In an effort to fill a slide, too many presenters break one point into multiple bullet points. This makeover shares lessons for breaking this addiction and creating visual slides that help you communicate more effectively. Click here to watch the video on Brainshark (corporate viewers) Click here to watch the video on YouTube (home viewers)…
Author: Dave Paradi
Dave Paradi has over twenty-two years of experience delivering customized training workshops to help business professionals improve their presentations. He has written ten books and over 600 articles on the topic of effective presentations and his ideas have appeared in publications around the world. His focus is on helping corporate professionals visually communicate the messages in their data so they don't overwhelm and confuse executives. Dave is one of fewer than ten people in North America recognized by Microsoft with the Most Valuable Professional Award for his contributions to the Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams communities. His articles and videos on virtual presenting have been viewed over 4.8 million times and liked over 17,000 times on YouTube.
Presenting organizational charts; Slide Makeover #63
It is common in corporate settings to present an organization chart to show the different roles in a department. Instead of overwhelming your audience with an unreadable chart, use the lessons in this makeover to create a clear set of slides. Click here to watch the video on Brainshark (corporate viewers) Click here to watch…
Designing slides for use in signage situations; Slide Makeover #62
If you use PowerPoint to design slides that will be shown on an electronic sign or on an internal TV information channel, use the ideas from this slide makeover to keep the slides clear and easy for the audience to understand. Click here to watch the video on Brainshark (corporate viewers) Click here to watch…
Making multiple messages easier to understand; Slide Makeover #61
When you put multiple messages on one slide, it confuses the audience. This makeover shows how you can deliver an effective message by having one message per slide. Click here to watch video on Brainshark (corporate viewers) Click here to watch video on YouTube (home viewers)
Using animation to help audiences understand; Slide Makeover #60
Animation is a good way to build each point as you discuss it. Instead of animation that confuses the audience, this makeover shows how to make sure you use animation properly to mak eyour message clearer. Click here to watch video on Brainshark (corporate viewers) Click here to watch video on YouTube (home viewers)
Making Excel spreadsheets meaningful – Part 2; Slide Makeover #59
This makeover continues the discussion of ways to make financial figures from Excel more meaningful. It shows how to create a graph that clearly communicates the message and how to use a hyperlink to the spreadsheet in order to answer detailed questions that may come up. Click here to watch video on Brainshark (corporate viewers)…
Making Excel spreadsheets meaningful – Part 1; Slide Makeover #58
When financial figures need to be included in a presentation, too often an Excel spreadsheet is copied on to a slide. It overwhelms the audience and the message is lost. Use the ideas in this makeover to focus the audience on the few key numbers they need to know in order to understand your message.…
Revealing infographics one portion at a time; Slide Makeover #57
Infographics are a popular way to illustrate information, especially for print publications. When used in presentations, they can sometimes be overwhelming. Use the ideas in this makeover to reveal the portions of the infographic one at a time to keep the focus of your audience. Click here to watch video on Brainshark (corporate viewers) Click…
“Boring to Bravo” book by Kristin Arnold
Dave wrote a callout on choosing colors for your slides for Kristin Arnold’s book “Boring to Bravo: Proven Presentation Techniques to Engage, Involve, and Inspire Your Audience to Action”. Order the book from Amazon.
Emphasis in a diagram image by shading out a portion; Slide Makeover #56
When a diagram comes to us as an image, it is more difficult to focus the audience’s attention because they can see the entire image. Use the techniques in this makeover to emphasize a portion by shading out the areas you don’t want the audience to focus on. Click here to watch video on Brainshark…