I imagine that a lot of you would agree that ridding the world of bullet points and unnecessary text on PowerPoint slides is a good thing, right? But what do we do instead? What can we put on our slides to fill the space, or – to go one better – make the content even more compelling? At BrightCarbon we believe effective visual communication is the answer, and so we write about it a lot.
Read on to find out how to become a visualisation champ by turning text into visuals, learning why visuals make our presentations far more effective, as well as picking up some tips and tricks to doing it all in PowerPoint.
Most presentations are a cascade of text-heavy Death-by-PowerPoint slides. Online learners suffer the torture of brochures converted to click-through-eLearning. Most people now recognize that using visuals is the way to go. But how do you make visual presentations and eLearning that work? We think there are six steps you need to follow.
What's the difference between a presentation and a speech? Many people use the words interchangeably, but there are two main areas of difference. Speeches shouldn't be held up as examples of what those giving presentations should emulate.
Conference presentations are really hard to get right compared to day-to-day presentations. How do you tackle bigger stages, bigger rooms, bigger audiences and higher stakes?
It’s finally here, the holiday season! As the nights grow longer and the air grows colder, we know that all you want to do is settle down near a roaring fire, and snuggle up under the blankets with a good book PowerPoint presentation. Well BrightCarbon are here to help, with our festive presentation advent calendar.
As a presentation agency, we know a thing or two about keeping audiences engaged with effective storytelling and eye-catching design. So, we put together a few pointers to help your CPD blossom and get your audience buzzing!
More than just an aesthetic choice, the right images can help you tell your story and make it more memorable for your audience in the long run. Whether you’re trying to teach, sell or persuade, the imagery you use to support your deck can make or break your presentation.
Relationships are everywhere and if you can crack how to show relationships effectively on your slides then you’ll have your audience swiping right instead of left.
People are drawn to people so reinforcing your presentation storytelling with visuals of people is a sure fire way to engage and persuade your audience.
If you stick to these guidelines whilst recording, you should be able to achieve professional results from your home or office environment. Remember, preparation before the recording session is paramount to getting the highest quality results. To get the perfect shot, it will take a fair amount of trial and error and normally a few takes! Lights, camera, ACTION!
Space: Vast – Unknowable – Useful? Not everyone’s a graphic designer, but everyone can borrow graphic design best practices to make slides really pop. In this blog post, we’re going to explore how you can manipulate whitespace to create beautifully balanced slides.
It can seem daunting to take a text-heavy slide or list of bullets and turn it into something visual, especially if you don’t think you’re super creative. However, the first step is simply reducing the amount of text on your slides – and you don’t have to be an artist to do that!
Saying that images are key tools for visual communication may seem obvious, but it’s all too easy to fall into the trap of using pretty pictures in a presentation simply because they’re pretty. Images can be so much more than decoration!
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