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TUESDAY MAY 19, 2009

Presentation Tips

Have you ever wondered how to tell more engaging visual stories, use color effectively, or to prepare your presentations for slideshare? Per your request we’re launching tips and tricks on our blog to answer some of the most commonly asked questions on storytelling, design, and presentation technologies. We invite you take a look and give us feedback on what interests you.

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  • COMMENTS (12)

Mike Slater

May 19th, 2009
11:43 pm

Thanks for posting these. Some good advice as usual from the Duarte team

Yannick

May 20th, 2009
5:16 am

Thanks for the tips,
but I have a question:
I’m using a laptop with a resolution of 1680 x 1050, so when I use the slide sorter view at 60% the slide are very small and font under 60 pt are unreadable. What magnification % should I use to use that tip?

Matthew

May 20th, 2009
7:27 am

The slideshare information is exactly what I needed. Thanks, guys!

havlikp

May 20th, 2009
11:36 am

Thanks for great videos, keep them coming ;-)

Joanne Romano

May 20th, 2009
1:54 pm

Thanks, these are great. I agree with havkikp, Keep them coming. One suggestion: Visual may be needed when talking about contrast, color, etc. behind or beside Ryan when he mentioned colors to avoid…compare and contrast.

Yvonne Ohumukini Urness

May 20th, 2009
4:10 pm

Love the storytelling tips from Nancy. Transparency, openness, vulnerability — all are part of the new paradigm of leadership.

Great tips, especially on 66% view for checking font sizes for slideshare.

Thanks Team Duarte! *:-)

Shawn Callahan

May 20th, 2009
6:08 pm

Hi Nancy, just a quick note to say your blog has been an inspiration, especially on how to use slides more effectively. I have just done a presentation where I use storytelling and I’ve posted here in slideshare with the audio. Just an example of what you are talking about I think. http://www.slideshare.net/ShawnCallahan/storytelling-for-community-engagement

ken

May 20th, 2009
7:33 pm

When using images, let’s not forget Creative Commons. A place like Flickr’s Creative Commons is a good place to find copyright friendly images. But, as always, provide attribution with use, and make sure you are familiar with the varying levels of CC licensing.

Eric Albertson

May 21st, 2009
10:33 am

Yannick, great question! On a laptop with that resolution, you should set it to 100% magnification in slide sorter mode. That may still be a bit small, but it will ensure that even if your slideshare presentation gets posted on a blog and reduced in size, it will still hold up. The main thing to keep in mind is not to go too small with your type. Thanks for your questions!

Nancy Duarte

May 22nd, 2009
7:11 am

Hi Shawn, GREAT job. I’m happy you used the file+audio feature. ‘Cuz it isn’t a presentation without a presenter, it’s a document. Good content too. Congrats

Vincent Duquerroux

June 4th, 2009
5:21 am

Hi everyone, I discovered your blog two months ago and I read all your posts. I learned and laughed a lot. I’m waiting for episode 4 about cheesy animations :)

My question : Which tool do you advice to add audio on a presentation ? Thanks, Vincent, France.

Paul Hodge

June 6th, 2009
11:19 am

Hi… is it just me or is everyone getting the Duarte RSS feed in Japanese… I love the content, I just can’t read it… :-) Let me know if I’m forgetting something.
Cheers, Paul

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