This month's slide makeover comes courtesy of the US Army. In this pair of slides, they list the main Strategic Issues that are impeding the smooth management of the Army Materiel Command. Before While this information is important, there's too much text. You'd go into this amount of detail in a … [Read more...] about August Slide Makeover of the Month
The Principals of Copyright
You may have noticed a potential misuse of the word "principal" in the headline of this blog. But it was no accident: the subject of this blog is the new principal of my sons' school. She gave a PowerPoint presentation that violated one of the main principles of the use of copyrighted images: you … [Read more...] about The Principals of Copyright
Army PowerPoint Rangers Shock, Awe with Comic Sans and Bad Design
I just found out about an unclassified Army PowerPoint presentation that really, really could use a lot of help. In fact, I do believe I'll include it in the Monthly Makeover section of my newsletter! This deck is composed in Comic Sans, the red-headed stepchild of the font world. The fact that … [Read more...] about Army PowerPoint Rangers Shock, Awe with Comic Sans and Bad Design
Free Photo Resources for PowerPoint
We all know by now that pictures can often help you to communicate better than words. And that people hate, hate, HATE text-heavy PowerPoint slides. So armed with that knowledge, you set out to transform your boring deck into a beautiful gallery of effective photography. But where do you go for … [Read more...] about Free Photo Resources for PowerPoint
You Can’t Taste PowerPoint
Some people are so hung up on PowerPoint for giving presentations that they forget that in the olden days before thumb drives, projectors, and laptops there was such a thing as an engaging public speaker. I often reference the PowerPoint Gettysburg Address as a shining example of how PowerPoint can … [Read more...] about You Can’t Taste PowerPoint
Cheating Death by PowerPoint: Animation
PowerPoint Design Gets Set Back 20 Years
Last week, the New York Times published an article about creating and editing PowerPoint presentations on mobile devices (such as iPhone, Blackberry, and Android smart phones, and iPads) using an app called Documents to Go. Reading it sent shivers down my spine — not the good kind — because this … [Read more...] about PowerPoint Design Gets Set Back 20 Years
Recent Projects: Eloqua Keynote
Every once in a while I get a tremendous referral that really makes my month. This happened in September, when my husband's former boss asked him if I might be available to edit the keynote presentation for the CEO of the company she now works for, Eloqua. Since I just love making PowerPoint do my … [Read more...] about Recent Projects: Eloqua Keynote