So you have a topic for a presentation and you’re ready to start building slides in PowerPoint, right? Not so fast. Before you reach for that mouse, you might want to spend some time getting your story straight. After all, … Continue reading →

We’ve all heard it before… “the presentation is due tomorrow, and you have to pull together the content, QUICK!” Deadlines can make you feel like you have to cut corners and eliminate some very important steps in your creative process, … Continue reading →

How Simple Sells Presentations are ubiquitous; they exist in many mediums, across every size of business. You can often find inspiration from what works and lessons from what doesn’t in unexpected places. For example, there’s a tiny fitness facility in … Continue reading →

My Boy Scouting days are a long way off, but I keep finding little bits of learning from that time period lodged in the darker recesses of my brain. I never thought that the cold evenings we spent huddled around … Continue reading →

Yes, I counted myself among the more than 100,000 faithful Comic-Con attendees last week. And no, I didn’t wear a costume. Actually, aside from my work at Duarte Design, I give a workshop every year at Comic-Con called “Goal Setting for Creative … Continue reading →