On Seth’s blog, an interesting link to Pecha Kucha (Seth’s post here). Really Bad Powerpoint, which almost sounds like a phrase that should be trademarked, continues to take over the world. What can be done?
Seth’s Really Bad Powerpoint is a great starting point. I wish it had been a full book! I was just [...]
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Still not the death of (really bad) Powerpoint
Posted by Benjamin in Tuesday, August 21st 2007
Topics: PowerPoint, communication
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(click to vote)See it, hear it - not the death of powerpoint
Posted by Benjamin in Saturday, April 21st 2007
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(click to vote)Very good article over on Presentation Zen: Is it finally time to ditch PowerPoint?
The actionable take aways and triggered thoughts for me:
The research referenced is a good confirmation that it makes sense to draw a diagram (or create something visual) when talking with people. It helps to create focus. It also assists people who work [...]
3 Things not to forget in a presentation
Posted by Benjamin in Tuesday, March 13th 2007
Topics: PowerPoint, communication
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(click to vote)There was a post on the Instigator Blog: 5 Phrases You Never Want To Hear In A Presentation, which was picked up over on lifehack.org as What Not To Say in a Presentation. As opposed to things not to say, how about three critical things that you absolutely must not do:
Forget your audience.
This is [...]
The 9th Habit of Highly Effective People - Look af...
Stephen Covey has already published the The 8th Habit, so I'll have to put this down [+]
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