Ideas worth taking with you
Practical ideas for making complex information clearer, designing stronger slides, and communicating with greater impact.
Infographics combine visual storytelling with data presentation, turning words and figures into graphic elements that can make information more approachable. For presentation slides, however, visual complexity is not the objective. White space, readable…
Read storyThe first moments of a presentation should give people a reason to listen. A relevant fact, thoughtful observation or familiar pain point can create that connection by naming a situation the audience already recognises. Develop the opening by explaining its…
Read storyA good presentation needs more than an interesting topic. It needs a clear beginning, useful landmarks that keep the audience on track and an ending that leaves them with something meaningful. Patrick Winston’s “How to Speak” brings these ideas together in…
Read storySlides designed for a meeting room do not always work well on a computer or mobile screen. Online audiences are often viewing smaller displays while managing more distractions, so dense content, small text and complicated visuals become even harder to…
Read storyPresenting survey findings isn't about showing everything you collected. When presentation time is limited, the first challenge is deciding which findings matter and how they can be organised into a story the audience can follow. Numbers become more…
Read storyA charting tool can display every category, value, label and reference line, but it cannot decide what your audience needs to understand. Start with one clear conclusion, remove visual elements that do not support it, establish where the audience should look…
Read storyColumn charts are easy to create, but default formatting often fills them with numbers, competing colours, heavy lines, legends and spreadsheet-like tables. These elements may be accurate individually yet force an audience to work too hard to find the…
Read storyGreat presenters are rarely born with every skill they need. Confidence grows through preparation, practice and a clear understanding of what the audience should take away. Slides can support that process when they organise the message, make important ideas…
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