The majority of PowerPoint templates are terrible.  I'm referring to the default templates found within PowerPoint and Keynote, as well as those created by design firms that don't specialize in presentation design.  In order to create an effective PowerPoint presentation that can keep the viewer engaged, the designer must feel uninhibited, free to express their story in an original manner.  These are the templates that include a title slide and a content slide.  That's it. 

2.    Really Bad PowerPoint by Seth Godin  (link to download the PDF) 5.     More than PowerPoint , the blog by Laura Bergells makes you think about your presentations and shakes you up with a bit of humour. 24.    Go to a concert or to the Opera. I wanted to provide some quick tips for you to improve your presentation skills. Read, Study, Re-read, memorise and generally imprint the following books, blogs and tips on your brain.

Concert-style lighting, professional performers, expensively-shot video, maybe even dancing bears. This is your standard conference-style series of presentations, with regular presenters, using PowerPoint. Tags: Technology AV equipment Batman Bernie Fraser brightness Christian Bale conference dancing bears darkness jessica simpson lighting meetings monotone presenter PowerPoint projectors screens shows Stagin I’m in a very dark place right now. Which makes me sound like some kind of moody, tortured Christian Bale Batman character, and nothing could be further from the truth.

They use PowerPoint perfectly. But like Michael Jackson in that concert, they fail to connect. When I learned of Michael Jackson’s death yesterday, I recalled the time that I saw him here in Atlanta at the old Fulton County Stadium. He was at the height of his popularity before he became embroiled in a series of bizarre scandals.

We saw Rufus Wainwright in concert in March, so I'm still playing a lot of his stuff in my car. Next, I'd like to hear from: Carrie Sommer at Sommer Designs Laura Bergells at Maniactive/More Than PowerPoint , and Nick Thomas at A Public Speaker's Blog . ...Tags: Cam Beck invited me to share my media diet and, at the risk of having you lose all respect for me or fall into a boredom coma while reading, here goes. Books: I've probably already mentioned my favorites here, but here they are again. The 4-Hour Work Week has helped me get a fresh perspective on