We’ve all been there. We were looking forward to the presentation - it could have been a webinar, keynote speech or office meeting. And then there were the slides… …tiny fonts, long lists of indecipherable bullets, fuzzy clipart from the 1990’s and blocks of text repeating word-for-word the presenter’s speech. The content could be pure gold, but you’ll never know. Bad visuals and sloppy design drag your attention away even more than… Continue reading
PowerPoint Primer – the only 3 slides you’ll ever need
I don’t know if I was more scared or excited. I’d been invited to speak to over 1,000 Rotarians - my biggest speech yet (by an order of 100). I had just under a month to prepare. Every evening I… Continue reading
How to add video to PowerPoint and Keynote like a pro
So you want to spruce up your presentation with a little video. Cool. Now you have to figure out how. In this post I’ll walk you through how to insert the clip and the nuances of creating a seamless transition… Continue reading
10 easy ways to make any PowerPoint presentation awesome
The much-maligned PowerPoint is not dead. Whether delivered in PowerPoint, on a PC, or Keynote, on a Mac, bad slides, delivered badly will make your audience regret their second serving at the buffet. We’ve all suffered through horrible slide shows… Continue reading
