It’s easy to spot a SourPointer – someone with an irrational hatred for PowerPoint. They will begin their rant by accusing PowerPoint of helping cause the […]
Even though I wrote a book on how to use PowerPoint more effectively in business, the truth is there are different kinds of presentations. PowerPoint is […]
We’ve now covered three ways to use storytelling in a boardroom presentation: to introduce the presentation, to increase interest and to structure the entire presentation. We […]
Sometimes your picture fits awkwardly on the slide, leaving an unfinished-looking section of slide. What do you do? Here’s my three favorite tricks. 1. Use a […]
And from the “If-it-aint-true-just-make-it-up” department, comes this lazy article from SourPointer Jim Edwards. His article claims Pfizer employees wasted 30% of their time on PowerPoint until […]
Some people are adamant you should never read your slides. Why? In part, because of research by Richard Mayer, author of Multi-Media Learning. But his research has been misinterpreted […]
Does your presentation include a S.T.A.R. Moment – Something They’ll Always Remember? This is a concept introduced by Nancy Duarte in her book Resonate. I was […]
Among graph-makers, a debate rages. One camps say remove all “non-essential” items from graphs, including gridlines, tick marks and even color inside the bars – what […]