PowerPoint is at once beloved and beleaguered, but I think PowerPoint is either "good" or "bad" depending on the person using it. It can work for you, but you have to know what you are doing. (For a humorous example, check out this redesign of the infamous NSA slides.) These are some of my design rules and { Read More }
5 steps to presentation success
Are you working on an important presentation? Don't even open up PowerPoint until you've thought through these five things. 1. Determine your primary objective Know what you want the outcome to be before you start, and structure your presentation or argument to build toward that. Is your primary { Read More }
How to prepare and give a great presentation
I just finished reading a great book called "How to Deliver a TED Talk: Secrets of the World's Most Inspiring Presentation" by Jeremey Donovan. It was a quick, helpful read full of great real-life examples and stories. A how-to book that wasn't the least bit boring. The title caught my eye because I've { Read More }