Slidedocs: Spread ideas with effective visual documents

by Nancy Duarte

Slidedoc (n.) a visual document, developed in presentation software, that is intended to be read and referenced instead of projected.

Slidedocs help you spread your smart thinking by combining visual communications with short chunks of written copy. Their scannable nature makes them great pre-read, reference, and leave-behind materials. Their modularity makes it easy for people to incorporate your ideas into their own communications. And these features together make slidedocs the perfect companion to both written documents and presentations.

Genres: Communication, Design, Business, Nonfiction

165 pages, ebook

Published January 1, 2014

About the author

Nancy Duarte is an American writer and CEO of Duarte, Inc., a communications firm in the Silicon Valley. She is a presentation specialist whose client list includes most Fortune 500 companies.

Reviews

[Ahmad hosseini · Rating 3 out of 5]

What is slidedocs?
Slidedocs are visual documents, developed in presentation software, that are intended to be read and referenced instead of projected. When information needs to be conveyed without the help of a formal presenter, slidedocs serve this purpose.

About the book
This book is a practical and inspirational guide into creating easy to consume, persuasive, readable slidedocs. This book will teach you how to use presentation software (PowerPoint) to create visual documents that will travel throughout your organization without much effort on your part after the initial authoring process.

[Hannamari · Rating 4 out of 5]

This slidedoc gave a name and direction to a lot of materials I create at the office. This material is a practical and inspirational guide into creating easy to consume, persuasive, readable business documents. Though some tips were very basic in my view, there were numerous new ideas I gained. I'm already taking some concepts into use in a doc I'm authoring at the moment. Special thanks for making this book one grand example of a slidedoc - great to see the author living by what she teaches!

[Omisile Kehinde Olugbenga · Rating 5 out of 5]

This has significant improved my design and presentation skills.

[Michael Bradley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'd never heard of a slidedoc before this book. Basically, the slidedoc's a way to present information in a way that is more comprehensive than a presentation, but still detailed like a report. Without it being a report that your audience won't actually read. As someone who's frustrated with the lack of engagement a standard report can generate, I'm excited to try this out.

The book is free on her website and it's actually a slidedoc. If you're looking for a more effective way to communicate that is visually appealing, can create engagement, and looks professional, this book is for you.

[Harding Young · Rating 4 out of 5]

Anyone interested in effective communication of complex ideas should read this book... which isn't really a book... it's a slidedoc... so it's even cooler!

[Felly · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is not a book for presentation but a book that present itself!