p2

The supportive media (p2) is everything that adds to the story (p1) in its delivery (p3) whether as a presentation or visual aids. 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 and some presentations may even be better without slides! Most importantly, the .ppt file is not your presentation.

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p2 posts

New Year’s Resolution

The new year is upon us and by now most of the resolutions will have slipped by like the flood water. It’s not too late though to make that decision…

Avoid cliches like the plague

The best presentations have supportive media (p2) that adds to the overall value of the piece (p cubed). There is more to this than simply adding pictures. A few banana…

Just add pictures

The same image cropped in different ways can convey a completely different meaning. Illustration in a presentation is not simply about “adding a picture“. There are simple tricks that can…

Be creative with text

Text has value in presentations. That value can be added to by fontography choices as well as altering the size and position of text within an image. Think of this…

Baby steps

It is often daunting when considering change, such as in presentations, to consider only the difference between an expert and your current position. This brings feelings of inadequacy, powerlessness and…

  • retro fitted

    Retro fitted presentations are really not very good….

  • format changes

    Format changes often when a presentation is moved…

  • type not font

    Type not font influences the reception of a…

  • sans comic sans

    Life is better sans comic sans. Fontography is…

  • Least important part of any presentation

    The p2, the supportive media, is the least…

  • No caption required

    In a scientific article an illustration or a…

  • Single image per slide

    When constructing a slide use only a single…

  • On generic slides

    Generic slides are designed so that “anyone can…

  • data slides (1)

    Data slides fail in a good scientific presentation…

  • Can you see this at the back?

    The p2 is usually constructed on a laptop…