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March 18, 2013

Why Tufte is Flat-Out Wrong about Pie Charts

Some critics have come crashing down hard on pie charts. Edward Tufte says “the only thing worse than a pie chart is several of them.” Stephen […]

March 9, 2013

The Greatest Storyteller of All Time Is ________

I’m blessed to live in Kirkland, Washington where I attend church where the minister is Judah Smith, author of Jesus Is ___, one of the top-selling […]

February 19, 2013

How Much Does Slide Order Matter?

We commonly face the challenge of how to place our presentation slides in some order. Should I talk about the problem first? Or the solution? Or […]

February 14, 2013

Use Red to Sway an Audience to Your Side

It’s Valentine’s Day and what better time to review the research on the color red to move an audience. Red has a lot of power to […]

December 21, 2012

How to Create a Custom Color Palette in PowerPoint

I always recommend using a color palette when you build slides. You will get your work done faster, enjoy building slides more and the slides will […]

December 14, 2012

Critique of Assertion-Evidence Research

I read a lot of research papers on the most effective way to present information. So I was intrigued, and then disappointed, to read this paper […]

November 26, 2012

What American Idol Can Teach About Presenting to Execs

Want to wow your boss with your next presentation? In Oct 2012 I developed the SlideShare deck 5 Tips for Presenting to Executives where I compared […]

October 29, 2012

Graphs Tell the Story of the 2012 US Election

Who will win the 2012 presidential election? I was a bit confused by all the different polls being reported – some saying Romney was gaining momentum, […]

October 18, 2012

What’s Wrong With This Infographic?

I spend a lot of time these days studying infographics. Part of the research for my new book “Storytelling with Graphs”. But I keep running across […]