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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.

Cornerstone posts include.

p2 posts

The sigmoid curve of preparation

The (perceived) overall value of a presentation, the p cubed value, is based on the product of the story (p1), the supportive media (p2) and the delivery of this (p3). Mathematically…

ffolliet
October 22, 2015
p cubed, p1, p2, p3

The value of backgrounds in presentations

Just for clarity, there is NO value in backgrounds in presentations.

ffolliet
October 21, 2015
p2

I need to present more data. You don’t

A frequent question from clinicians about presentations involves “all the data I need in my presentation.” I’ve addressed this before in various posts but it bears repeating. At a scientific…

ffolliet
October 11, 2015
p1, p2

How to use a bulletpoint…

Professor John Ioanidis from Stanford University spoke at The Cochrane Colloquia in Vienna yesterday. His opinion on systematic reviews in biomedical research is that they are unreliable. I know this…

ffolliet
October 8, 2015
p2, slideument

Prepare for failure

SO, the Chair has introduced you and you stride up to the stage, there’s a flicker behind you and your title slide appears on the 20m high screen. You press…

ffolliet
October 1, 2015
p1, p2, p3

Simple design tip #1

Justify your title, don’t center it. I know that’s what the template does but that means there are probably 20 million just like it being delivered today. The centre justification…

ffolliet
August 21, 2015
p2

I can’t see the wood for the trees

I’ve never quite been sure of the derivation of the phrase. A perfect example of its use is in a slide such as this. There is simply so much “going…

ffolliet
August 20, 2015
p2

It’s .pptx not .docx

A common mistake in attempting to deliver a (scientific) paper is the failure to recognise the difference between a document and a presentation. They are not the same. Perhaps the…

ffolliet
July 30, 2015
p1, p2, p3

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…
QR code

A QR code is a valuable tool in…
Conference template

Scientific organisations frequently prescribe a specific conference template….