Category Archives: Visual aids

Inspiring Speaker Friday: David McCandless

Lately we’ve been discussing the use of visual aids in presentations. So today I want to share a TEDTalk titled “The Beauty of Data Visualization” by David McCandless, a London, England–based author, data journalist and information designer. In his talk, … Continue reading

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Visual Aids: Guy Kawasaki on PowerPoint

On December 30, 2005, on his blog How To Change the World, venture capitalist Guy Kawasaki, the co-founder of alltop.com and the former chief evangelist for Apple, set out “The 10/20/30: Rule of PowerPoint.” You’ve probably heard of it. The … Continue reading

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Visual Aids: Note & Point

Over the past week or so, we’ve been talking a bit about how to incorporate visual aids into your presentations. And I promised that we’d spend some more time discussing what is probably the most popular visual aid used by … Continue reading

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Inspiring Speaker Friday: Steve Jobs

Yesterday I referred you to John Zimmer’s blog, Manner of Speaking, for his article titled “10 Tips for Using Props in a Presentation,” which was just chock-full of interesting videos of inspiring speakers making use of props in their presentations. So … Continue reading

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Visual Aids: Props

Yesterday I wrote about some of the most common visual aids used in presentations today: presentation software, flip charts and white boards. Today we’ll discuss another: props! Props can get a bad rap as they sometimes come off as cheesy or … Continue reading

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Two Types of Visual Aids

Yesterday we wrote about the benefits of incorporating visual aids into your presentations. Statistics have proven time and again that audiences get the most out of a presentation when it appeals to more than one of their senses. Remember, according to … Continue reading

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Visual Aids: Why You Should Be Using Them

People have long been researching the effectiveness of using visual aids in presentations. In fact, the Management Information Systems Research Center at the University of Minnesota conducted a study in 1986 that was “designed to systematically explore how computer generated … Continue reading

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