It is inescapable in today’s business world … PowerPoint slide presentations by speakers, sales people, politicians and educators. But here’s the real question: How often do you see them done right?

We’ve all been there. The lights are dim, the screen is covered with dense black text. The speaker drones on wielding his laser pointer like a light saber, and you’re too busy planning out your ...

Death by PowerPoint is a term used to describe a shoddy presentation that bores people to sleep. It’s brought about by text-heavy slides, bothersome graphics, and a presenter who’s just reading data ...

Earlier today I spotted a piece in the Guardian - PowerPoint: the kudzu of modern communication - that was a really interesting read. (I must admit I had to look up what 'kudzu' is - apparently it is ...

IT departments today have many well-defined responsibilities. But what about helping business users with not just the technical side but also the creative elements of their PowerPoint decks and ...

Office Rocker Darren Strange shares a list of ideas to put an end to death by PowerPoint. Yes... you've probably read or heard many of these ideas before but they are well worth repeating. Some are ...

My previous post, A Perfect Picture Of The Inward-Looking Organization: Death by PowerPoint, quoted an example of large layered hierarchy in a pharmaceutical firm, where PowerPoint was used by each ...

IT departments today have many well-defined responsibilities. But what about helping business users with not just the technical side but also the creative elements of their PowerPoint decks and ...

The New York Times has an article called We Have Met the Enemy and He Is PowerPoint which reports on the extensive use of Microsoft’s PowerPoint in the military and how some are complaining that (in ...

I enjoy speaking at conferences and events. It's exciting to talk about things you're passionate about, and to receive feedback from other people within your business or industry. And just as ...