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

one purpose

What single purpose are your slides for?

  The challenge in improving presentations is significant. This is due to a multitude of reasons. One of the fundamental issues though is the supportive media (p2) and addressing the…

no title just chris hoy

No titles

This is one of the greatest British Olympians ever. He is a track cyclist and has won seven Olympic medals, six gold and one silver. His name is Chris Hoy. His…

credit where credit is due

Credit where credit is due.

In a previous post I recalled my sadness of hearing a colleague say “what he suggests is interesting, but I wouldn’t do it for an important presentation.” He was expressing…

On QR codes

  QR codes are perfect in certain places for quickly interpreting a complex url.  A presentation is not one of those places. Although a QR code is simply read by…

Feel better, not more

For some presenters, there is a striving after perfection that drives them to constantly tinker with presentations before delivery. No presentation will ever be perfect; there is always space for…

Where are your slides?

A great presentation is the product of three parts, the presentation (p1), the presentation (p2) and the presentation (p3). Or is it? Can one deliver a great presentation without a…

  • Design for function

    Good design is about function, not decoration. The…

  • Don’t use clip art

    that is the blog post. don’t use clip…

  • I know

    In the Star Wars film, The Empire Strikes…

  • Why do you have slides?

    Why do you have slides in your presentation?…

  • Schrodinger’s slides

    Schrodinger’s slides are both there and not there…

  • Dance on the radio

    Dance is a beautiful medium conveying story, emotion,…

  • Font choice matters

    Font choice matters; they change the impact and…

  • Screens are not books

    Screens are not books. Reading from a screen…

  • Mobile phones

    Mobile phones are a part of our existence….

  • A quotation

    A quotation often serves an elegant and memorable…