Learn How to Use PowerPoint in 2 Hours or Less -
and Impress Everyone with Your Next Presentation!

If you look at the top selling books on PowerPoint on amazon.com, they are usually one of the "Dummies" series that is supposed to be aimed at beginners. But they are over 350 pages long! Do you have days and days to wade through all of those pages?  Probably not, you need to use PowerPoint RIGHT NOW to make that big presentation!

Here is what Brainy Betty said about these books on her site (read the full review at: www.brainybetty.com/20Percent.htm):
"I found it EXTREMELY well-written, concise and more to the point and useful than other books that span hundreds of pages with unnecessary editorial. Very simply, his e-book addresses the top 20% of topics / tasks you will need to know how to do in PowerPoint (2000 or 2002). He addresses the what, why and how in simple, easy-to-understand language and allows for very quick retention of some basic learning in that manner.  It will save you time, (and money) and make your presentations shine! ... it's just about the best bargain out there to become an expert at something you already have to do at work!"

Bill Cook said:
"By following your Ebook, Kim and I put together a ten slide demo presentation last night. This was done by two people who had never turned on Power Point! I can not begin to tell you how impressed I was with the clarity of your instructions. You took us from zero to go within thirty minutes."

Hear what Randy Maples said about his experience with the book:
"I've already referred to it several times on how best to incorporate a table and picture into my presentation. The step-by-step guide for these functions is far easier to follow than the PowerPoint for Dummies book I had!"

My name is Dave Paradi and I am the co-author of "Guide to PowerPoint" from Prentice Hall.  My ideas have been featured by Microsoft, Presentations magazine, Canadian Business magazine, BusinessWorld India, the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning at Harvard University and the InfoComm News Network (and many more).  

"It gave me information about PowerPoint and the proper way to setup a presentation. The presentation I purchased this for was a complete success. Thanks!  I was not sure the best way to setup a presentation on PowerPoint. Your information gave me the direction I needed to complete this presentation I was working on.  I would give it 6 stars (out of five)!  My advice to others: just order it, read it, and just use it."
Joe Hoffman

I believe it is true that you can accomplish 80% of all you want to do in a software package with only 20% of the features.  The question is:

Do You Know Which 20% of the Features
in PowerPoint You Really Need to Use?

Traditional software books go through every feature, every menu item and every toolbar button. That approach doesn’t work. In my e-books titled "The 20% You REALLY Need to Know About PowerPoint", I take a different approach. I show you:

  • A 13 step process that walks you step-by-step through how to get up and running with PowerPoint quickly and easily.
  • Each step in the process describes what you do, why you are doing it (so you understand how to adapt that step to your own unique situation), how to do it and step-by-step instructions with screen printouts so you know you are doing it correctly.
  • A one-page summary of the process to print out and hang beside your computer as your "Cheat Sheet" quick reference guide.
  • Techniques that take you beyond the basic process so you can get the most out of using PowerPoint.

"I have been to two recruitment consultancies today in the hope of gaining temporary work and I was tested on the use of Powerpoint (an essential requirement for most PA/Secretarial roles)...I have never used Powerpoint before I received your e-book and I scored 82% on basic knowledge, 60% on itermediate knowledge and 52% on advanced knowledge...I managed to score higher on Powerpoint than on Word which I have used for years! Thank you."
Sophie Thornhill

"The book is especially valuable for those that are new to using Power Point. For anyone that wants to learn Power Point, I would say this book is a must get and must read. It takes the mystery out of learning Power Point and really gets you up and running much quicker."
Neil Schwartz, Director of Marketing and Business Development
SportScanINFO

"This book has helped me to create more sophisticated, sharper presentations with excellent features like animation, flying bullets etc. Excellent information on use of colors and backgrounds. It really is everything one needs to know, explained simply and efficiently with performance and results in mind. Before I had to rely on wading through pages and pages of technical texts, which I found more related to how power point works than how to use it effectively. I give it six stars out of five! I have already told friends to buy this book."
Jeanne Le Maitre

Best of all, you can read it in a couple of hours or less! That’s right, a slim book that is all you really need to know. And it is delivered to you as an e-book in the universal Adobe Acrobat PDF format so you can get going right away. No waiting for the book to arrive in the mail, no wasting your valuable time going to the mall or bookstore.

Why waste your time flipping through a big manual when you can be creating your first PowerPoint presentation in the time it takes you to get to chapter 3 of the other books!

