Linked: A Return to the Office Doesn’t Have to Mean a Return to Boring Presentations
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Linked: A Return to the Office Doesn’t Have to Mean a Return to Boring Presentations

The number of people who can read one thing and listen to another is very small. It might be zero. Our brains can’t process two different things that require our understanding simultaneously.

Of course, that also doesn’t mean that you just read your slides. That’s just boring. No one likes boring either.

Visuals. It’s all about the visuals.

Linked: Strategy and tactics and Powerpoint

Linked: Strategy and tactics and Powerpoint

I think many a public speaker would do well to remember Seth’s questions here about using a tool like PowerPoint: “Overall question: Who is this presentation for? And the follow-up: What change are we seeking to make? If you’re not trying to cause an action or some other change in attitude or belief, then what’s…

With Everyone On Coronavirus Lockdown, Here are Lessons From 5 Years of Online Classes

With Everyone On Coronavirus Lockdown, Here are Lessons From 5 Years of Online Classes

So, your school, work, etc. is sending everyone in to quarantine and you’re being asked to conduct classes online. Before you set off into the world of online teaching, let me give you some pointers on teaching a class entirely online for those of you who’ve never had to do that before. As a software…

What I’m Sharing (weekly)

What I’m Sharing (weekly)

Corporate Information Governance: Whose Job Is It Anyway? (Part II) Please Stop Reading Off Your PowerPoint Slides. Here’s What to Do Instead – It’s hard to believe we still have to tell anyone this, but we do. Do We Need To Recognize That We Have A Facial Recognition Problem? Does Virtual Reality Have A Place…

Linked – What a GEICO Ad Has to Say About How to Use PowerPoint Litigation Graphics
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Linked – What a GEICO Ad Has to Say About How to Use PowerPoint Litigation Graphics

I think it’s fair to say that this doesn’t just apply to lawyers, but the point is taken about the misuse of presentations at trial. “As we have said before in these pages, lawyers love words on slides, and some lawyers think that the more words they use in a PowerPoint litigation graphic, the better….