Reviewed by Rama Gaind.
By Emma Bannister, Creatively Presented, $22.95.
A highly sought-after creative, workshop facilitator and keynote speaker, Bannister has re-designed the culture of communication. This book is another step towards that goal.
Visual Thinking will help you convert the way you think, communicate and influence with presentations. Emma is a presentation design expert with a passion for transforming presentations. Ten years after she started designing at her kitchen table, she has a successful business committed to “changing the world, one presentation at a time. A presentation is your most influential business tool; it’s worth investing your time and energy to get it right, every time.”
This skillfully illustrated book provides the latest tools and techniques to ‘transform a poor presentation into a powerful one. It doesn’t just tell you what to do it shows you, too’.
As Bannister demonstrates, “what the world needs today, what your customers, clients and stakeholders are crying out for is H2H – from human to human, a natural connection through compelling visuals and emotional stories. This is the way the world connects and communicates this is how you must connect and communicate, no matter what your role, industry or discipline. “
Emma’s dedication for presentations is infectious – realising just how impactful and powerful they are to companies. She’s passionate about presenting big, bold and beautiful ideas. She thinks in pictures and stories and is an ‘expert at transforming the written word into visual masterpieces’.
The founder and CEO of Presentation Studio has crafted a visual step-by-step, practical guide to help you transform a poor presentation into a powerful one. She draws on decades of experience helping clients such as Telstra, Microsoft, Yahoo!7, Commonwealth Bank, PepsiCo and government agencies.
As you to learn to communicate visually, goals are met to ensure every one of your presentations is clear, influential and drives your audience to act. They are created bo be influential, memorable and successful. Along with telling you what to do, it also shows you how to do it.
Bannister’s suitcase of bright ideas, with big picture business ideas, has been unpacked … and it delivers a powerful visual punch!
