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 conceptsuse 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

Say what you see?

The supporting media (p2) of a presentation should augment and illustrate the story. It’s not just about pretty pictures. (and it’s NOT about clip art either, but you knew that.)…

Einstein

This applies to your story (p1)This applies to your supporting media (p2)This applies to your delivery (p3)If you consider the arc of the story first (please do) then instead of…

pie chart

Pies are for eating.

This is a pie chart.   This a terrible way of showing the difference between the voting in Iowa and Utah. Quick clue, it’s the bluey one and the dark…

Your (data) slides suck.

I have previously commented, perhaps too obliquely, on the poor nature of data slides. Trying to be reasonable however, the presenter who simply puts all their text directly onto powerpoint…

My Boss won’t like it…

This isn’t another post persuading you to give up bulletpoints; if you’ve come this far and still cling to them, then you are deluded. This is a post about why…

This is a blog post

This is the introductory paragraph. It is difficult to understand the origin but a combination of the perfect script and the perfect handout has led to the annotation of absolutely…

  • 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…