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# Laura M. Foley Design

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- [Free PowerPoint gift-giving game](https://www.lauramfoley.com/oh-you-shouldnt-hav/) - I've created another PowerPoint game for you to play remotely or in person. And I'm giving it to you for FREE. "Oh, You Shouldn't Have!" is a game where speakers compete to see who can most enthusiastically show gratitude for what will often be a useless, extravagent, or very strange gift! To play, the game
- [Two filler words that damage your credibility](https://www.lauramfoley.com/two-filler-words/) - Two simple words can undermine your messages and set people up to think less of what you're saying. Yet people use these filler words all the time…
- [Are you an Erudite, an Evangelist, or an Enthusiast?](https://www.lauramfoley.com/erudite-evangelist-enthusiast/) - When we present, we can take on the persona of an Erudite, an Evangelist, and an Enthusiast. Guess which presentation persona is the most persuasive?
- [3 Ways to Succeed at Remote Networking](https://www.lauramfoley.com/ways-to-succeed-at-remote-networking/) - How you network can mean the difference between developing strong relationships and being forgotten. Here are 3 ways to succeed at remote networking.
- [Top 3 ways to help people remember what you told them](https://www.lauramfoley.com/help-people-remember/) - People forget what they've learned unless they consciously review it. Here are 3 ways to help people remember what you told them at your presentations
- [5 things not to share at remote meetings](https://www.lauramfoley.com/oversharing/) - We've been meeting remotely for over a year. Why haven't some people learned what not to share on-camera? 5 things not to share at remote meetings
- [To embed or not to embed fonts; that is the question](https://www.lauramfoley.com/embed-font/) - Wouldn't it be great to use a cool, unusual font in your presentation so that it doesn't look like everyone else's? The answer to this question is...it depends. A question about fonts This morning, I received an email from a graphic designer buddy of mine: Hey quick question. I'm doing a very simple PowerPoint template
- [How to communicate with your clients](https://www.lauramfoley.com/how-to-communicate-with-your-clients/) - If you want to successfully communicate with your clients, you need to choose the communication style that's best for them. Simple, yes. Easy…not so much.
- [Landing pages: A marketer's best friend](https://www.lauramfoley.com/landing-pages/) - What's the the best way to get a client or prospect to do something you want them to? You need to make the action really easy to take. Simple, right? Then why do people make the marketing mistake of driving traffic to their home page over and over again? What's a home page for? So Laura Foley Landing pages: A marketer’s best friend Cheating Death by PowerPoint, Communication, Laura M. Foley Design, Laura Foley, Laura M. Foley
- [How to make amazingly useful PPT handouts](https://www.lauramfoley.com/useful-handouts/) - PowerPoint handouts help people to remember a presentation. But too often, presenters distribute handouts that are totally useless. Here's how not to do that. You might have seen handouts that look like this: How useless is this handout? If the presenter is lazy and exports every slide, even the ones that don't contain helpful information
- [Free Holiday Conversation Starters Game](https://www.lauramfoley.com/free-holiday-game/) - Want to liven up your next remote meeting? Download this free holiday conversation starters game!
- [Four icebreakers for remote meetings](https://www.lauramfoley.com/icebreakers/) - Icebreaker activities are a fun way to get to know your colleagues and set a friendly tone for meetings. They work just as well online as in person!
- [Bring that DJ energy to your presentations!](https://www.lauramfoley.com/bring-that-dj-energy-to-your-presentations/) - Presenting to an unseen audience? Then learn to act like a radio personality!
- [Tech check? Yes, please!](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tech-check/) - When you're presenting on someone else's platform, a pre-speech tech check can mean the difference between a great presentation and choking live, onstage.
- [Presenting to persuade? Talk about the Ideal Future.](https://www.lauramfoley.com/ideal-future/) - Don't put lots of data, charts, and bullet points on your slides to make your point. Talk about the Ideal Future instead.
