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…

  • Thank you!

    I was recently working with a colleague who…

  • That’s not what I meant by that picture

    A picture can paint a thousand words. It…

  • Here is a picture of a journal article

    If you want to read a journal article,…

  • Lessons from the Sensei (i) effective visual message

    I was privileged to spend time recently with…

  • What is the best presentation software?

    What is the best presentation software? There’s a…

  • It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

    The best books, the best films and the…

  • Lists only work for shopping

    If your p2 is a list You will…

  • What single purpose are your slides for?

      The challenge in improving presentations is significant….

  • No titles

    This is one of the greatest British Olympians…

  • Less is more. Or fewer, in fact.

    Less is more in design. The same applies…