Here’s Why Bullet Points Have No Place In Your Presentations
Bullet points suck. I feel that they’re the plague of the presentation world, except nobody is doing anything to fight back. In fact, bullet points and numbered lists have become such a norm in the presentation world that people think it’s okay to use them for everything. Read this carefully: it’s NOT okay. Bullet Points […]
6 Presentations That Are So Horrible You Might Get Nightmares
We’ve all sat through presentations that we found, for lack of a better term, horrible. But sometimes, we encounter presentations that are so bad, so disgusting, so monumentally horrific, that we have to sit back and appreciate just how awful they are. I’m going to cover some of these of these presentations in this post, […]
A Simple 4-Step Guide to Beautifully Visualize Data in Your Presentations
You probably already know adding illustrations to your presentation content is a great way to communicate your message in a way that is fast, easy and effective. This especially makes sense when data comes into play. After all, data is just a bunch of facts or statistics that are collected together for reference and analysis. So, […]
A Presentation Tip Learned by Watching Someone Punch Her Own Face
I can already feel your doubts. You’re probably thinking that this post is mere click-bait. You may even think that “watching someone punch herself in the face” is just a metaphor or an analogy for a presentation tip. Folks, I promise you, you won’t be disappointed. In fact, I want you to take this presentation […]
Revolutionize your PowerPoint presentations with 3D Models
We’re going to take a break from the weekly Slide Cow PowerPoint tutorials. Instead, let’s focus on something HUGE that Microsoft just rolled out for the Microsoft Office suite; 3D Models! That’s right! You, as a presenter, can now import 3D models into your PowerPoint slides. I’m not talking about some 3D image that we […]
Your 8 Stages of Making a Presentation as Illustrated by Hilarious GIFs
When you’re asked to prepare a PowerPoint presentation, you’re pretty much being asked to go on a crazy ride full of laughter, grief, anxiety and a sense of accomplishment. But hey, let’s have a laugh at that process! Here are your eight stages of making a presentation as illustrated by hilarious GIFs Stage 1: The […]