by Denis Francois Gravel | Jan 2, 2010 | Language : English, Slides, Speaking Tips
Most people complain about boring presentation that uses slides that looks like walls of text. The brain don’t have the ability to listen et read all that text at the same time. According to Microsoft, the average slide shows 40 words. The BBC...
by Denis Francois Gravel | Dec 4, 2009 | Language : English, Speaking Tips
I learned a few lessons from this week second Pecha Kucha in Quebec City. The event took place in “Le Cercle” on Tuesday night. For those not familiar with this formula, each speaker present his project or his ideas in 20 pictures. Picture changes automatically after...
by Denis Francois Gravel | Sep 29, 2009 | Inspiration, Language : English, Slides
Sometimes, the best way to explain an emotion or a concept is a good image. Here is a fantastic tribute to Polaroid. Pure genius. It is from Phil Jones, a designer from Minneapolis. He was inspired by this article about the slow death of Polaroid. Words are strong....
by Denis Francois Gravel | Aug 7, 2009 | Language : English, Slides, Speaking Tips
Presenting Data can be boring for the audience. I often see speakers shows rows and rows of plain number. Zzzzzz! I can hardly stay concentrated on the presentation. To help our audience stay focus and understand the data and we better use data visualization. I...
by Denis Francois Gravel | Mar 18, 2009 | Language : English, Speaking Tips
Yesterday, i attend some conference at lunch time. The young women sitting next to me wasn’t eating. She looked preoccupied. When she got up, left the table et started her presentation, i understood why she wasn’t eating. She was the speaker and she was nervous to...