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Links of the Week: 2013.11
The summer term begins tomorrow evening… and that means the end of reading for pleasure. My new 20 pound textbook arrived in the mail earlier this week, and after browsing the first few chapters, I...
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Presentation Design Techniques From The Masters
On Tuesday and Thursday of this week, my students are learning how to design more effective slideshows. I love this brand new deck by Slide Comet, and many of these lessons are essential for my...
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Creating Color Palettes
A strong visual presentation displays unity through the repetition of multiple elements such as text, images, shapes. A color palette is also important to the unity of a Keynote or PowerPoint because...
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Why You Need A Visual Resume: Part Two
For the past six months, I’ve been writing articles for the Full Sail University blog and student/instructor platform: Connect. ”Why You Need A Visual Resume: Part One” ran last week, and I’d love to...
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Infographic: The Multiple Personalities of Coffee
Source I love this infographic’s use of shapes. With lots of empty space and a clean, elegant style, the reader can easily understand the meaning of the data visualization.
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David McCandless Infographic: Vitamin D
I can always recognize a David McCandless infographic. His work is so beautiful! Check out an exquisite data visualization on vitamin D below: Source
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Sneak Peek: Leadership Visual Presentation
Last month, I applied for a leadership position within my department. I put together a slideshow to go along with my application packet, and I’d love to share a few slides of that with you: My goal is...
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Calling All New Graduates…
When I saw Mark O’Toole’s beautifully designed deck on Slideshare last month, I fell in love with his style. This month, as I go over “Congratulations Graduate!” again, I find myself liking the...
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10 Tips for Better Design
During the “slide design week” of the Professional Communication and Presentation course, students analyze one deck of slides on Slideshare.com. I am always introduced to new and beautiful decks which...
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What Makes A Great Infographic?
What makes an infographic “good?” Well, first you have to have a good idea, and then you have to think about the content, the flow, the color, the image, and the data. ”Anatomy of an Infographic”...
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An Infographic Lesson by Chiara Ojeda
Back in July, Chiara Ojeda posted her tips for creating successful infographics on her blog, Tweak Your Slides. Check out her post here. Source Chiara has created three amazing infographics (so far!)....
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Chiara Ojeda’s Superteacher Infographic
As promised earlier this week, I am sharing another of Chiara Ojeda’s beautiful infographics. This one focuses on her teaching philosophy and leadership style: Source I love this infographic’s clean...
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Chiara Ojeda’s Course Structure Infographic
This is the week of infographics by Chiara Ojeda! This final one made its debut on Tuesday just in time for our first GoTo Training with our online students. Source If you’d like to contact Chiara...
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“Presentation Preparation” is a Top Presentation of the Day
Thank you, Slideshare! It always feels really awesome to be awarded “Top Presentation of the Day” on Slideshare. I received an email this afternoon from Orsolya Nemes, a fellow presentation superstar,...
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Visual Design Basics: The Building Blocks of a Great Slideshow
Fortunately, even though I get frustrated with poorly designed slides, I know a whole lot of great people who spend their lives trying to combat death-by-bulletpoint. One of those people is Chiara...
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New Member Training Presentation
Last year, one of the biggest complaints about the Junior League of Greater Orlando’s new member program were the boring PowerPoints. Let me tell you about these PowerPoints, y’all. They were...
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Design Tip of the Day: Stop With The Faceless Alien Creatures
Dear Presenters, It has come to my attention that a horror worse than 1990s clip art lurks among presenters today. This horror appears in over 90% of slideshows that I see, and it is not only hideous...
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Design Challenge: The JLGO Video Project
For the past month, I’ve been working hard on revamping curriculum for the Junior League of Greater Orlando’s New Member Training materials. We had our day long “retreat” this past Saturday, and I...
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Design Tip of the Day: Read Butterick’s Practical Typography
This week, the thoughtful and talented Andrew Dlugan shared a design resource with me: Butterick’s Practical Typography. I’d never heard of this online book before, but I quickly dove in and got lost...
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Slide Makeover: Before and After PowerPoint Slides
My volunteer position with the Junior League of Greater Orlando involves revamping all of our old PowerPoint slides for our New Member Training program to look and feel less like 1993 and more like...
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