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

Why does good design work?

I have been struggling with the question of “Why does good design work?”All presentations (p2) are designed in that they didn’t just fall straight from the heavens. Some work and some don’t.…

Where’s Wally?

The point of a data slide is a quick, easily interpreted, graphic representation of numerical data. The audience should be able to grasp the meaning themselves within seconds, ideally without…

Images work on their own.

Images work because we can look and see, interrogate and question, pick up nuances and emotions and connect in a way that words simply limit and constrain. Written words seldom…

  • minimise the importance of p2

    The aim of a good presenter should be…

  • Comic sans

    Comic sans is one of the most used…

  • p2 is not just slides

    p2 is not just slides. a great presentation…

  • busy slide

    “I’m sorry for this busy slide, let me…

  • electronic polling

    Electronic polling directly involves the audience in a…

  • Accessories

    Accessories “make” an outfit in the same way…

  • Happy New Year

    Happy New Year! Let’s make it a Happy…

  • image search

    Image search on Google is a very good…

  • don’t overlay

    Don’t overlay multiple images. Images can only be…

  • What colour is a zebra?

    What colour is a zebra? Is it white…