Dave is one of the experts quoted in this article titled “10 PowerPoint hacks to make your presentations look more professional”: https://www.monster.com/career-advice/article/powerpoint-hacks-1116.
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.
Handling requests for one slide only; Issue #377 November 22, 2016
In two recent customized workshops a participant asked how to handle a request from an executive to provide just one single slide, instead of a full presentation. In this article I’d like to share my advice if you receive such a request. First of all, let’s discuss why an executive makes this type of request.…
Quality of conclusion, not Quantity of work; Issue #376 November 8, 2016
One of the issues I often see in presentations is a slide with a spreadsheet showing all the calculations that were done when analyzing a situation or set of data. This is usually an indication of a fundamental difference in what the presenter thinks the executives want and what the executives actually need. The presenter…
Less isn’t more, Clear is More; Issue #375 October 25, 2016
In my customized workshops I show makeovers of slides the participants have provided to show how cutting the information overload makes the message much clearer for the audience. I often hear someone say that this is an example of the “less is more” approach. In this article, I want to explain why I don’t think…
One-day workshops for Medical Company (October 18-19, 2017, San Francisco, CA)
Customized one-day workshop for researchers and management covering planning a presentation, focusing the message, and creating effective visuals. The session includes slide makeovers of their own slides to reinforce the ideas. The last part of the day is hands-on practice creating the effective visuals they saw earlier in the day.
Association for Financial Professionals Annual Conference (October 15-18, 2017; San Diego, CA)
As part of the conference, Dave will be presenting a session on Boardroom Ready Presentations. Get more details and register for the conference here.
How to get the audience to care about your presentation; Issue #374 October 11, 2016
In two of my customized workshops recently, participants asked how they can keep the audience engaged during the presentation. This is not the first time this question has been asked. I think every presenter wants their audience to pay attention to what they are saying. Today I want to suggest how you can do this.…
Why you can safely ignore most advice for speakers; Issue #373 September 27, 2016
I regularly see articles with advice for speakers. It could be five things to do, nine things to avoid doing, or some variation on those themes. You probably see these articles too. You can safely ignore almost all of this advice. Let me explain why. The problem with these articles is that they don’t apply…
One-day workshop for Manufacturer (September 26, 2017, Sterling Heights, MI)
Customized one-day workshop for researchers and management covering planning a presentation, focusing the message, and creating effective visuals. The session includes slide makeovers of their own slides to reinforce the ideas.
American Public Power Association Business and Finance Conference (September 18, 2017; Nashville, TN)
As part of the conference, Dave will be presenting a session on Effectively presenting the results of analysis to executives. Get more details and register for the conference here.