Tag Archive: p2

This is the Mona Lisa, probably one of the most famous images in the world. Putting a frame around her doesn’t make her any more amazing. Putting a load of white space around her would detract from her. There is…
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There is no place in a presentation for apologies. There should be nothing in your preparation that would cause you to apologise and nothing in your delivery that you should apologise for. Apologies are an expression of contrition and of…
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For the benefit of clarity, I am not against text in presentations. The goal of the perfect presentation (p2) is NOT simply to eradicate all text. The goal of the perfect presentation is to augment the story (p1) and add…
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  One word for templates. No If you want to give a great presentation, don’t use a template. There are so many problems with templates that detract from a great presentation adding noise to the signal. The need for “branding”…
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Consistency adds significantly to a presentation. If you can develop a theme, a motif or an emblem to which you frequently return during your presentation, this structure adds to a great presentation.Consistency of design strengthens this. The use of the…
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The use of charts to visually display data is helpful in a presentation. Care is required to ensure that the correct message is transmitted. Pie charts are currently dominating presentation screens. Importantly they often (unintentionally) misrepresent data.Consider the following charts…
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The major drawback of text on screen is that the audience cannot help but read it. Mountain View Ca. They are hypnotised like a chicken. It is important in construction of p2 (the supportive media) to remember that one’s audience,…
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Fontography 102. The font that you chose to use in your presentation “says” something about you. It is essential that you consider this in design of p2. Clearly there are nuances that take hipster beards, kopi luwak coffee and ironic…
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