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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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…

  • The sigmoid curve of preparation

    The (perceived) overall value of a presentation, the p…

  • The value of backgrounds in presentations

    Just for clarity, there is NO value in…

  • I need to present more data. You don’t

    A frequent question from clinicians about presentations involves…

  • How to use a bulletpoint…

    Professor John Ioanidis from Stanford University spoke at…

  • Prepare for failure

    SO, the Chair has introduced you and you…

  • Simple design tip #1

    Justify your title, don’t center it. I know…

  • I can’t see the wood for the trees

    I’ve never quite been sure of the derivation…

  • It’s .pptx not .docx

    A common mistake in attempting to deliver a…

  • Quick copy this down!

    When making an academic presentation it is often…

  • LMGTFY

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