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

Fontography 101

People can get very excited about fonts but most people just haven’t a clue. A good font can change the look of your presentation dramatically, both for the best and…

What sort of a presenter are you?

The quality of a presentation is the product of the three basic components of p cubed: p1 story, p2 supportive media and p3 performance. It is proposed that a presenter…

Don’t get me wrong.

The reason that most text based presentations suck is because science. It would be wrong to assume that this means text is banned from presentations, far from it. It is…

It’s not a comic

The scientific evidence is clear that text on a screen is ineffectual and distracting. Images are perfect for supporting the message of the story. The temptation for speakers is then…

Dirty secrets on your usb stick

I’ve been to a few presentations recently where the presenters have gone on stage to upload their presentation to the podium laptop. They innocently pop in their usb stick (or…

Presentations fail because science (2)

Presentations as they are routinely delivered fail because they break well established scientific principles.There are numerous studies that have compared student responses to a lecture given with identical audio tracks…

One Hundred Posts!

Way back in March 2013 I published my first post on this blog site; “Your presentation is the product of its parts.” In it I discussed the p cubed concept…

  • Pictures of slides

    Pictures of slides are intended by the photographer…

  • Roadmaps are for roads

    Roadmaps are for roads, not presentations. Setting out…

  • Please don’t do this

    https://twitter.com/ffolliet/status/1461080078285258758 Please don’t do this in presentations. It…

  • Images should explain themselves

    Images should explain themselves with clarity being added…

  • Fewer slides in the online environment

    Fewer slides in the online environment will lead…

  • Holby City NHS Trust

    Holby City NHS Trust is a fictional hospital…

  • Tell me your data

    Tell me your data so that I can…

  • Stop using templates

    Stop using slide templates. They reduce slide real…

  • p2 in a webinar

    p2 in a webinar should be no different…

  • On the twelfth day of Christmas…

    On the twelfth day of Christmas… …my true…