PowerPoint Tip: Switch the focus from the data to the audience A few months ago I advised a senior executive at a research firm on an upcoming presentation. Today I want to share the advice I gave her because it can benefit all presenters who are sharing data with their audience. This executive was about…
Tag: 2010
Using Infographics on Slides; Issue #225 December 14, 2010
PowerPoint Tip: Using Infographics on slides A popular visual today is an infographic. What is an infographic? Based on definitions online, I would say that an infographic is a graphic visual representation of information, data or knowledge that presents complex information quickly and clearly. The infographic does not simplify the information, it just represents it…
Finding high-resolution logos and research graphics for your presentation; Issue #224 November 30, 2010
PowerPoint Tip: Finding high-resolution logos and research graphics for your presentation If you have ever had to put a logo on a slide, you know some of the challenges that exist. If it is your own logo, you probably have a high-res image easily available from your marketing department. But if it is a client…
Solve your presentation delivery problems; Issue #223 November 16, 2010
PowerPoint Tip: Solve your presentation delivery problems After you have planned your presentation and created persuasive visuals, you need to prepare to present your presentation. In today’s newsletter, I want to share some of the delivery tips I most often use when answering questions from participants in my workshops. I’ll start with a good presenter…
Tools for working with audio or video to include in your PowerPoint presentation; Issue #222 November 2, 2010
PowerPoint Tip: Tools for working with audio or video to include in your PowerPoint presentation The latest version of PowerPoint (PowerPoint 2010) includes built-in audio and video editing tools that make it almost like a media editing software program. But what about the vast majority of us who don’t have the latest version? Today I…
Creating a video of your presentation from your slides and an audio recording; Issue #221 October 19, 2010
PowerPoint Tip: Creating a video of your presentation from your slides and an audio recording Today’s tip comes from some work I’ve been doing coaching a couple of professional speaking colleagues on how to create a movie of a presentation for use by their client on the web for ongoing training. It is also one…
An alternative to using video in a web presentation; Issue #220 October 5, 2010
PowerPoint Tip: An alternative to using video in a web presentation Earlier this year a professional speaking colleague called on me to help her with an upcoming webinar. It was her first significant webinar for clients and she obviously wanted it to go well. One of the elements she wanted to include in her presentation…
How less on your PowerPoint slides makes it easier for you to communicate your message; Issue #219 September 21, 2010
PowerPoint Tip: How less on your PowerPoint slides makes it easier for you to communicate your message I was speaking with a new client recently about how they felt “free” when using the type of persuasive visuals that I suggest presenters create and use. Here is her story and lessons that all presenters can learn.…
Deciding what data to show in your presentation; Issue #218 September 7, 2010
PowerPoint Tip: Deciding what data to show in your presentation When a presenter dumps data on their audience and expects the audience to figure it all out, they are setting themselves up for disappointment. The “data dump” presentation is not effective communication. So if you’ve done a lot of analysis and the research to back…
Options for using Data from Excel on PowerPoint Slides – Part 2; Issue #217 August 24, 2010
PowerPoint Tip: Options for using Data from Excel on PowerPoint Slides – Part 2 In the last newsletter we discussed options for pasting a summary table of results from Excel on a slide to present numerical information. While showing a table of numbers is one option for presenting this type of data, it is not…