Tag Archives: PowerPoint

“Duck and Cover” won’t help

Posted on 18/10/2019 by

In the years following World War 2, the threat of nuclear war hung over the world. As the United States and its allies faced the Soviet Union and its allies, a Third World War was a distinct possibility. Given the … Continue reading →

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Three ways to rethink your title slide

Posted on 29/03/2019 by

Your title slide occupies prime real estate in your slide deck. It is the gateway to your presentation. You can either spend time thinking how to use it to maximum advantage or miss an opportunity to grab you audience’s attention from … Continue reading →

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Don’t be like Twitter

Posted on 27/09/2017 by

I am a long-time user of Twitter. The microblogging platform has allowed me to connect with people around the world, learn new things and share my ideas. Although Twitter has struggled in recent years to grow, especially when compared to … Continue reading →

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Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!

Posted on 22/09/2017 by

When I was boy, one of my favourite movies was The Wizard of Oz. Back in the day, there was no streaming on demand, so you had to wait until it was shown on television. With few channels available, that usually … Continue reading →

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Make your next presentation your best yet

Posted on 08/09/2017 by

The infographic in this post comes courtesy of the design agency Ghergich & Co. They developed it for Salesforce Canada and invited me to share it with you. The infographic captures some important principles from three experts in the field of … Continue reading →

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Rethinking Title Slides

Posted on 30/08/2017 by

I am one of the co-founders of Presentation Guru, a digital magazine for public speaking professionals. This post is part of a series designed to share the great content on Presentation Guru with the Manner of Speaking community. ——— Have you ever sat in the audience, … Continue reading →

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Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 246) – Garr Reynolds

Posted on 20/11/2016 by

“Humans are completely incapable of reading and comprehending text on a screen and listening to a speaker at the same time. Therefore, lots of text (almost any text!), and long, complete sentences are bad, Bad, BAD.” — Garr Reynolds

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5 Presentation Design Hacks

Posted on 12/06/2016 by

Adam Noar, founder of the firm Presentation Panda, recently sent me the infographic below. It offers five simple, but effective, design hacks that you can use to improve the quality of your slide presentations. I have been using the first two hacks—Unsplash … Continue reading →

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Alain de Botton on Dieter Rams and Good Design

Posted on 22/02/2016 by

A while back, I wrote a post about Dieter Rams, the German industrial designer who is recognized as one of the most influential industrial designers of the 20th century. Rams worked for 40 years at the German consumer products company, Braun. Today, … Continue reading →

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Nine photo composition tips for your slides

Posted on 18/03/2015 by

If a picture is worth a thousand words, Steve McCurry’s work speaks volumes. With a career that has spanned more than 30 years, McCurry is widely considered one of the icons of contemporary photography. The galleries on his website are … Continue reading →

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Is PowerPoint a good thing or a bad thing?

Posted on 29/03/2014 by

I am proud to be part of a great team that gets to spend one week a year with the dynamic, motivated and clever students in the IESE Executive MBA Programme. We help them hone their public speaking skills so … Continue reading →

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The Ten Commandments of Good Design

Posted on 20/10/2013 by

Dieter Rams is a German industrial designer who has been recognized as one of the most influential industrial designers of the 20th century. He worked for 40 years at the German consumer products company, Braun. Today, he works at Vitsœ, … Continue reading →

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