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A chart that once took ten hours to prepare can now be produced by anyone with ten minutes and a computer keyboard. What hasn't changed, however, are the basics behind creating a powerful visual - what to say, why to say it, and how to say it for the most impact. In Say It With Charts, Fourth Edition --the latest, cutting-edge edition of his best-selling presentation guide -- Gene Zelazny reveals time-tested tips for preparing effective presentations. Then, this presentation guru shows you how to combine those tips with today's hottest technologies for sharper, stronger visuals. Look to this comprehensive presentation encyclopedia for information on:

* How to prepare different types of charts -- pie, bar, column, line, or dot -- and when to use each
* Lettering size, color choice, appropriate chart types, and more
* Techniques for producing dramatic eVisuals using animation, scanned images, sound, video, and links to pertinent websites

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This is a great foundation for anyone who uses numbers

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The first thing to say about this book is when it comes to presenting numbers McKinsey rocks. Nobody else is close. I worked as a consultant in the UK at Safeway alongside a McKinsey team. Wow were those guys good at presenting numbers. I experienced them again several years later at Business Objects - same thing. In my humble opinion they have a cookie cutter approach to problems, but that said, they way they user numbers is very impressive. This book is written by the former communication guy for McKinsey and it shows. It's a great book, quick and simple to consume. Perhaps you won't find anything useful, but it's a small investment to make sure you aren't missing any tricks. I used to run the Analytic Application development team at Business objects (now acquired by SAP). I made everyone on the team read this book. Highly recommended. Tufte is another great author on the presentation of data, but his findings are a lot harder to implement. This book is highly actionable.

Say It with charts	Customer Rating:
Very good as a quick guide for building presentations based on data and charts, but a little more information about when to use it type of chart would be very usefull

Getting the point across

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As an equity analyst, consultant, and communication specialist, I saw - and made - dozens of colorful presentations with the best charts that excel can draw that simply didn't work. After the failed presentation, a consultant or analyst who knows how to get his point across will draw a simple diagram or chart on a white board that will be far more convincing and effective than the entire PowerPoint presentation. This book is for the person who wants to get point across.

Consider it part of a broad business education

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When one considers the amount of time/money they spend on improving their job skills, it would seem obvious that a high-value read like 'Say it with Charts' would be worth some consideration. It provides a framework for using charts to your advantage- and not just within oral presentations. If anything, this book will increase your willingness to use charts to your advantage when selling an opinion. It forces the user to think about exactly what it is they are trying to say - and then produce a professional looking chart to relay that message. Any edition will do - the content will not change with the times. The underlying principles can be quite powerful and can be the difference between a simple presentation and one which elicites praise.

Say It With Charts: The Executive's Guide to Visual Communication	Customer Rating:
The book is tremendous for anybody who wants to a make a presentation effective by making it easy to understand.