November 14, 2013
I’ve heard a lot of advice on how to make your slides look more professional. But one of the best pieces of advice is this: try […]
December 14, 2012
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 […]
April 4, 2012
Here’s a really nice alternative to bullet points (and sub-bullets!) on slides, courtesy of presentation consultant Gavin McMahon over at Make a Powerful Point. Use shapes […]
December 5, 2011
In my workshops, I’m often asked which is the best font to use on PowerPoint slides. The short answer is to choose a font the way […]
November 7, 2011
Here’s a pet peeve of mine, and a quick tip you can use to present your ideas more clearly. What’s wrong with this slide? The problem is the […]
October 31, 2011
When you need an icon or symbol, like a lightning bolt or checkmark, it’s sometimes hard to navigate the different Wingdings and Webdings fonts. So I […]
October 24, 2011
Sometimes it comes in handy to use numbers within your text to refer to numbers in your diagram. Like this slide. You might just use a […]
August 22, 2011
Skilled typographers go nuts when they see poor line breaks in text. Do you know when to add a manual line break? It will make your slides look more […]
August 9, 2011
Presentation guru Steve Jobs would never unveil iCloud reading the text right off his slides. Would he? Fast forward to (3:17-3:55) and (6:10-6:47) and see for yourself. Isn’t […]