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What Amtrak Can Teach Us About Presentation Standards: How to Create Professional Presentations in Less Time

What Amtrak Can Teach Us About Presentation Standards: How to Create Professional Presentations in Less Time

by John Polk | Aug 30, 2018 | Presentation Design, Presentation Templates

I took the train from Richmond to New York twice last summer. It’s doesn’t take much longer than flying, it’s a lot less hassle, and you can get more work done. But there’s one thing that drives me crazy. When you get to Washington, DC, you wait in the dark with no...
Is Clip Art a Fireable Offense?: How to Use Illustrations Effectively

Is Clip Art a Fireable Offense?: How to Use Illustrations Effectively

by John Polk | May 24, 2018 | Presentation Design

About 15 years ago, I worked in a department where my skip-level boss held a quarterly business review (QBR). In these QBRs, my peers and I presented our accomplishments for the last quarter and our plans for the next quarter. One quarter, one of my peers, “Mike”...
Death to the Category Header: How to Write Effective Slide Titles

Death to the Category Header: How to Write Effective Slide Titles

by John Polk | May 11, 2018 | Presentation Design

The single most important thing you can do to improve your presentations is to use sentence titles that give the main point of each slide. Sentence Titles vs. Category Headers Let’s start with some definitions. Title: The words you put at the top of your slide....
The Golden, No Wait, Platinum Rule of Presentations: Assess Your Audience, Purpose, & Setting to Determine Your Design

The Golden, No Wait, Platinum Rule of Presentations: Assess Your Audience, Purpose, & Setting to Determine Your Design

by John Polk | Apr 10, 2018 | Presentation Design

While my wife, the Chemical Engineer, insists I’m not a real engineer, my Virginia Tech diplomas do have the words “Industrial Engineering” on them. And while I haven’t had the word “engineer” in my job title for the last 20 years, I still see the world through...
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