This article is second in the series of “Presentation Hackathon” where we share incredibly simple and quick hacks that any presenter can use to create the most professional slides without any professional designer’s help.   We, the digital natives, are visual learners. We prefer to watch a video tutorial rather...

This article is first in the series of “Presentation Hackathon” where we share incredibly simple and quick hacks that any presenter can use to create the most professional slides without any professional designer’s help.   What is a good design? Smart, elegant, easy to the eye, beautiful, trending, and many...

Knowledge is power. And a very addictive type of power too. We are talking about TED talks, a revolution of “ideas worth spreading” and the zenith of public speaking.   If your brain chemicals are addicted to these profoundly inspiring and informative 18-minute TED talks, you are one lucky addict...

How many times have you used this circle called a Color Wheel to choose the best colors for your presentation?   Very rarely or never, unless you are a professional designer of course. The rest of us rely on our judgement to pick slide colors, which sometimes leads to horrible...

No, you DO NOT have to rub your eyes in disbelief. You read it right. A PowerPoint or Keynote can actually help you launch your Hollywood career. It has been done before and with great success. In fact, we know of two celebrities that catapulted their way to the Tinseltown...

Colors speak a language of their own. A language that has been universally understood even before Sir Isaac Newton created the first color wheel back in 1706.   Our past associations and everyday observations color the way we decode colors. Bright sunny mornings bathed in yellow sunshine naturally elicit happy...

Creating a Presentation IS a very interesting task. Creating a Presentation IS a very creative job. Creating a Presentation IS a very easy thing to do.   ...said the most successful presenters.   Yes, no sarcasm was intended there. If you have ever been applauded for your presentation and people...

PowerPoint is going viral on Twitter! No really, the delight of delivering a blockbuster slideshow, the stress of making an in-house presentation, the anger of sitting through a horrifying presentation...it’s all spilling out on Twitter. Just enter the keyword “PowerPoint” in the Twitter search box and you’ll find yourself thoroughly...

Bullet points are boring. Bullets points are dreadful. Bullet points are unending and long. Bullet points suck.   Bullet points are pretty much one of the most hated things in PowerPoint presentations. That’s unfair. Just like it’s wrong to criticize PowerPoint software for horrendous presentations, it’s equally unfair to blame...

The best things come in small packages. For presentations, they come in the form of Icons. These small visual representations of ideas can metamorphosize a run-of-the-mill slide into one designed by some top design agency. Icons can work wonders for your presentation in the shortest time and without spending a...