately, is not how to present like Steve Jobs.