- [How to present with more energy!](https://www.lauramfoley.com/energetic-presenting/) - It's easy to present sitting in front of your computer. But what's easy for you isn't always what's best for your audience. Time to leave your comfort zone!
- [The Virtual 2020 Presentation Summit Was Amazing!](https://www.lauramfoley.com/the-virtual-2020-presentation-summit-was-amazing/) - The 2020 Presentation Summit was a few weeks ago, but you have until next year to register and view all of the sesssions!
- [Do you use big words to sound smart? Knock it off!](https://www.lauramfoley.com/do-you-use-big-words-to-sound-smart-knock-it-off/) - It can be really tempting to drop big words into your presentations. But if your audience doesn't know them, well, they don't like to feel stupid.
- [Keeping that human touch as a remote presenter](https://www.lauramfoley.com/keeping-that-human-touch-as-a-remote-presenter/) - For your remote presentations to be effective, you need to work a little harder to engage with your audience.
- [Cheat Death by PowerPoint with a free game](https://www.lauramfoley.com/free-game/) - Liven up your next in-person or remote presentation with a game that encourages fun conversations with your audience!
- [Tips for hosting online meetings](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tips-for-hosting-online-meetings/) - Here are a few simple steps you can take to help ensure your next remote meeting goes smoothly.
- [How to fake PowerPoint's Morph transition](https://www.lauramfoley.com/morph-transition/) - The new Morph transition for PowerPoint is only available on the latest version of PowerPoint for Office 365 subscribers. Here's a hack to re-create the effect for legacy versions of PowerPoint.
- [Dealing with the BIGGEST remote presenting problem](https://www.lauramfoley.com/dealing-with-the-biggest-remote-presenting-problem/) - Turns out there are lots of ways a remote presentation can get messed up. I just experienced a doozy! Yesterday, I was presenting to 200 people when…
- [5 mistakes to avoid during online meetings](https://www.lauramfoley.com/5-mistakes-to-avoid-during-online-meetings/) - Here are five mistakes I've seen (and made) during online meetings. Some seem like obvious no-nos, but others, not so much...
- [Huge confidence monitor blocks presenter](https://www.lauramfoley.com/overconfidence-monitor/) - Is there such a thing as an "overconfidence monitor"? I think I found one in the wild at a training session I attended in early February…
- [Breaking away from the Engineer's Sine Wave](https://www.lauramfoley.com/sine-wave/) - Today, I was told that I was speaking to the room using the Engineer's Sine Wave. It came as a shock, and here's why.
- [A little audience research goes a long way](https://www.lauramfoley.com/audience-research/) - How do you convince a historically conservative town to embrace the legalized recreational cannabis industry? Not like last night's presenter...
- [Weird room setup kills Presenter View](https://www.lauramfoley.com/weird-setup/) - During a presentation, the Presenter View can be a real help! But only if you can see it...
- [Fascinating impeachment wordplay](https://www.lauramfoley.com/impeachment-wordplay/) - Perhaps more interesting than the impeachment process itself is the way each side uses their choice of words to paint a negative picture of the other.
- [Think your presentation's awesome? Get some feedback.](https://www.lauramfoley.com/get-feedback/) - I didn't think I could improve on a presentation I'd already given four times. Turns out I was wrong...
- [Bad at public speaking? Not a problem!](https://www.lauramfoley.com/bad-speaker/) - Elon Musk just contradicted everything I've ever learned about public speaking. But guess what? He gave a great presentation!
- [What upspeak says about you?](https://www.lauramfoley.com/upspeak/) - I attended a women-only technical conference? In the spring? One of the presenters used upspeak? And it was extremely distracting?
- [Who's the real star of your presentation?](https://www.lauramfoley.com/real-star/) - Giving a presentation in front of an audience, especially a large one, can be a real rush! But is this the time to dwell on yourself and your achievements?
- [Clickers are slicker](https://www.lauramfoley.com/clickers-are-slicker/) - If you rely on tapping the down arrow on a keyboard to advance your slides, you may not be effectively connecting with your audience.
