Design-thinking works…even for geeks

You wouldn’t think that a workshop with colored pens, scissors and tape would appeal to the engineering-types. Here’s how Leo Bley from SAP has implemented the sketching and thinking process into his presentation development:
I started with sticky pads, but they were sticky. They were good for brainstorming on a wall with other people, but they [...]

Topic: Design, Message, Strategy
Tags: brainstorm, index cards, leo bley, PowerPoint, SAP

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Technology Review: 123PPT VBP

123PPT.com, a long-time supplier of PowerPoint resources (templates, backgrounds, photos, fonts, sound effects, music), recently released the 123PPT Video Backgrounds PowerPoint Add-In, a PowerPoint plug-in that allows you to insert full screen video backgrounds into your PowerPoint presentations, and a corresponding standalone player—the 123PPT Video Backgrounds Player (VBP).
While it is a PC-only application, it works [...]

Topic: Technology, Video
Tags: 123PPT, add-in, application, motion, PowerPoint, presentation, review, Technology, Video

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Marty Neumeier

Nancy Reunzel over at PeachPit sent me a sneak peek of Marty’s Neumeier’s new book The Designful Company. The book isn’t for design firms but is for any company that needs to solve complex business problems. I loved his other two books Brand Gap and Zag, so I knew I’d love this one. He writes [...]

Topic: Book Reviews, Design, Strategy, Technology
Tags: marty, neumeier, PowerPoint

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The Trouble with Transitions, Episode 3

Having all kinds of crazy slide transitions in your presentation can be more distracting to your audience than helpful. Let’s face it, not all transitions work well to help you deliver a powerful message.
And, if you think they don’t work well together in a presentation, you should see how they act when they have a [...]

Topic: Business, Delivery, Design, Technology, Video
Tags: boomerang, Business, checkerboard, corporate, humor, PowerPoint, presentation, slide, transition, Video, wedge

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The Trouble with Transitions, Episode 1

Cheesy slide transitions. You’ve seen them. You know them. You loathe them.
You know the ones I am talking about—Boomerang, Checkerboard, Wedge, Blinds, Newsflash and heaven forbid, Random. Speakers put them in their presentation thinking that they will somehow make the presentation more effective. Instead, they usually end up being more of a distraction.
As people begin [...]

Topic: Delivery, Design, Video
Tags: Design, humor, PowerPoint, presentation, transition, Video, Visuals

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