We love to try all that’s new and useful in the world of presentations. We’re ‘early adopters’ here at The Message Business. We were one of the first to try, use and promote, Harvard Graphics in the late 80s, PowerPoint back in the 90’s, Keynote in the 00s and good old Prezi in the 2010s….
In a previous post, I asked why I had spent thousands of pounds to attend the Presentation summit 2015 in New Orleans. In this post I answer the question and lead in to a set of posts highlighting the best speakers, most interesting sessions and latest presentation technologies on offer. First the rhetorical question –…
I thought the best way to give you some advice on how to use this month’s Prezi, would be to show you it in action. It’s a very simple, but flexible template, which gives lots of opportunity to add a wide variety of content. When designing templates, we always have the 3 Act Speech Structure in mind,…
It’s 3am New Orleans time. I’m wide awake in my room at the name hotel on Bourbon St, where I’ve chosen to be for the next 4 days at the Presentation Summit 2015. I spent 18 hours travelling here. I missed the most important game of rubgy there has been for years (I discovered on…
For those of you who haven’t heard of it yet, TED is a nonprofit organisation that is devoted to spreading ideas. The phenomenon that is TED relies on the world’s most inspired thinkers on subjects including science, business and global issues (and pretty much anything else you can think of) sharing their ideas in a short (18 minute…
We do love light-bulbs! They represent ideas, innovation and positivity. In our free Prezi template this month, we have used a simple light-bulb layout to help you translate your content into an engaging, well-organised and inspiring presentation. By following this structure, you will help your viewers to follow your message, understand the sections of the presentation and how…
We’ve said it before and will no doubt say it again, but for the minute, let’s just let the great man say it himself: A scrupulous writer, in every sentence that he writes, will ask himself at least four questions, thus: What am I trying to say? What words will express it? What image or idiom…
Circles work well as visuals in many ways. This goes for in Prezi too! When using circles in Prezi, be wary of using circular frames, as they cut down the amount of available presentation space, and limit how you can display your content. For more detail on the circular frame question, read our blog post Should you use…
You might laugh at this. I hope that you do. It’s a brilliant introduction to the importance of facial expression – in this case, the eyebrows, to a presenter. Stay with me, it’ll be worth it. In a previous post I shared some fascinating academic insight on the importance of facial expressiveness in being understood…