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Presentations by Dermot4th June 201310th December 2016

The Dangers of Great Images in Slides

When I talk about slide design, the number one lesson that I tell people is to throw out the text-heavy slides and to use images instead. And more and more presenters are embracing this change to produce amazing slide decks. But what happens if the images are so good that no-one listens to the speaker? […]

Presentations by Dermot1st February 201210th December 2016

Presentation Q&A: Slides as Training Materials

Question: I tried to design a slide deck to feature more images and be less text-heavy but my manager told me that I had to redesign the slides because we need to use these slides as training materials for people who didn’t attend the presentation. What can I do? Answer: Your company has a point. […]