- [Creating a cool animated title slide](https://www.lauramfoley.com/animated-title-slide/) - Don't overlook a valuable opportunity to connect with your audience: the title slides of your presentations.
- [How to create looping animations in PowerPoint](https://www.lauramfoley.com/looping-ppt-animation/) - Frustrated by PowerPoint's lack of ability to create a looping animation? The solution, it turns out, is ingenious and simple!
- [It's the audience, stupid!](https://www.lauramfoley.com/the-audience-stupid/) - Presentations should focus on the audience, their needs, and what they want. Especially when given at 10:00 pm.
- [How to quiet an audience so you can start talking](https://www.lauramfoley.com/silence/) - What if your audience keeps talking and don't notice you're about to begin your speech? Here are three ways you can get people to stop yapping.
- [How inclusive are your presentations?](https://www.lauramfoley.com/inclusion/) - Nobody likes feeling excluded from a group. Could you be alienating your audience without even knowing it?
- [How to attribute photographs in PowerPoint](https://www.lauramfoley.com/photo-attribution/) - Now that Microsoft has stopped giving us free images to use, it's up to us to correctly attribute the images we find using Bing search. Here's how it's done.
- [Where can I find free pictures for PowerPoint?](https://www.lauramfoley.com/free-pictures/) - Visit these websites for copyright-free and free images for your PowerPoint.
- [The top 3 presentation tips for researchers and scientists](https://www.lauramfoley.com/3-stem-preso-tips/) - A Master's degree candidate in a STEM field wants to know how he can make "better, more impactful presentations." Here are three ways he (and you) can do it.
- [Features vs. Benefits: What's the difference and why should you care?](https://www.lauramfoley.com/features-vs-benefits/) - Many presentations contain lots and lots of features. It isn't until you get to the benefits, though, that audiences sit up and take notice!
- [What language are you speaking?](https://www.lauramfoley.com/what-language-are-you-speaking/) - Assuming that everyone you talk to can understand what you're saying is a mistake. Are you making an attempt to be understood, or are you…
- [I give you the gift of time: A homemade meal that's on the table in about 30 minutes](https://www.lauramfoley.com/fast-dinner/) - I want to spend more time with my family during the holidays and less time preparing elaborate meals. It that sounds like you, then read...
- [Why is connecting with your audience so important?](https://www.lauramfoley.com/audience-connection/) - I attended two presentations, one at a high school and one at a college. Interestingly, they shared a common theme: speakers who didn't try to connect with the audience.
- [Want your audience to love you? Give 'em a break.](https://www.lauramfoley.com/breaks/) - During a Boy Scout trek, I learned a valuable lesson about scheduling breaks. Spoiler alert: removing scheduled breaks can be a big problem.
- [Punch Up Your PowerPoint Proficiency](https://www.lauramfoley.com/ppt-podcast/) - Hating PowerPoint is like hating a hammer. Until you learn how to use any tool, it will be unfamiliar and you won't get good results. Listen as I...
- [ToolsToo an inexpensive, extremely useful PPT add-in](https://www.lauramfoley.com/toolstoo-review/) - PowerPoint has a lot of functionality, but sometimes you need a tool that isn't there. That's when add-ins come into play. An add-in is a program that runs in PowerPoint. Often, an add-in will provide a completely new service, such as a photo library or a multiple-choice quiz. The add-in I want to tell you
- [New business relationship DOA](https://www.lauramfoley.com/relationship-doa/) - Launching a new business on the side? Then don't refer people to your "real job." This actually happened...
- [PowerPoint presentations for trade show booths](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tradeshow-ppt/) - PowerPoint is a wonderful tool for creating exciting, eye-catching looping presentations that can attract people to your trade show booth. It's better than a pile of brochures any day!
- [What's your Presentation Plan B?](https://www.lauramfoley.com/plan-b/) - How presenters react to technical glitches is what separates the pros from the noobs. Have a Plan B for when things go south.
