p2

The supportive media (p2) is everything that adds to the story (p1) in its delivery (p3) whether as a presentation or visual aids. It should illustrate the message, not seek to annotate it. If you have visited the site looking for tips on using powerpoint, you will be disappointed. The discussion is around design concepts, use of text in slides, images and data slides used to illustrate and support the message. It is the least important part of a presentation. Some presentations may even be better without slides! Most importantly, the .ppt file is not your presentation.

the supportive media of a presentation should illustrate the message, not attempt to annotate it.

Cornerstone posts include.

p2 posts

  • Quick copy this down!

    When making an academic presentation it is often…

  • LMGTFY

    “How does one get images for a presentation?”…

  • It’s not about the slides

    As Lance Armstrong famously entitled his book on…

  • One message per slide

    In the last blogpost I suggested the best…

  • Delete your slides

    I received a question via Twitter about #presentationskills…

  • That’s a paper, not a slide

    As conference season gets into full swing more…

  • Design affects function

    Simple design changes in the supportive media  make…

  • It’s alright Ma, I’m only bleeding

    This is the Mona Lisa, probably one of…

  • Never say, “I’m sorry.”

    There is no place in a presentation for…

  • Text in presentations

    For the benefit of clarity, I am not…