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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QR code

A QR code is a valuable tool in transferring complex data. It is easily constructed. It should be displayed at the end of a presentation when the audience will not…

Conference template

Scientific organisations frequently prescribe a specific conference template. Do not use templates. Templates steal real estate in slides, they are visually distracting and unnecessary. If requested, use the template for…

Pictures of slides

Pictures of slides are intended by the photographer to be used for later data retrieval. Few actually review the images, even fewer retrieve any data. Constructing a slide for this…

Roadmaps are for roads

Roadmaps are for roads, not presentations. Setting out the plan of the presentation does not engage the audience, it may in fact disengage them. It simply wastes time. Keep roadmaps…

please don't do this

Please don’t do this

Please don’t do this in presentations. It forces the audience to read the text and this will be done in preference to listening. The data is not retained. The highlighting…

Images should explain themselves

Images should explain themselves with clarity being added by the speaker or an additional word but principally achieved in composition. There should never be the need for a laser pointer,…

Fewer slides in the online environment

Fewer slides in the online environment will lead to more engagement, less distraction and a more valued presentation. The supportive media in online presentations is a particular challenge due to…

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Holby City NHS Trust

Holby City NHS Trust is a fictional hospital in a TV show called Holby City. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty and premiered on…

  • retro fitted

    Retro fitted presentations are really not very good….

  • format changes

    Format changes often when a presentation is moved…

  • type not font

    Type not font influences the reception of a…

  • sans comic sans

    Life is better sans comic sans. Fontography is…

  • Least important part of any presentation

    The p2, the supportive media, is the least…

  • No caption required

    In a scientific article an illustration or a…

  • Single image per slide

    When constructing a slide use only a single…

  • On generic slides

    Generic slides are designed so that “anyone can…

  • data slides (1)

    Data slides fail in a good scientific presentation…

  • Can you see this at the back?

    The p2 is usually constructed on a laptop…