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title: 253 – Presentation Zen
description: "It’s time to “hit the books” WELSTech-style as we discuss chapter one of the latest WELSTech book selection, Presentation Zen. You’ll also appreciate free Bible images of the Christmas story, a PNG image compression tool, many “Pin”-teresting tech finds, and more goodies just for you! The discussion: Book kickoff – Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds […]"
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# [253 – Presentation Zen](https://welstech.wels.org/2012/09/11/253-presentation-zen)

 Written by [Sallie Draper](https://welstech.wels.org/author/sallie-draper) | Sep 11, 2012 8:05:28 PM

It’s time to “hit the books” WELSTech-style as we discuss chapter one of the latest WELSTech book selection, ***Presentation Zen***. You’ll also appreciate free Bible images of the Christmas story, a PNG image compression tool, many “Pin”-teresting tech finds, and more goodies just for you!

[https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/WELSTech_Podcast_253.mp3](https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/WELSTech_Podcast_253.mp3)

Podcast: [Download](https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/WELSTech_Podcast_253.mp3) ()

### The discussion:

Book kickoff – ***[Presentation Zen](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0321811984?ie=UTF8&tag=garrreynoldsc-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0321811984)*** by Garr Reynolds is the newest WELSTech book selection.  Each month Martin and Sallie will discuss a section of the book, beginning with chapter one on today’s episode.  We learn that good presentation design requires starting over and rethinking how presentations are done.

- Presentation Zen site
- About Garr Reynolds
- Garr Reynolds at TEDx-Tokyo: [Lessons from the Bamboo](http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/TEDxTokyo-Garr-Reynolds-Lessons)
- [Life After Death by Powerpoint 2010](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbSPPFYxx3o) [VIDEO]

### Ministry resources:

(13:31) [FreeBibleImages.org](http://FreeBibleImages.org) now has the Christmas story in photos

### News in tech:

(17:05) A brand[ new line of Kindles](http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/06/tech/mobile/amazon-kindle-event/index.html?hpt=hp_bn5) give the iPad its most serious competition

### Picks of the week:

- (21:14) [SMART Notebook app for iPad](http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/smart-notebook-app-for-ipad/id554245373?mt=8) – ([Review](http://teacherslovesmartboards.com/2012/09/review-notebook-for-ipad-app.html/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TeachersLoveSmartBoards+%28Teachers+Love+SMART+Boards%29) | [Overview video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSS_EhPi2Jk&feature=youtu.be))
- [Tiny PNG](http://tinypng.org)

### WELS.net feature:

(29:33) WELSTech is in the [Together](http://www.wels.net/news-events/together) Media Spotlight.  Subscribe to Together and many other great WELS resources.

### 7 Best:

(32:50) Coming up in October … **7 Best Member, Prospect & Student Management Tools**. [Share](mailto:welstech@wels.net) your favorite software, tools, and tips for managing data in the church and school office.

### Community feedback:

- (33:33) From the [WELSTech Diigo group](http://groups.diigo.com/group/welstech) we learned of 
    - Raspberry Pi Tutorials
    - [20+ Beautiful Education WordPress Themes](http://www.tripwiremagazine.com/2012/09/education-wordpress-themes.html)
    - Matchword Editable flash Template
- Via the [Pinterest WELSTech Board](http://pinterest.com/welstech/), listeners shared 
    - Infographics from Edudemic 
          - [The 100-Second Guide to Gamification In Education](http://edudemic.com/2012/09/the-100-second-guide-to-gamification-in-education/)
          - [30 Ways You’re Addicted To Your Smartphone](http://edudemic.com/2012/09/smartphone-addiction/)
          - [The Current State of Mobile Learning in Education](http://edudemic.com/2012/08/state-of-mobile-learning-education/)
    - [Katie Christo’s iPad and tech in education Pinterest boards](http://pinterest.com/katiechristo/)
    - Disp Recorder app for making screencast from your iOS device ([Overview](http://andrewdouch.wordpress.com/2012/09/09/its-now-possible-to-record-a-video-of-your-ipads-screen/))
- In response to a question on the [WELSTech listserve](http://messenger.wels.net/mailman/listinfo/welstech), Sallie shared 3 sample Acceptable Use Policies for teachers

### Coming up on WELSTech:

(43:22) Episode 254 – Bethany Seminary student Jeff Hendrix joins Martin and Sallie to discuss his thesis and videos on material beliefs in a virtual church. (Release date – 09/18/12)

### The featured artist:

(44:35) We  close the podcast with the music of **The Branches Band **([www.branchesband.com](http://www.branchesband.com/)|[Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/branchesband)) – *Hearts of Stone*

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