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

You’ve got 3 seconds…

Nancy Duarte (amongst others) suggests in her meisterwerk “Resonate” that a slide/image needs to be understood in under 3 seconds or the audience will have to turn its attention from…

But…

It’s an important meeting I have lots of facts to deliver I didn’t have time People expect it It’s my script I need it for confidence I can print it…

one word for prezi

One word for Prezi.

No.   I know it’s non linear. I know it is like mind mapping. I know it allows spontaneity in approach. I know it’s “different”. I know it doesn’t have…

  • One Hundred Posts!

    Way back in March 2013 I published my…

  • The 5 Ps of Presentation

    In order to improve the value of a…

  • Can we use just a little bit of text? Please?

    The abiding question on many lips in trying…

  • How much data is too much data?

    I recently had the privilige of presenting to…

  • Your powerpoint is not an autocue

    One of the reasons some speakers are unwilling…

  • Illustrate, don’t annotate.

    The route to a better presentation has been…

  • It’s just not scientific…

    Recently I shared ideas with a colleague about…

  • I’m sorry…

    …for this busy slide.I’m sorry I didn’t think…

  • What is the best, new tool in presentations?

    An interesting post at The Harvard Business Review…

  • The maximum number of words on a slide is zero.

    A recent question on twitter to me was,…