For some of us, it’s sometimes unavoidable. For others of us, it’s our most inspired environment for writing. For others of us still, we’re so restless anyway, we might as well work. What do I speak of? Writing presentations while in transit on: planes, trains, and (for the very advanced), automobiles. As straight forward as it may [...]
Non-Office Options: For when you don’t have PowerPoint
A recent house guest of mine was asked to do a Pecha Kucha while here in New York City. She’s a surface-textile designer and doesn’t really use Microsoft Office products and doesn’t feel it’s worth the investment for the singular presentation. She asked me what her options are, which had me thinking that others may [...]
Dealing with Public Speaking Anxiety: Guest Post
Who better to give tips about anxiety than a licensed therapist? The Presentation School is proud to present you with a guest blog by Autumn Hahn, Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Hypnotherapist. ~~~ Fear of speaking in public is ranked higher than fears of falling, spiders, the dark, and even death on opinion polls. However, as our [...]
Leaving the perfect voicemail
Something that we all do frequently: leave voicemail! A simple thing that used to give me gobs of anxiety. Until, I formed a game plan: Before you even pick up the phone to call someone, write down some quick notes on what you want to talk to them about. A simple bulleted list will probably [...]
1-on-1 meetings
An old college friend of mine recently asked me for some advice for a 1-on-1 meeting he was about to have with his boss about a possible promotion. (Let’s all cross our fingers that he gets it!) My advice to him was that the process for preparing for a 1-on-1 meeting is the same: Do [...]
Anatomy of a chart
When designing a presentation chart, you should focus on clarity and credibility above all else. In order to best explain what I mean by clarity and credibility, I’ve put this visual anatomy of a chart together. Clarity: Hierarchy of titles is clear. The overall message of the page (the top line that says [...]
Metaphors series revisited: Opportunity
Last June, we had a series of posts brainstorming possible visuals for metaphors, including: growth, balance, and leadership. In the beginning of this second series, we covered innovation. In this post, I’ve put together a list of possible images for another theme that I’ve seen in tons of presentations: opportunity. According to Merriam Webster, an opportunity is: A [...]
Metaphors Series Revisited: Innovation
Last June, we had a series of posts brainstorming possible visuals for metaphors, including: growth, balance, and leadership. In this post, I’ve put together a list of possible images for another theme that I’ve seen in dozens of presentations: innovation. According to Merriam-Webster, the definition of innovation is: 1. The introduction of something new 2. [...]
The best events are like small towns
As someone who’s lived in Brooklyn, NY for the past 14 years, I’ve made a realization that many other New Yorkers have too: NYC isn’t just a big city, it’s a network of small towns based on intellectual interests. I spend time in the intellectual small towns related to technology, visual communication, a handful of [...]
Prezi storyboarding template
Recently, I had an inquiry from a Non-Profit around creating Prezis that would act as standalone training videos. I explained to them that the typical process is as follows: 1. Select a central metaphor (the best Prezis have a central image you zoom in and out of) 2. Write the voice-over script 3. Decide on [...]
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