The Most Important Slide in Your Presentation is No Slide at All
May 18, 2008
Imagine yourself in the audience as the speaker leads you through his colorful PowerPoint presentation. Midway through his presentation, the screen fades to black, and the speaker is momentarily silent. Where do your eyes go? To the speaker, of course. Silence sweeps over the room as all eyes focus on the speaker and all ears anticipate the next words. You’ve just experienced one of the most important techniques to keep your audience engaged. Read more
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PDF: A Better Way to Distribute & Share Your PowerPoint Presentation
May 17, 2008
There are many reasons for sharing and distributing your PowerPoint presentation. I’ve found that in most cases, distributing your slides in PDF format has some important advantages, both for you and your presentation’s recipients. Read more
Review: Logitech 2.4 GHz Cordless Presenter
May 16, 2008
What are two of the most important pieces of advice a speaker gets? At the top of my list: Timing. Staying within your time budget will certainly please the audience and conference organizer. Additionally, knowing you don’t have to rush through your talk helps keep you stress-free, allowing you to deliver a relaxed, well-paced speech. Also high on the advice list: Get out from behind the podium. Be free and move about! Even if you’re presenting visuals, you’re part of the show, too — a rather important part. Read more
PowerPoint Fonts - How to Font-Proof Your Next Presentation
May 13, 2008
I recently remarked to a colleague that I’ve seen a PowerPoint presentation malfunction of one sort or another at virtually every conference or meeting I have attended. Too often a simple step could have prevented a disastrous result, and this couldn’t be more true for PowerPoint fonts. If you’ve ever spent hours preparing a presentation with thoughtfully selected fonts only to see many of your fonts suddenly change at the moment of truth — when you’re on stage and presenting — then you’ve encountered the PowerPoint font trap. Read more
