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Holiday 2017: Free Presentation Resources

Posted by By Meghan Dotter November 1, 2018Posted inDesign, Storytelling

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Except that you have some shopping, baking, and merrymaking to do in addition to your normal workload.

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Tis the season of “best of” lists and budgets!

Posted by By Meghan Dotter November 1, 2018Posted inDelivery, Design, Meetings, Messages

Seasons Greetings

If you needed a break from online shopping, planning a post-holiday detox or procrastinating on that presentation, look no further!

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Why Are We Dishonoring the Slide?

Posted by By Meghan Dotter November 1, 2018Posted inDelivery, Design

How many of us have heard a presenter say:

“I’m not going to spend a lot of time on this slide.”

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Attn Conference Organizers: It Takes 2

Posted by By Meghan Dotter November 1, 2018Posted inDesign, Meetings

Depending on your music preferences, “It Takes 2” might recall songs by Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock or Marvin Gaye.

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Name that Font

Posted by By Meghan Dotter November 1, 2018Posted inDesign

I love fonts. Most have their own history.  (A great read on this is Just My Type by Simon Garfield).

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10 tips for better slide decks from TED

Posted by By Meghan Dotter November 1, 2018Posted inDesign

Today we’re sharing advice from TED’s Aaron Weyenberg, who creates such amazing slide decks that people ask for his autograph.

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Does your presentation need some design love?

Posted by By Meghan Dotter November 1, 2018Posted inAsk the Expert, Design

Many of us create our own slides without ever having taken a graphic design course. The results are sometimes tragic.

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Stock photos just got some star power. . .cue Vince Vaughn

Posted by By Meghan Dotter November 1, 2018Posted inDesign, Meetings
Nothing left to chance - Business Strategy
In the era before excel?
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Yay! Teamwork! Is HR going to get nervous about this group hug?

As much as visuals can clarify and reinforce messages, if we pick the wrong ones we can distract or otherwise undermine our intent.

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Name that font…

Posted by By Meghan Dotter November 1, 2018Posted inDesign

This British font is remembered as much for its simple beauty as its tragic end, the casualty of dissolved business partnership.

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Recycle plastic, not presentations

Posted by By presentingadmin November 1, 2018Posted inDesign, Messages

When you’re asked to prepare a presentation, what’s the first thing you do?

More often than not, your answer will be either “Panic” or “Open up an old presentation deck and figure out which slides I can use.”

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