The Single Reason Why Technical People Suck at PowerPoint
You’ve probably been in a situation where someone was giving a presentation about something … ‘technical.’ And I’m willing to bet money that the presenter was either a scientist, engineer, project manager, or some other technical wizard. I’m also willing to bet money that this same presenter we are talking about presented something like this:And when you […]
Stop Sucking: 4 Mistakes to Avoid When Presenting or Making Decks
We have established why design is an extremely important component when making slides or decks. The thing is, design is not the only component to consider. So, if you’re the kind of person to spend hours upon hours making slides look ‘nice’ and not give a crap about other, more important (yes, I said it) […]
Cut Your Own Arm Off: A Lesson In Developing a Good PowerPoint Deck
Three years ago, I was drafted for a project for a high-profile client in my firm. This client was the bees-knees: huge, hundreds of employees, and so on. Our team was asked to draft a specific strategy for this client. Of course, I can’t tell you who that client is or what it is they […]
Use This PowerPoint Image Checklist To Pick Perfect Images
Last week, we answered where we could get excellent images for your PowerPoint slides, and I showed you four websites that you can use to get free, high-quality stock photos. This week, you’re going to use a PowerPoint image checklist to show you how to get the right images for your PowerPoint slide, every time. Disclaimer Full […]
4 Websites With Beautiful Free Stock Photos For Your PowerPoint Slides
Funnily enough, free stock photos that are of high quality are actually pretty hard to come by. Yes, there are many, many, many websites out there that offer them. But when I make PowerPoint slides, I tend to really dig around for those suckers. Here’s why: In some cases, attribution is required, and I don’t […]
The Key Behind Making Your Presentation or Deck Stand Out
We all want PowerPoint slides that stand out. The difficulty lies in the process of achieving something like that. Before even proceeding, let’s be absolutely clear on what “stand out” means in the context of decks or presentations (whether from PowerPoint, or Key Note, or whatever presentation software you use). You do not have the […]