- [Lawyer vs. Lawyer: A study in public speaking](https://www.lauramfoley.com/lawyer-v-lawyer/) - A lawyer has to be a very good public speaker. No matter his experience or preparation, it all comes down to a successful presentation.
- [How to create a fun PowerPoint game](https://www.lauramfoley.com/ppt-game/) - PowerPoint is often viewed as an instrument of destruction. But what if it could be used to create a fun, interactive game that energizes your audience?
- [A great presentation is more than just pretty slides](https://www.lauramfoley.com/pretty-slides/) - Many people create presentations by designing slides then developing a script to match. This is exactly the wrong approach. Consider...
- [Nobody likes busywork and pointless tasks](https://www.lauramfoley.com/busywork/) - If you're a marketer or public speaker, avoid assigning busywork disguised as something people need to do. When they find out what you did...
- [The best PowerPoint keyboard shortcuts](https://www.lauramfoley.com/best-ppt-shortcuts/) - Using keyboard shortcuts might take some getting used to, but once you get the hang of it you'll wonder how you ever did without them!
- [The National Scout Jamboree is no place for a political rally](https://www.lauramfoley.com/potus-2017-jambo/) - It is a tradition of the Boy Scouts of America to invite the POTUS to speak at the National Jamboree. While most Presidents deliver an inspirational speech, Trump...
- [What size should my slides be, 16:9 or 4:3?](https://www.lauramfoley.com/slide-sizes/) - Choosing a slide format used to be easy when there was only one choice. Now there's 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios. What does this mean and which is right for you?
- [PowerPoint templates and Office themes explained](https://www.lauramfoley.com/template-theme/) - To make it easy for people to consistently create great looking slides, PowerPoint templates and Office themes are the best! Here’s what they are and…
- [Six ways to make a presentation more boring](https://www.lauramfoley.com/6-ways/) - Get ready to learn six sure-fire ways to undermine your presentations! Your audiences won't thank you!
- [Best. PowerPoint. Ever.](https://www.lauramfoley.com/best-ppt-ever/) - There are those who wield PowerPoint like a blunt object and those who use it like a fine instrument to complement the action. This is a story about the best...
- [Why slide counts don't matter](https://www.lauramfoley.com/slide-counts/) - Speakers are often asked to limit the number of slides they show in order to make their presentations briefer. This approach is totally wrong; here's why.
- [Become a PowerPoint ninja with the Alt key](https://www.lauramfoley.com/alt-key/) - Clicking on commands on-screen is for chumps. Learn how the Alt key can make your PowerPoint work go a whole lot faster!
- [Office Insider: Get the cool PPT toys before everyone else](https://www.lauramfoley.com/office-insider/) - Becoming an Office Insider affords you the opportunity to experience new tools before the general public does. But it's not without risk...
- [Voicemail 101: Three basic rules for success!](https://www.lauramfoley.com/voicemail/) - I recently suffered through a poorly recorded voicemail that left me more confused than intrigued. Here are three things every voicemail must have to...
- [Never assume things about your audience](https://www.lauramfoley.com/never-assume/) - When you're speaking to a group of enthusiasts, it's easy to assume that your audience already knows certain things. That's a mistake.
- [Simplifying PowerPoint collaboration](https://www.lauramfoley.com/collaboration/) - PowerPoint has a built-in tool that simplifies the collaboration process. Unfortunately, it has a major flaw. When you...
- [Scribbles can sometimes make the best PowerPoint illustrations!](https://www.lauramfoley.com/scribbles/) - The trend these days is flat design: slick, 2D icons and artwork that looks very clean. But sometimes you just need a scribble to get your point across...
- [How to eliminate distracting gestures and movements](https://www.lauramfoley.com/record-yourself/) - When you're speaking in front of an audience, actions can speak louder than words, distracting people from your main message. Here's an easy way to...
- [The three worst PowerPoint training mistakes](https://www.lauramfoley.com/three-mistakes/) - There are three mistakes you can make as an instructor that will seriously derail the lesson. Addressing these errors before they happen will...
