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How to replace dumb lists with a set of smart shapes in minutes Readers told me that they didn't have the clip-art resources to differentiate their slides from the crowd. A few of them have become customers of presentations4you, and by doing so, they now have everything necessary at their fingertips to draw up crisp slides. Truly speaking, very often simple slide set-ups pay off bigger than the most tricked-out ones. Now, practically: how can you stand up with simple slides that speak out? Here is an example on what to do, by using nothing else than pure PowerPoint resources, that is basic shapes. As usual, it's a recent real life example, where I modified the proprietary contents. We are working here on a business case to convince the board that the added value brought in has largely compensated the cash outflow and that the projections are valid. Here is a one-slide excerpt from the presentation. A list or a smart set of shapes? See for yourself and decide what's best! Here is the list: |
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Great Business Presentations / Clarity / How to replace dumb lists with a set of smart shapes in minutes
And here is the set of shapes. Don't pay attention to the picture resolution. It had to be reduced for this article:
What is the lesson learned? Well, some people might prefer being glued to their lists and build up presentations as if they were using a word processor. It's effortless and rather quick but they won't stand out from the crowd of old-fashioned PowerPoint users. OK with me. Now, two real options remain open: either a simple but clear set-up like the last slide shown here above. You'll have seen that this requires a reformulation of the messages which also helps to be shorter and direct to the point. Or, alternatively, a more advanced design, with a sharp focus on more elaborated "Nick-art", as my customers name it, towards strong communication. You have to put your slide on a diet here by suppressing the background and changing title fonts, otherwise the slide will be too heavy. Here is the result in low resolution:
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→ A point of attention for your next slides:
both options have common points
1. A sound structure
2. Clear thought articulation
3. Simple slide layout
4. Sober animation
To reach this level of performance in little time, you need a critical eye to iron out and ideally eradicate for ever amateurish misalignments or bad taste coloratur. And you have to practice, practice, practice!
Need a helping hand for some challenging tasks of this kind? Want to access a broad set of picture resources to fire on all cylinders? --I'd be glad to advise you. Simply email me.
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Other articles on CLARITY:
Too much eye candy may overkill some people. Sobriety in your charts pays off.
How to avoid heavy slides that could end up with a 30MB presentation?
A laser-eye puts you ahead of the crowd
Combine high-contrast colours to make your slide stand out
Create strong headlines on top of all your slides
What kind of title page should you use?
Avoid long text. Why wouldn't you use light illustrations instead?
Trash cheap clip-art and circus-like transitions
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