May 12, 2010
by stacey | One Comment
Since the Beyond Bullet Points book was first published 5 years ago, the world of presentations has seen amazing changes.
We’d love to find out: What has BBP meant to you?
Submit your stories by 5pm Pacific Standard Time on May 14 2010 (now extended to May 21), and we’ll enter you in a drawing for a Flip… keep reading
February 4, 2010
by Meryl Evans | 4 Comments
What makes an effective presentation? I recently interviewed Nancy Duarte, CEO and principal of Duarte Design and author of slide:ology, to find out what she thinks. You don’t have to go far to figure out Duarte is passionate about story-telling and using effective visuals to tell the story.
Meryl Evans: A person is trying to create… keep reading
June 29, 2009
by Meryl Evans | 2 Comments
With social media growing as a popular resource for businesses to reach out and connect with customers and prospects, presenters need to look outside of the room where they give presentations.
Sharing them on the Internet establishes your expertise, shows how you think, spreads your brand and provides yummy link juice. Here are eight ways you… keep reading
June 5, 2009
by Meryl Evans | One Comment
Need make a pitch to win a deal? Take a look at How to Win a Pitch: The Five Fundamentals that Will Distinguish You from the Competition, a new book by Joey Asher that hones in on building presentations that help your business surge ahead of its competitors.
The book’s approach fits BBP like two well-crafted… keep reading
June 1, 2009
by Meryl Evans | One Comment
If you don’t have a Tablet PC to write directly on your slides during a BBP presentation, you can always use a whiteboard as a companion to your screen. But if you want even more flexibility to write from other places in the room, or to let your audience write on the screen, try Papershow,… keep reading
May 25, 2009
by Meryl Evans | No Comments
If you don’t have a Tablet PC, it can be tough to make full use of BBP to sketch your slides or write directly on your screen during a presentation.
If that’s the case, you may want to try Anoto penPresenter, which comes with a digital pen and special paper to help you get started drawing… keep reading
April 13, 2009
by Meryl Evans | No Comments
Like comic strips? Like stories that teach? Don’t have a lot of time to read? You’ll enjoy Deck ‘Em! A Novel Approach to Presentation Design and learn how to smarten your presentations, too.
This 23-page PDF story by Jake Greene and Scott Schwertly looks like a cross between a comic book and Roy Lichtenstein pop art.… keep reading