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

thank you

Thank you!

I was recently working with a colleague who had developed an excellent presentation. The final slide was incongruous. It had a beautiful image with the words “Thank you” on it. Your…

picture

That’s not what I meant by that picture

A picture can paint a thousand words. It is important that an image within p2 paints the words the presenter intends the audience to hear. A single image may have multiple meanings. It…

one purpose

What single purpose are your slides for?

  The challenge in improving presentations is significant. This is due to a multitude of reasons. One of the fundamental issues though is the supportive media (p2) and addressing the…

  • It’s not about the slides

    As Lance Armstrong famously entitled his book on…

  • One message per slide

    In the last blogpost I suggested the best…

  • Delete your slides

    I received a question via Twitter about #presentationskills…

  • That’s a paper, not a slide

    As conference season gets into full swing more…

  • Design affects function

    Simple design changes in the supportive media  make…

  • It’s alright Ma, I’m only bleeding

    This is the Mona Lisa, probably one of…

  • Never say, “I’m sorry.”

    There is no place in a presentation for…

  • Text in presentations

    For the benefit of clarity, I am not…

  • One word for templates.

      One word for templates. No If you…

  • It’s a presentation not a…

    Take your phone out and have a look…