by John Polk | Sep 16, 2024 | Presentation Coaching, Presentation Templates, Presentation Tips
Article by John Polk I recently had the antithesis of a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. As Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) from The Office would say, it was “perfektenschlag” – the Schrutes’ word for when everything in life comes together perfectly. I want to...
by John Polk | Feb 13, 2023 | Presentation Design
I have invented a unique art form – the Barf-Bag Haiku. To kill time on a plane, especially when my devices must be in Airplane Mode, I will write a haiku poem on the barf bag. The subject of my first haiku was a barf bag (meta, I know), but I have since branched out...
by John Polk | Nov 13, 2022 | Presentation Design, Presentation Tips
Titivillus as represented by Diego de la Cruz in his painting La Virgen de la Misericordia con los Reyes Católicos y su Familia, circa 1486; Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons. First published on “Nightingale: Journal of the Data Visualization Society” Meet Titivillus....
by John Polk | Apr 8, 2022 | Presentation Design
I start every “Presentations That Drive Action” workshop by asking participants about their presentation pet peeves and best practices. Often the pet peeves are simply the opposite of the best practices. But asking for pet peeves lets the PowerPoint haters...
by John Polk | Aug 17, 2021 | Presentation Coaching, Presentation Training
I sat through approximately 160 cross-calibration conversations for analysts in my career. A cross-cal is how many companies ensure associates get a fair performance rating versus just letting your boss decide your rating. While I’m a fan of making sure associates get...