- [Speed up your work with keyboard shortcuts](https://www.lauramfoley.com/ppt-shortcuts/) - It doesn't take forever to click on the screen in PowerPoint to execute commands. But what if you didn't have to? Here's how you can speed up your...
- [Simplicity is hard!](https://www.lauramfoley.com/simplicity-is-hard/) - Talking for a long time about things that interest you is easy. What if you only have 5 minutes? It turns out that simplicity is hard. Here's how you can...
- [How to break four bad speaker habits](https://www.lauramfoley.com/bad-habits/) - Some speakers exude confidence onstage, while others look like they'd rather be anyplace else. What four bad habits do poor speakers have?
- [Try ditching your title slides!](https://www.lauramfoley.com/no-title-slides/) - Everybody knows you need a title slide for your presentation, right? Well, maybe not so much.
- [I got 99 files & my deck ain't one!](https://www.lauramfoley.com/99-files/) - I saw a presenter who made just about every possible mistake he could've, which made him look foolish in front of hundreds of people. Here's what happened...
- [Making your PowerPoint files smaller](https://www.lauramfoley.com/smaller-files/) - We know that photos can communicate volumes. They can also drastically increase file sizes. Here's how to make photos smaller without losing any quality...
- [How to embed custom fonts into your PPT](https://www.lauramfoley.com/embed-fonts-in-ppt/) - There's nothing inherently wrong with Calibri. But EVERYBODY uses it. So follow these easy steps to embed a custom font into your PowerPoint...
- [Do you show the forest or the trees?](https://www.lauramfoley.com/forest-vs-trees/) - Do you focus on details with your audience? And do you then tie these in with the big picture? If you focus on the trees and ignore the forest, you'll...
- [One of the best PowerPoint add-ins on the market](https://www.lauramfoley.com/power-user/) - The Power-user add-in is without a doubt the best PowerPoint tool I've ever used. Learn about its key features and customization options. Best of all...
- [Top DoD Officials Ban PowerPoint in US Military](https://www.lauramfoley.com/dod-bans-ppt/) - In an unprecedented move, top Department of Defense officials have declared that effective today, PowerPoint cannot be used in any branch of the US Military...
- [How to make presentations less boring](https://www.lauramfoley.com/less-boring/) - We have to present on all kinds of subjects, many of which might seem boring. But the right presentation can make any subject fascinating. If you just...
- [Five ways to avoid presentation glitches](https://www.lauramfoley.com/reduce-glitches/) - How well you prepare ahead of time and how you react to technical glitches can mean the difference between being seen as a seasoned presenter and a noob...
- [Body language: Why it's important](https://www.lauramfoley.com/body-language/) - If you want people to really respond to your presentations, remember that your body language can be more important than your words. This is because...
- [How not to treat your clients](https://www.lauramfoley.com/insulting-clients/) - If you're too busy to be polite to your clients then they might not be around for you when the work dries up.
- [Making unique personal holiday cards in PowerPoint](https://www.lauramfoley.com/making-cards-in-ppt/) - PowerPoint isn't just for presenting...it's a great layout tool! Guest blogger Peter Zvirinsky shows you how easy it is to create unique cards.
- [The easiest way to animate PowerPoint slides](https://www.lauramfoley.com/easy-ppt-animation/) - If you think slide animation is best left to the experts, think again! This simple method will have you animating like a pro in no time! Here's how to do it...
- [Watch those pop culture references](https://www.lauramfoley.com/pop-culture/) - Have you ever dropped a pop culture reference only to have it land solidly on the floor? Don't let that happen again by following these simple tips...
- [Does free to download mean cost-free?](https://www.lauramfoley.com/free-download/) - Have you ever downloaded a photo for free? It's easy to do, but a free download doesn't necessarily mean a free photo. Avoid future headaches by...
- [How to name your files the RIGHT way](https://www.lauramfoley.com/file-names/) - Do you submit slides for conferences or files for publication? One simple thing will make your files stand out. Names make all the difference...
