by Olivia Mitchell | Delivery
Public speaking and presenting are full of silly rules. One such silly rule is that you shouldn’t walk into into the beam of the projector. I disagree – it can be incredibly effective to get in the beam. Why you should get in the beam 1. You show your...
by Olivia Mitchell | Powerpoint
It’s called the Assertion-Evidence Format and it was developed by Professor Michael Alley (I’ve mentioned it previously but somehow never devoted a whole post to it). First let’s look at the Assertion part of the format. The assertion An assertion is...
by Olivia Mitchell | Powerpoint
The PowerPoint revolution has sparked the evolution of different styles of PowerPoint slide design. I’ve identified seven different PowerPoint slide designs to inspire you – do add others in the comments. If you’re just getting started with...
by Olivia Mitchell | Powerpoint
In my last post, I gave some basic advice on PowerPoint slide design. Now let’s add some elegance. 1. When you add text to a photo, make sure it is easy to read. You can add a mask (a rectangle of partly transparent colour) between the text and the photo. In the...
by Olivia Mitchell | Powerpoint
I am not a designer. I was awakened to the possibility of improving the design of my PowerPoint slides by the Presentation Zen blog. Since then I have observed and analyzed examples of good design, even read some design books – and of course read the...