Handout 1 for POW! Your Point: Better Presentations for a Happier Audience given at the Arizona Library Association Annual Conference November 19, 2015.

1. POW! Your Point: Better Presentations for a Happier Audience
Sara Lipich and Cherise Mead
Mesa Public Library
AzLA 2015 Conference
Our PowerPoint and notes are available at:
http://www.slideshare.net/MesaPublicLibrary
Effective Presentation Delivery:
Arnold, Kristin (2010). Boring to Bravo: Proven Presentation Techniques to Engage,
Involve and Inspire Your Audience to Action.
Gallo, Carmine (2014). Talk Like TED: the 9 Public Speaking Secrets of the World's
Top Minds.
Gallo, Carmine (2010). The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to be Insanely
Great in Front of Any Audience.
Godin, Seth (2001). Really Bad PowerPoint (and How to Avoid It).
http://www.sethgodin.com/freeprize/reallybad-1.pdf
Kawasaki, Guy (2005). The 10/20/30 Rule of PowerPoint.
http://guykawasaki.com/the_102030_rule/
LeFever, Lee (2013). The Art of Explanation: Making Your Ideas, Products, and
Services Easier to Understand.
Kossyln, Stephen M. (2007). Clear and to the Point: 8 Psychological Principles for
Compelling PowerPoint Presentations.
Reynolds, Garr (2008). Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and
Delivery.
Design Basics:
Canva: https://designschool.canva.com/tutorials/
Kidd, Chip (2013). Go: A Kidd's Guide to Graphic Design. Companion website:
gothebook.com

2. Design Inspiration:
Creative Bloq: http://www.creativebloq.com/
Dribbble: https://dribbble.com/
Librarian Design Share: http://librariandesignshare.org/
Free Images:
The British Library on Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/britishlibrary
The Commons: https://www.flickr.com/commons
Free Images: http://www.freeimages.com/
Gratisography: http://www.gratisography.com/
Little Visuals: http://littlevisuals.co/
Morguefile: http://www.morguefile.com/
New Old Stock: http://nos.twnsnd.co/
Pattern Library: http://thepatternlibrary.com/
Pixabay: http://pixabay.com/
The Public Domain Review: http://publicdomainreview.org/sources/
Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/
Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/
Free Image Editing Programs:
Canva: www.canva.com/
GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program): https://www.gimp.org/
PicMonkey http://www.picmonkey.com/

3. Typography Resources and Inspiration:
Brown, Tim (2013). A Pocket Guide to Combining Typefaces. Ebook available from
FiveSimpleSteps.com
Craig, James (2006). Designing with Type: the Essential Guide to Typography.
Companion website: http://www.designingwithtype.com/5/home.php
Lupton, Ellen (2004). Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers,
Editors and Students. Companion website: www.thinkingwithtype.com/
Paradi, Dave (2008). Think Outside the Slide: Comfortable Viewing Distance for
Text on Presentation Visuals, 16:9 screens (widescreen TVs, monitors &
projectors)
http://www.thinkoutsidetheslide.com/ViewingDistanceTable16x9.pdf
Paradi, Dave (2008). Think Outside the Slide: Comfortable Viewing Distance for
Text on Presentation Visuals, 4:3 screens (standard monitors and projectors)
http://www.thinkoutsidetheslide.com/ViewingDistanceTable.pdf
Fonts in Use: fontsinuse.com
Free and Inexpensive Fonts:
DaFont: http://www.dafont.com/
MyFonts: https://www.myfonts.com/
Color Resources:
Color contrast calculator:
www.thinkoutsidetheslide.com/color-contrast-calculator/
ColourLovers: http://www.colourlovers.com/
Coolors Color Scheme Generator: https://coolors.co/
Design Seeds color palettes: http://design-seeds.com/
Paletton Color Scheme Designer: http://paletton.com/
Psychology of Color in Logo Design:
https://thelogocompany.net/blog/infographics/psychology-color-logo-design/