Design Renaissance Have you noticed an upswing in the focus on design over the last few years? We are experiencing a design renaissance. From retail spaces to websites to presentations, we are evolving beyond basic delivery. It’s not enough just to deliver information or a service. There must be an experience. It is the gestalt of design. What does this mean to you as a presenter? It means your presentation must be remarkable. It means you must consider all of the...
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3 Favorite Photo Sources for Presenting
Finding the right photo to express your message can be a challenge. If you avoid using photos because you don’t know where to find them, this will help. My 3 Favorite Photo Sources for Presenting PHOTO SOURCE #3: iStockphoto Inventory: Professional and plentiful Cost: Low to Medium Benefits: Fantastic search capabilities Caution: Lots of posed, overused, cliche images I tend to go to iStockphoto when after I’ve exhausted my other searches. I know I can find a high quality photo, but I prefer...
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Why does a powerful presentation include photos? Because a well chosen photo has more power than one (or ten) thousand words. Take a lesson from one of the best known American newspaper editors of the 20th century, Arthur Brisbane, (1864-1936) who has been noted as saying “Use a picture. It’s worth a thousand words.” Brisbane may have been trying to save space on the newsprint page, but it is sometimes the same when designing a presentation. Often we are limited in the...
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