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Url:	http://stickyslides.blogspot.com
Author(s):	Jan Schultink
Language:	English
Tags:	presentations, presenting, powerpoint
Description:	A McKinsey strategy consultant by training, Jan Schultink now designs high-stake presentations (fund raising, business development). On his blogs he shares his techniques, taking inspiration from both his own work but also from art, advertising and design
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PPT hack - custom chart templates

The standard PowerPoint templates do not look very good. The standard slide layout invites people to write presentations through endless lists of bullet points. But even more time-consuming to chan...more

2009-12-22

The color orange - since 1512

While reading Chris Brogan's latest book Trust Agents, I came across this interesting factoid: until only very recently there was no word for the color "orange" in Western European languages. Chris...more

2009-12-21

Chart concept - the zipper

This ad by CNN reminds me of a chart concept that I use often to uncover things: the zipper. It can easily be replicated in PowerPoint using two approaches:Select a stock image and remove the backg...more

2009-12-20

Logos on PPT slides / logos on corporate gifts

It's the time of the year for corporate gifts. Many of these could be really nice, where it not for that huge corporate logo that makes you shelve a beautiful pencil instead of using it. A waste. I...more

2009-12-17

Don't underline

Don't underline, ever. It does not look good. There are other ways to emphasize a word. Make it bold, change the word's color. Love these tiny blog posts.

2009-12-16

Book review - Confessions of a public speaker

There are many books on public speaking, which probably makes sense: people who are good at speaking on stage usually also enjoy spreading their ideas in print. Many of these follow the same patter...more

2009-12-15

As promised my solution to the NYT infographic

Here is my suggested solution to yesterday's puzzle: improving the NYT's infographic that explains how a value-added tax works. Let me know what you think and/or whether you have alternative sugges...more

2009-12-14

What matters now

Seth Godin is the master of spreading ideas, he just published a new ebook:He convinced more than 70 authors to write a pageGot the collective work to look decent in a PDFOrchestrated dozens of blo...more

2009-12-14

Puzzle for tomorrow: improving an NYT infographic

If you see it for the first time, value added tax is a bit tricky to explain. The NYT (equals the Herald Tribune) gave it a go in the infographic below. I am trying to do a better job and will post...more

2009-12-14

Creating depth of field on your slides

This ad on Ads of the World reminded me what a difference the angle at which an image is taken can make.The chocolate figures were repeated an almost infinite amount of time and stacked behind the ...more

2009-12-14

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