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Introducing a Speaker Effectively

admin — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 19:47:52 +0000

Next time you have to introduce a speaker, try using Dale Carnegie’s TIQS method: T – Introduce the topic of presentation I – Importance or interest to audience Q – Qualifications of speaker on topic S – Name of speaker Related posts:7th inning stretch for presentationsEthos, Pathos, and Logos for PresentationsSomething you didn’t know about saying ‘you know’ Related posts:

FlowingData

admin — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:09:42 +0000

We’ve said it before – we love information presented in unique ways. Nathan Yau collects compelling charts, tables, and other ways of visualizing data from across the web at FlowingData. The infographics range from the serious (a pie chart of Iraq rebuilding funds that are accounted for vs. unaccounted) to the entertaining (a recently popular entry is how to win at Rock Paper Scissors).

This flow chart is critical for anyone who has seen Inception and is still trying to figure it out.

Beyond the entertainment value, Yau’s blog does a good job of showing how some complex topics can be understood much more quickly by glancing at a chart than reading a page of copy.

YOUR TURN: What’s your favorite chart?

Finding Flow

Economic cycles explained visually

admin — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:12:26 +0000

We love unique presentations. That’s exactly what the New York Times created with its graphic representation of economic cycles for the last four decades.

The slideshow charts economic expansions, slowdowns, downturns, and recoveries by year and month.

While the data is a little old, it is still a fascinating illustration of business cycles past and present.

Is your economic outlook improving?

Movie Clips

admin — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:26:58 +0000

Movie Clips is a database of more than 12,000 movie clips sorted by movie, actor, dialogue, etc. It even sorts them by theme (e.g. communication) and mood (e.g. inspiring). Best of all, the website allows you to embed clips in PowerPoint presentations (you have to be connected to the Internet to access them) or create your own mashup to share with friends.

It’s summer, so how could we resist…

What’s your favorite summer movie?

Icon Finder

admin — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:25:20 +0000

www.iconfinder.net

It’s hard to find good clip art for presentations and other uses. Icon Finder solves part of that problem with some unique art. Admittedly, the graphics are small because they are designed as icons for Web sites, but we definitely see applications in PowerPoint presentations or other media.

Open the Icon Finder gallery.

Really Bad PowerPoint

admin — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 06:45:25 +0000

Really Bad PowerPoint by Seth Godin

Really Bad PowerPoint is a 10-page e-book as entertaining as it is instructional. An expert in permission marketing, Godin laments the misuse of PowerPoint (”PowerPoint could be the most powerful tool on your computer. But it’s not.”) and offers his opinion on how to make it valuable. Be sure to check out Godin’s four keys to a great presentation.