So back in 2016 I was provided the opportunity by the awesome Visitor Studies Association to deliver my first ever keynote. If you ever get the chance to hang out with a bunch of Museum evaluators, you should. They are cool people. Out of all of my presentations, I think it was one of my best. In […]
Last Minute Presentation Design
So you did it again. You had months to draft your story, create your slides, and practice your talk. But here you are, a few days away from the big moment and not even close to ready. But don’t worry, all is not lost. The Assumption So I am going to assume that you have […]
Presentation White Space
I drew this one with just the sillyness in my head, but then I thought more about it. I think presentation white space is the banter you have with your audience at a time when you could be presenting. And the quiet moments, the pauses, and any time spent laughing together. Those moments do indeed […]
Ban Powerpoint… or Not
The way I see it, Power Point is not a presentation tool. It is a presentation illustration tool. And Power Point is designed in a way that leads you toward illustrating a presentation using bullet points. It can most certainly be used by great presentation illustrators to help support great presentations. But most of the time, […]
My top 7 most engaging posts
Many of you are new here so before anything else let me just say, thank you for following. Since you’ve likely not seen them, I thought it might be a good idea to let you know about some of my favorite posts. Being a cartoonist, I have quite a few posts where people show up for […]
The Four Tableaus and other question responses
At the end of last week, I received some extra questions from the attendees who viewed my coffee break webinar. I’ve responded to each individually but thought I would share the responses with you as well. But before I get to the questions (and responses) I wanted to share a little about the presentation experience. Feel […]
Shane Koyczan and Engagement
Engagement happens when something draws you in and makes everything else go away, even for just an instant. I woke up early to write this morning, then spent about forty five minutes watching Shane Koyczan. Some may call that procrastination, I do not. Because if I could redo this early morning, I would have done the same thing.
From bullet point to beautiful: Stephanie Evergreen on slide reboots
Sitting in the audience for Rodney Hopson’s keynote at the 2012 American Evaluation Conference in Minneapolis, one thing immediately stood out. Those were some gorgeous Power Point slides. It was a heavy topic (Evaluation in Complex Ecologies: Relationships, Responsibilities, Relevance) and my expectations for something visually appealing in a conference keynote were pretty low. But […]
Creating an entry point for complicated topics
At the end of last week I reached out directly to the members of my email list to learn some of the things that they’re struggling with right now. I had a great response and received some nice detailed replies, which I really appreciate. What did I learn? Most of you are not really focused on the web […]
4 reasons to have a blog, even if you don’t blog
Have you considered including a blog? …I don’t want a blog. Just curious, why not? …I don’t have the time to add something else to my plate. -Conversation I’ve had, way too many times… While you might not have time to blog (verb), having a blog (noun) takes no time. A blog (noun) is not […]