"Thanks for cutting to the core. It was great and made PowerPoint quite easy to learn. Five stars out of five!!"
Jon Snyder - Top Selling Realtor

"The book is very illustrative and it has helped me streamline the absolute necessary commands I must know."
Dr.Suhail Chughtai, Microsoft Certified PowerPoint Specialist

"This book has been a very big help in my first attempt to use PowerPoint. I had no idea where to begin, but now I am learning much from your book. I rate it 5 stars out of 5. I have already recommended to 4 of my friends that they buy this book."
Elsie Bixel

Perfect for Beginners

You may be wondering, "I have never used PowerPoint before, is this book for me?"  The answer is a resounding YES! Beginners will get a clear step-by-step process to follow. If you are familiar with the basics and want a guide to creating professional or business presentations, you will probably want my book "Guide to PowerPoint" - click here to switch pages to learn more.

"I read it Friday and created my first 12 page presentation on Saturday.  I had never used Power Point but I am fairly proficient in Word, and while I do think that helped me, mostly it was your organized manner of presenting the basics of this program and I found your directions extremely easy to follow."
Elizabeth Cunningham

"5 out of 5 stars! This book covers the basic, intermediate and advanced features of PowerPoint in a way that is amazingly easy to follow and apply. Because the table of contents is so well-thought-out, it's a cinch to find what you need and go right to it - a timesaving godsend! The other thing I like is that in addition to telling you what you should do, Paradi points out why it's important, i.e., what it adds to your presentation to be able to do it this way."
Martha Barletta - Speaker, Consultant, Author

"The PowerPoint e-book helped me to clean up my presentations and showed me how cluttered my presentation actually was. I really liked the way the e-book was presented and how easy it was to use. I would definitely give this e-book 5 stars. I would definitely advise my friends to purchase this e-Book. I really enjoyed using this e-book and am looking forward to purchasing more from you."
Linda Oliver

"I was a raw beginner at Powerpoint so the purchase has lifted my knowledge and skills with the software to that of an intermediate and I will become more advanced as time goes by.  Dave, many people go over the top with claims as to how great their product is - you know the sort - but I can definitely say that your e-book on Powerpoint is a no-frills, punchy and very helpful tool."
Tom Webb

Get $1,500 worth of information for $14.97!

This is the type of information I provide in my one-on-one coaching for top sales professionals and speakers. I charge them $250 per hour, so if you wanted me to walk you through this information, it would take about 6 hours.  At $250 per hour, that would cost you $1,500.  So I am giving you information worth $1,500 for only $14.97.

"This is a super bargain, and all PowerPoint customers should get a copy. Instead of working with one of the "dummies" titles on PowerPoint, customers will likely find this more practical, effective e-book a far better introduction to using PowerPoint."
Book review by Dale Farris, Vice President Golden Triangle PC Club

"I bought it because it was short and to the point. I would give the book 4 1/2 stars and I would definitely recommend the book to others."
Douglas Vogel, Microsoft Certified Master Instructor

Why am I practically giving it away for $14.97?  Because I am tired of poor presentations. So many people hate PowerPoint simply because no one has shown them a quick and easy way to use this powerful communications tool.  I can't personally help every PowerPoint user, since there are well over 30 million in the world.  So I have created this compact book which summarizes my powerful 13 step process.

"Your book helped take away the fear from preparing a PowerPoint presentation. You write in very clear, non-techie language that is easy to follow. You give tips for things that I never knew existed with PowerPoint. 10 stars out of 5!.  If others asked if they should buy this book I would say, "Definitely buy it!" "
Elizabeth Hagen, Professional Organizer

"This book put the process in a logical order --it cut right to the steps needed to "get off the ground". FIVE STARS!!!! I have already recommended it to others."
Paul

"I was able to blend a new presentation together with one that had already been prepared, so that my slides looked exactly like the other presentation very easily and my talk went very well.  I give it four and a half stars out of five.  Buy this book? Absolutely"
Doug Funk

I have three versions of the book, one for PowerPoint 2000, one for PowerPoint 2002/XP and one for PowerPoint 2003. Click on the appropriate link below to place your secure order before you get asked to do your next PowerPoint presentation!
Click Here for the PowerPoint 2000 e-book.
Click Here for the PowerPoint 2002/XP e-book.
Click Here for the PowerPoint 2003 e-book.
You will receive your e-book in PDF format via e-mail within 24-48 hours after your order is confirmed.