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 get it out...
by John Polk | Jul 20, 2021 | Presentation Coaching, Presentation Design
Clue logo by SantaMinion Do you like to read mystery novels? Watch mystery movies? The fun is in guessing whodunnit while the author throws red herrings at you. You don’t want your audience guessing “whodunnit” in a business presentation because...
by John Polk | Mar 25, 2020 | Presentation Design
Information = Data + Bias. This formula is another mathematical nugget of data visualization wisdom from my professor, Dr. Harold Kurstedt. You met Dr. Kurstedt in my Platinum Rule post. This formula came back to me when I was stress-watching cable news about the...
by John Polk | Oct 8, 2018 | Presentation Design
I hated electrical theory – it was the hardest-earned B- of my college career. But one concept stuck with me, the signal-to-noise ratio (S/N). It’s a simple concept, which might explain why it’s the only thing I remember from that course. If you’re listening to a...
