Presentation Zen is a blog written by Garr Reynolds about “the issues related to professional presentation design” . His blog was ranked number 32 on strategistnews.com ‘s Top 50 Best Business Blogs 2011. Reynolds views are clearly respected, and recognized as he was invited as one of the guest speakers at TEDx Tokyo.

Reynolds blogs, are abundant with external sources, references and video clips to provide background knowledge and examples of the techniques he’s commending or critiquing. The posts are well organized, with clear headings, ideas clearly leading from one point into another. The posts are often concluded with a list of related articles and a “take-away” section.

One of the blogs downfalls is it’s inconsistent updates. The blog goes through long lull periods, often up until a whole month. Currently, the blog has not been updated since Oct. 31st.

One post I found very interesting was about the importance of smiling. Something the TA’s had reiterated to us a number of times throughout the last lecture.  I chose to review this blog after the last lecture because it is a skill that is often neglected by many business people. This blog is worth perusing, and is made enjoyable with the number of visual aids.

TED Ideas Worth Spreading – Smile – Ron Gutman

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