Do you use icons in presentations? Icons are a great alternative to photography when it comes to visualizing your ideas. Watch this short video by ...Continue Reading
It happens to the best of us: Mid-presentation, we suddenly notice something both unnerving and terrifying: vacant, bored, or – heaven forbid – hostile faces ...Continue Reading
Think back. Do you remember much from the last presentation you attended? Proposal you read? Virtual meeting you dialed into? If not, don’t panic…you’re not ...Continue Reading
One of the most difficult chasms presenters must cross is understanding their audience’s mindset. When you get people in a room (or in front of ...Continue Reading
Your presentation is starting out great. You’ve got highly-visual slides, the technology is functioning, the crowd is paying attention… well wait, they were paying attention. ...Continue Reading
Recently, we explored a key skill in corporate storytelling – how to build a presentation that addresses the needs of multiple stakeholders (rule of thumb: ...Continue Reading
Taking steps to understand your audience usually puts you on a promising path for a memorable presentation, right? But what if our careful preparation is ...Continue Reading
You’ve got minimal time with big decision-makers. They’ve got competing priorities. Want to make your time count? Learn to create a strong, story-filled narrative they’ll ...Continue Reading
So much has been written on the psychology of color and using it in presentations to incite emotion and convey ideas. When expressing ideas visually ...Continue Reading
Looking for simple yet powerful data visualization techniques? We've made it easy. TPC Co-founder and data storytelling expert Janine Kurnoff demonstrates some of her favorite ...Continue Reading
You’re busy. We know. But before you pull in slides from your boss’s deck or grab those charts from the marketing guy, ask yourself: Am ...Continue Reading
When it comes to presenting to executives, we know this for sure: more data is not necessarily better. Unfortunately, most of us have learned this ...Continue Reading
Maybe you've got a new initiative that needs funding, you're trying to close a deal that will skyrocket Q4 revenues, or you're just trying to ...Continue Reading
Most of us have received the memo: dazzling visuals can punch up your presentation. And thanks to stock photo sites like shutterstock.com, istockphoto.com and Getty ...Continue Reading
Want to build visual, story-driven presentations quickly? Get ahold of great plug-and-play corporate presentation templates. Yeah, yeah, yeah… you’ve heard it before. Presentations that tell a ...Continue Reading
Do all great presenters have professional copywriters and graphic artists at their disposal? The reality is… no. And they don’t all possess some rare skill ...Continue Reading
Chances are, you’re probably emailing your proposals, executive summaries, or strategy reviews much more often than presenting them live. And if you’re worried this hampers ...Continue Reading
Developing PowerPoint decks takes time… but probably less time than you’re spending now. Let’s fix that. We’ll start with all those functions that need to ...Continue Reading