PowerPoint
In my Business Communication class, I require students to give two (sometimes more) presentations using visuals... without words! Only graphs. This forces students not to depend on powerpoint as a script and to rediscover -I hope- the power of images. Logic+Emotion makes the point: Effective communication is everyone’s
PowerPoint
POINT TWO: READING from SLIDES is a heinous crime. POINT THREE: PEOPLE cannot COPE without some kind of visual STIMULATION. Presenting the abstract pointillist powerpoint toolkit. 20 slides that can be used for any presentation. Cut, paste, copy, crop the slides to create an abstract of your ideas that you
PowerPoint
A presentation that practices what it preaches on limiting the use of bullets in presentations. [slideshare id=224654&doc=dodging-bullets-in-presentations-1200056436569340-5&w=425] See also: Words and visuals: Why are you there? Is PowerPoint a blessing or a curse? Pecha Kucha - the 20×20
Teaching and Learning
This professor's class notes provide a thorough (and practical) answer that I recommend to students and professors. See also: PowerPoint creators: Tufte is right, but… Presentations and that creature called PowerPoint and How NOT to use PowerPoint for comic relief.
Comic relief
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLpjrHzgSRM] Related posts: PowerPoint creators: Tufte is right, but… Presentations and that creature called PowerPoint Words and visuals: Why are you there? How do you set people on fire?
Dennis Austin
Mr. Gaskins [one of the creators of PowerPoint; see below] reminds his questioner that a PowerPoint presentation was never supposed to be the entire proposal, just a quick summary of something longer and better thought out. He cites as an example his original business plan for the program: 53 densely
leadership
[from a blog that I am closing] Why is persuasion so difficult, and what can you do to set people on fire? A master storyteller believes that executives can engage listeners on a whole new level if they toss their PowerPoint slides and learn to tell good stories instead. In
Edward Tufte
UPDATE (7-17-06) - Here is an exhaustive list of links to excellent websites and blogs on presentations. === 7-11-06 - I have put together a few of my favorite resources. This is a work in progress. Stay tuned. A good (short) blog post on the pros and cons of