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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!

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…

ffolliet
January 4, 2017
p2

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…

ffolliet
December 28, 2016
p2

Here is a picture of a journal article

If you want to read a journal article, download it. If you want the audience to read the same article, offer it as a download. If you want to offer…

ffolliet
December 17, 2016
p2

Lessons from the Sensei (i) effective visual message

I was privileged to spend time recently with Garr Reynolds, author of Presentation Zen and really my Sensei (Teacher) in starting my journey in all things presentation. His books are…

ffolliet
October 27, 2016
p1, p2

What is the best presentation software?

What is the best presentation software? There’s a fair number to chose from and realistically the answer is, the one you know best. There are pros and cons for each…

ffolliet
September 29, 2016
p2

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

The best books, the best films and the best presentations start with an attention grabber. “Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen. A retrospective review of prenatal ultrasound in South East Thames,” is…

ffolliet
September 23, 2016
p1, p2

Lists only work for shopping

If your p2 is a list You will read it like a list Your audience will read it like a list Everything assumes the same importance Despite the structure on…

ffolliet
September 19, 2016
p2, slideument

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…

ffolliet
September 16, 2016
p2

The sigmoid curve of preparation

The (perceived) overall value of a presentation, the p…
The value of backgrounds in presentations

Just for clarity, there is NO value in…
I need to present more data. You don’t

A frequent question from clinicians about presentations involves…
How to use a bulletpoint…

Professor John Ioanidis from Stanford University spoke at…
Prepare for failure

SO, the Chair has introduced you and you…
Simple design tip #1

Justify your title, don’t center it. I know…
I can’t see the wood for the trees

I’ve never quite been sure of the derivation…
It’s .pptx not .docx

A common mistake in attempting to deliver a…
Quick copy this down!

When making an academic presentation it is often…
LMGTFY

“How does one get images for a presentation?”…