How to get colleagues to create visually interesting presentation slides [PowerPoint Q&A]

How to get colleagues to create visually interesting presentation slides [PowerPoint Q&A]

Recently a client asked us this question. It’s damn good question, especially if you work on joint project, in a team, where success depends on overall performance of the group. To help your team mates to make visual presentation slides I recommend those three steps: 1. Motivate your peers by sharing examples Explain that visual slides are much more effective in passing the content. Show examples of both presentation types. See some such slides examples below. You can also motivate by showing them how to do some of those redesigns: 2. Provide tools to start with – a slide deck, Build a visual slide deck – collection of visual slides […]

How to design the structure of a presentation [PowerPoint Q&A]

How to design the structure of a presentation [PowerPoint Q&A]

A frequent question people ask is how to organize slides in a presentation, how to apply good structure. To be short and simple, I’d suggest to use the standard three parts “hamburger” approach but enrich it with proper use of visual slides. The three presentation parts and their purpose are: Opening with purpose to get attention – each presentation should have a proper opening part: Title slide, Opening Question, Agenda. Body of your presentation that is here to explain your message – your presentation content split into various points. Start with audience benefits, not with features and details. Closing with clear call to action – summary slide, contact, final remark […]

How to represent data in different ways [PowerPoint Q&A]

How to represent data in different ways [PowerPoint Q&A]

I was asked about how to represent data in different ways in a presentation. A quick answer I’d suggest is to consider presenting data in several ways: if you have 1-6 key numbers you want to show, write them big on a slide. Don’t just list them as bullet-points – it’s better to position each data as a separate text and apply e.g. matrix layout – for 4 numbers 2×2. Add an illustrative icon representing your data meaning. If you have a series of data, then a chart or table is an obvious form. You can enhance the chart by adding an icon like here: For more examples how you […]