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Category: Presentation Skills

Book reviews and personal reflections about public speaking and presentation skills.

Talk Like TED
Book Review, Presentation Skills

Talk Like TED

Dallas MarksApril 22, 2014March 6, 2026

Great public speaking advice, even if you’re never invited to TED.

slideology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations
Book Review, Presentation Skills

slideology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations

Dallas MarksApril 4, 2013September 22, 2016

Nancy Duarte presents her ideology for crafting persuasive presentations.

Book Review, Presentation Skills

How to Open a Presentation

Dallas MarksMarch 12, 2013September 22, 2016

A short but useful Kindle book about making the best first impression as a public speaker.

Platform
Book Review, Presentation Skills

Platform

Dallas MarksJanuary 18, 2013September 22, 2016

If you have something to say or sell and want to build a platform to promote it, this book will be a valuable resource to you.

Confessions of a Public Speaker by Scott Berkun
Book Review, Presentation Skills

Confessions of a Public Speaker by Scott Berkun

Dallas MarksSeptember 4, 2012April 21, 2017

Confessions of a Public Speaker by Scott Berkun

Presentation Zen
Book Review, Presentation Skills

Presentation Zen

Dallas MarksAugust 14, 2012February 24, 2026

A book review of Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds

The Naked Presenter
Book Review, Presentation Skills

The Naked Presenter

Dallas MarksJanuary 27, 2012March 5, 2026

This book not only gives useful presentation tips but enlarges your thinking about presentations and engaging with an audience.

Book Review, Presentation Skills

The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs

Dallas MarksJanuary 8, 2010July 20, 2017

If your career involves communicating and connecting with an audience, large or small, this book is an excellent addition to your bookshelf.

How to Write Great Abstracts for SAP BusinessObjects User Conferences
Business Intelligence, Presentation Skills, User Groups & Conferences

How to Write Great Abstracts for SAP BusinessObjects User Conferences

Dallas MarksApril 10, 2009February 25, 2026

Tips on how to write a great abstracts that get accepted.

About Dallas Marks

Dallas Marks

Dallas Marks

As a cloud and analytics practitioner, author, instructional designer, and trainer, I help organizations harness the power of analytics in the cloud, on-premise, or hybrid. I prefer piano keyboards over computer keyboards when not blogging or tweeting about analytics.

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