Whenever you give a presentation, or talk, your introduction has to give the audience a reason to listen more and, like you know, first impressions aren’t always fair. Maybe you walk into the room with a coffee stain on your shirt because somebody...
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Presenting your data
Whenever I give a presentation on presentation design I always tell people to be passionate when presenting and to be passionate about the topic. By throwing in your passion the audience will feel that what you are telling really matters, at least it...
Read moreThe ‘connection frame’
By adoezela
Traditionally, after a presentation, there is a short Q&A. Let me state that getting no questions at all after the presentation does not mean your presentation was bad! It could also mean your presentation was clear or you did a sort of Q&A...
Read morePower of the gradient tool
By adoezela
You found a good image for your slide and you want to put some text on it. But now you can’t figure out where to put the text because the image is just too “busy”. So what to do? There are some things you can do of course, one of them is to put...
Read moreSocial Media makes us less social?
“We are shaped by our tools. And now, the computer, a machine, on the border of becoming a mind, was changing and shaping us.” The quote above is from Sherry Turkle from her book called "Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and...
Read moreTwitter, a real-time resume
Twitter has become an increasingly important place. Some people, back in the day, used Google to find out about certain topics or people. Now a lot of people go on someone else his Twitter page and in a couple of minutes they know what that person is...
Read moreGetting the response we need
By adoezela
We are all extremely busy and we have no time to read email and to reply. It’s time for an approach that fully embraces the “less is more” strategy. It’s not about being more polite but about being more efficient. Our goal? Getting the...
Read moreTypography: 4 questions, 4 answers
By adoezela
This is probably the shortest blog post you will ever going to read from me, but short doesn't automatically say that it's not worth your time. Here's what I believe: most readers are looking for reasons to stop reading. If readers have...
Read moreThe “Bob Ross-effect”
By adoezela
Probably when growing up your mom or dad or any other elder told you to think before you act. Nothing wrong with this advice, it’s so true. When making a presentation you should have a story before you even open up your slide design tool, in most...
Read morePrezi: fun tool, just not for me
By adoezela
This blog post is not about why you should use Prezi or why you shouldn’t. This blog post is about what Prezi can do for you and what it can’t.First of all, what is Prezi? Prezi is a web-based presentation application and storytelling tool that...
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