Blah blah blah - Dan Roam

Ever been to so many meetings that you couldn't get your work done?
Ever fallen asleep during a bulletpoint presentation? Ever watched the
news and ended up knowing less? Welcome to the land of Blah Blah Blah.

The Problem: We talk so much that we don't think very well.
Powerful as words are, we fool ourselves when we think our words alone
can detect, describe, and defuse the multifaceted problems of today.
They can't-and that's bad, because words have become our default
thinking tool.

The Solution: This book offers a way out of blah-blah-blah. It's called "Vivid Thinking."

In Dan Roam's first acclaimed book, The Back of the Napkin,
he taught readers how to solve problems and sell ideas by drawing
simple pictures. Now he proves that Vivid Thinking is even more
powerful. This technique combines our verbal and visual minds so that
we can think and learn more quickly, teach and inspire our colleagues,
and enjoy and share ideas in a whole new way.

The Destination: No more blah-blah-blah. Through Vivid
Thinking, we can make the most complicated subjects suddenly crystal
clear. Whether trying to understand a Harvard Business School class, or
what went down in the Conan versus Leno battle for late-night TV, or
what Einstein thought about relativity, Vivid Thinking provides a way
to clarify anything.

Through dozens of guided examples, Roam proves that anyone can apply
this systematic approach, from leftbrain types who hate to draw to
right-brainers who hate to write. This isn't just a book about
improving communications, presentations, and ideation; it's about
removing the blah-blah- blah from your life for good.