The Trouble with Transitions, Episode 1

October 13, 2008 By Eric Albertson

Cheesy slide transitions. You’ve seen them. You know them. You loathe them.
You know the ones I am talking about—Boomerang, Checkerboard, Wedge, Blinds, Newsflash and heaven forbid, Random. Speakers put them in their presentation thinking that they will somehow make the presentation more effective. Instead, they usually end up being more of a distraction.
As people begin [...]

Topic: Delivery, Design, Video
Posted October 13th, 2008 at 9:52 am by Eric Albertson
Tags: Design, humor, PowerPoint, presentation, transition, Video, Visuals

Tricks for Getting to the Core of Your Story (Part 1)

August 29, 2008 By Doug Neff

So you have a topic for a presentation and you’re ready to start building slides in PowerPoint, right?
Not so fast.
Before you reach for that mouse, you might want to spend some time getting your story straight. After all, presentations are basically just stories. And great presentations always come from great stories.
At Duarte, our clients come [...]

Topic: Message
Posted August 29th, 2008 at 9:31 am by Doug Neff
Tags: brainstorm, messaging, PowerPoint, story, Writing

The Book is Finished!

July 18, 2008 By Nancy Duarte

The book is officially done. I finished editing it last week when I was on “vacation” and it’s at the printers as of 3pm yesterday. I can’t tweak it or refine it anymore. It will be printed with all remaining flaws still on its pages. Today I’m relieved only until Monday when I dig into [...]

Topic: Design
Posted July 18th, 2008 at 11:58 am by Nancy Duarte
Tags: book, collaboration, PowerPoint, slide:ology