Hans Rosling is the Zen Master of presenting statistics. Hans proves what we all know, even if our teachers from yesteryear did not: Statistics are not boring. Statistics tell a story. He's natural, funny, passionate, and he knows his points and where he's going with them—and he's very, very visual. He's brilliant. Hans gave this talk at TEDIndia a couple of weeks ago. (I

From this book came the research that show vocal and visual outweigh the verbal when you have a conflicted message. Visual    55%    (what people see of the communicator) The visual dominates! The most important takeaway is that when there is an inconsistent There's been a lot of unfortunate controversy among communication professionals about Professor Albert Mehrabian's oft quoted research (below.) It's good to have discussion - his research has altered the communicating landscape to get people out of the 'curse of knowledge. '

Duarte had the distinct pleasure of working with bestselling author Michael Pollan to turn his ideas about sustainability and food systems into a visual presentation for the PopTech conference last month. You can see Michael speak sans visuals here and here . Climate change, health statistics, and energy use are pretty abstract concepts. Plan to eat your lunch in front of the computer today so you can enjoy his presentation: It’s rare that we’ll work with such a gifted natural storyteller.

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Just a quick note to let you know that a new Slide Makeover Video Podcast based on the ideas in "The Visual Slide Revolution" is available for your viewing through the iTunes Store, online or through my YouTube channel. Often presentations need to include statistics. When those statistics are about people, consider showing pictures of people instead of just quoting It helps the audience connect with what the statistic means to them. This slide was submitted by one of my consulting clients - someone just like you who is looking for a way to make their presentations more effective.

Can you imagine if Hans Rosling had stood passively by the side of the screen as he explained his statistics? By getting in the beam and physically showing us the statistics, Hans Rosling demonstrated his energy and his passion for his topic and the audience loved it! But, if your slides are primarily visual (as opposed to text) you don’t have to do this. Public speaking and presenting are full of silly rules. One such silly rule is that you shouldn’t walk into into the beam of the projector.

The opening line in my new MOST favorite book is, “The response to a visual presentation will determine its value.” statistical fact more graphically explicit An economic situation more clearly visualized. No, this is not a newfangled book on presentations written this year, it’s the book “Practical Charting Techniques” written in 1969 by Mary Eleanor Spear, the statistician of governments and Presidents. My good friend Glenn Hughes at Hues Works turned me on to this book and it’s a gem.

I recently made use of NewsMap for some great visual images to visually show the trends being talked about by the presenter. NewsMap visually shows displays any topic from the Google News news aggregator in a treemap. NewsMap is actually an old web based application, that has had some big improvements recently. NewsMap The treemap shows the topic in bands and sized boxes to show patterns in news the reporting.

You’ve read Presentation Zen and Slideology and you’re convinced about the benefits of using visually-engaging PowerPoint slides when you present. When you present, demonstrate the effectiveness of presenting with visual slides. After weaning themselves off their PowerPoint slides as their notes, they’ll be more willing to try out visual slides. But everyone else in your organization stubbornly sticks to the bullet-point slides. How can you persuade them to change their minds?

8220;The Power Gap” (a new animated infographic by Airslide) is a great example of making a complex story look effortless… “Demos came to us with an intensely detailed statistical study, which rated every single constituency in Britain according to a number of different social and economic aspects. If you have not seen Jonathan Jarvis’s “The Crisis of Credit Visualized”, you really are missing out! Simplicity does not necessarily mean skimping out on the meat of your presentation. When handled correctly, complex scenarios and data