IDEO knows a thing or two about building businesses: The renowned design firm specializes in designing organizations, products and experiences that will revolutionize the way things work, and has helped revamp companies ranging from Kraft Foods to the National Health Services. So how did the international agency go about creating … Read More..
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Slide Makeovers: Buffer’s Social Media Guide
Given the popularity of the last Slide Makeover, I’ve decided to offer up another example for your learning and education. This one comes to us from our friends at Buffer, and their guide for how often to post on social media. The deck has gotten more than 38,000 views, … Read More..
How to Make a Presentation Stick
Remember how in “Presenting 101” they taught us that giving a presentation is all about getting an idea across? There’s an unfortunate truth they don’t tell you, though: You can be great at getting across a message, but that doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll be successful as a presenter. What you … Read More..
Design Philosophies From the Masters
When creating a presentation, it’s easy to get caught up focusing on the content — after all, it is the meat of any deck. But we can’t forget that if this information is not presented in an engaging way, its impact will not be as great. In other words: Design … Read More..
#CultureCode: When Company Culture Goes Bad
We’ve all likely, at some point, worked at an organization where there have been politics, disgruntled colleagues, bad attitudes or backstabbing. Call it culture gone wrong. How can you revert it?
Leaders such as Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, and Spotify’s Director of Engineering Kevin Goldsmith have joined our Culture … Read More..
4 Ways to Leverage Maps in Your Presentations
Few people know that Earth is home to more than 200 different countries. Even fewer people could tell you the locations of more than a dozen or so nations, much less point them out on an un-labeled map. As a presenter, whenever you’re building a presentation that features cities, states, … Read More..
9 Essential Slide Templates
There are mixed opinions on the usefulness of templates — some people love them, while others hate them. Regardless, templates do have their place and purpose within business.
My company, Ethos3, recently had the privilege of creating a presentation template for Merchant Solutions. As you will … Read More..
Guy Kawasaki’s 10-20-30 Rule for Presentations
I have a confession to make: I have a man crush on Guy Kawasaki.
In all seriousness, his advice and wisdom that he has shared abundantly across the interwebs and through his books has changed my life. Specifically, his book, The Art of the Start, helped give me … Read More..