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Real-world Presentations: What are you trying to say?

September 15, 2016 / by Marcie Braden / Presentations, Real-world presentations / 0 comments

Presentation isn’t just a Powerpoint, it’s real-life communication. How you articulate your message to the world, particularly via visual media…like signage. These real-world presentations are all around us and you’ll see them when you start looking. Case in point. Here’s an example of a really ineffective presentation. I was at my local grocery store earlier […]

3 Rules for Choosing a Presentation Template

January 8, 2016 / by Marcie Braden / Presentations, Resources / 0 comments

One of my favorite things to do is design research. That basically means I get to browse around Pinterest and look at pretty things in the name of inspiration. There’s a lot of great, inspiring stuff out there – graphic designers doing really cool things in the presentation space. And for all you non-designers out […]

The Top 5 Presentation Design Mistakes

December 31, 2015 / by Marcie Braden / Design, Presentations / 0 comments

Design has come a long way in the last decade. The tools to create beautiful things are more accessible than ever (and there are more YouTube videos teaching you how to use them too). Here are the top 5 mistakes I consistently see in self-made presentations when I’m called in as a “fixer.” 1. Failing to Consider Your […]

What is a Presentation? Part 1

December 29, 2015 / by Marcie Braden / Design, Presentations / 0 comments

What is a presentation? That’s probably not a question you’ve ever asked yourself. We make presentations all the time for work. We make them to sell potential customers, onboard new employees, present data to students in our classroom, make pitches to our Board, fill in our investors on financial updates, and for a million other reasons. They’re so […]