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May 10
Photo by {link:http://www.flickr.com/photos/u-suke/}kawanet{/link}.
The New York Times recently featured an article highlighting the (mis)use of PowerPoint by the United States military. The writer begins with a color coded “bowl of spaghetti” diagram intended to portray military strategy in Afghanistan, then goes on to quote a general as saying, “Some problems in the world are not bullet-izable.” The real problem is not necessarily PowerPoint of course, rather how it is used. Continue reading →
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Feb 10
Photo by {link:http://www.flickr.com/photos/gonzalobaeza/}Gonzalo Baeza Hernández {/link}.
There can be tremendous value to viewing your next presentation on an iPhone or other portable device, even if you have no intention of others viewing it that way. The small screen on a handheld is a simple way to replicate sitting in the last row during a keynote presentation. It will be immediately obvious if too much information is included on a slide or your fonts are too small. Continue reading →
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Oct 09
Photo by {link:http://www.flickr.com/photos/pagedooley/}kevindooley{/link}.
Following Chicago’s “embarrassing” first-round exit from the voting for the 2016 Olympics, reports quote at least one International Olympic Committee (IOC) member as placing part of the blame on an anemic presentation from the Windy City. The presentations are held behind closed doors, but apparently Rio de Janeiro made quite a splash with a presentation led by Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Continue reading →