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Safari Books Online Features Garr Reynolds,
Author of Pearson's Presentation Zen, in Webcast Series
Author to Present Lessons and Perspectives on Presentation Design and Delivery
SEBASTOPOL, Calif. - December 8, 2008
Safari Books Online, the leading provider of an on-demand digital library for technology, creative and business professionals, will feature Garr Reynolds, author of Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery, part of New Riders' popular Voices That Matter series, in a Webcast on December 15, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. PST / 5:00 p.m. EST.
The Presentation Zen Webcast participants will learn how to:
- Challenge conventional wisdom and think differently about the preparation, design and delivery of slide presentations in today's world.
- Apply Zen simplicity to the fields of communication and business.
- Put together speaking points and represent them on slides in new and more powerful ways.
- Improve the way they give presentations, from conception to creation to delivery.
Those who attend the Webcast will receive 45 days complimentary online access to Presentation Zen on Safari Books Online and the first 10 registrants will also receive an autographed copy of the printed book. To register for the event, click here or visit: http://safaribooksonline.com/events/garrreynolds.html.
About The Author
Garr Reynolds is a leading authority on presentation design and delivery. A sought-after speaker and consultant, his clients include many Fortune 500 companies. A writer, designer and musician, he currently holds the position of Associate Professor of Management at Kansai Gaidai University of Japan. Reynolds is a former corporate trainer for Sumitomo Electric, and once worked in Cupertino, California as the Manager for Worldwide User Group Relations at Apple, Inc. A longtime student of the Zen arts and resident of Japan, Reynolds currently resides in Osaka where he is Director of Design Matters Japan.
About Safari Books Online
Safari Books Online, founded in 2001 as a joint venture of pre-eminent technology publishers O'Reilly Media and Pearson Education, is the leading on-demand reference and learning platform delivering expert content from the world's thought-leaders in business and technology innovation. Safari Books Online offers the combined collections of Prentice Hall Professional, O'Reilly Media, Addison-Wesley Professional, Microsoft Press, Sams, Que, Peachpit Press, John Wiley & Sons, Elsevier, lynda.com, Adobe Press, Cisco Press, Sun Microsystems Press, Wharton School Publishing, Course Technology, and many more top publishers in one fully searchable database. IT professionals, software developers, Web designers, and business and creative professionals rely on Safari Books Online as their primary resource for research, problem solving, learning and certification training.
Thousands of books, manuscripts, articles and instructional videos are available from expert authors, innovators and thought leaders. Safari Books Online is fast changing the way enterprise, academic and training organizations access information. Safari enables increasingly mobile workforces to get technical and business reference resources anytime and from anywhere. Safari Books Online offers a range of B2B product mixes and pricing programs for every sized organization and a B2C product option for individual users. For a free trial, please visit http://my.safaribooksonline.com/promo.
About Peachpit
Berkeley-based Peachpit has been publishing the industry's best-selling books on the latest in graphic design, desktop publishing, multimedia, Web design and development, digital video and general Macintosh computing since 1986. Its award-winning books feature step-by-step explanations, time-saving techniques, savvy insider tips and expert advice for computer users of all sorts. It is the home of the internationally recognized Visual QuickStart Guide series, the design imprint New Riders and its highly popular Voices That Matter series, and is the publishing partner for Adobe Press, lynda.com, Kelby Training/NAPP, Apple Certified, AIGA Design Press and others. Peachpit is part of Pearson (NYSE: PSO), the international media company. Pearson's primary operations also include the Financial Times Group and the Penguin Group. Learn more at www.peachpit.com and www.pearson.com.Contact
Safari Books Online
Rose St. Clair
rstclair@safarijv.com
» 707-827-4100
or
Schwartz Communications
Laurie Falconer
safari@schwartz-pr.com
» 415-512-0770
or
Peachpit
Laura Pexton
press@peachpit.com
» 510-558-4166