- [Do your pictures speak the RIGHT thousand words?](https://www.lauramfoley.com/right-1000-words/) - How do you choose pictures for your presentations? If you just settle for what looks good, you could be sending the wrong message. Here's how you can...
- [Exclusive offer, but not for you](https://www.lauramfoley.com/exclusive-offer/) - Have you ever marketed an expensive product or service? Creating a sense of exclusivity can be very effective. But not if...
- [What happens when you assume?](https://www.lauramfoley.com/assume/) - What's better, assuming people knowing what you're talking about or explaining things they might already know? The answer, surprisingly, is...
- [How to fix a boring presentation](https://www.lauramfoley.com/boring/) - Have you ever seen a dull presentation? Data dumps, bullet points, and tables rarely entertain. You can energize a presentation by...
- [How do camp counselors communicate so well?](https://www.lauramfoley.com/camp-counselors/) - How do you connect with kids when their minds are elsewhere? Camp counselors do this all the time. Here are some of their secrets...
- [Smart public speakers show up early](https://www.lauramfoley.com/early-arrival/) - Have you ever gotten to a speaking gig too early? How you spend that extra time separates the pros from the newbies. Here's what you could be doing...
- [Create an awesome Ignite in 6 steps](https://www.lauramfoley.com/ignite/) - What's an Ignite presentation and how do you create one? If you only have five minutes to present, an Ignite is for you! Here's how to put one together...
- [PowerPoint vs. Photoshop: How to crop photos](https://www.lauramfoley.com/how-to-crop-photos/) - You can do all kinds of photo cropping with PowerPoint's crop tool, including getting rid of unwanted stuff and creating cool shapes.
- [Five Ways to Be a Bad Presenter](https://www.lauramfoley.com/bad-presenter/) - You can be the smartest guy in the room, but if you lack presentation skills then you won't influence anybody. Don't make these mistakes when you're presenting.
- [How to improve your newsletters](https://www.lauramfoley.com/improve-newsletter/) - Does your newsletter read like it was composed by the NewsOMatic 3000? Or does it seem that an actual human being wrote it? Write like yourself, it works!
- [5 ways to amp up your presentations](https://www.lauramfoley.com/amp-up/) - Boring presentations don't do anybody any favors. Here's how to inject some energy into your next speech!
- [The BLUF Statement: Your secret PowerPoint weapon](https://www.lauramfoley.com/bluf-statement/) - BLUF Statements help you to immediately communicate the purpose and desired outcomes of your presentations. Here's how they work.
- [Hate PowerPoint? Ditch the slides.](https://www.lauramfoley.com/i-hate-ppt/) - Today I persuaded a client not to hire me. And it didn't bother me one bit, because I knew I was helping him more than if I'd worked with him.
- [When somebody plagiarizes your slides](https://www.lauramfoley.com/ppt-plagiarism/) - Say, those slides look familiar. A little too familiar! What can you do when somebody passes off your work as his own?
- [How long do you have to present? It makes all the difference in the world.](https://www.lauramfoley.com/presentation-length/) - Knowing how much stage time you have tells you how to structure your presentation. Here's how one person forgot that and made herself look totally unprepared.
- [Getting People to Open Your Mail](https://www.lauramfoley.com/getting-people-to-open-your-mail/) - Want to stand out in a crowded marketplace? Handwritten snail mail is the way to go!
- [You don't need to number your PowerPoint slides. Discuss.](https://www.lauramfoley.com/slide-numbering-in-powerpoint-is-stupid-discuss/) - Are you numbering your slides? Here are three important reasons why you should immediately stop.
- [Making the best of a bad room setup](https://www.lauramfoley.com/bad-room/) - Some room setups are pretty bad for presenters. Here's what you do to make the best of a bad situation.
- [Nationwide's scare tactics shameful and pointless](https://www.lauramfoley.com/nationwide-superbowl-ad/) - Marketing scare tactics are nothing new and can often be quite effective. Other times, they backfire horribly, as in Nationwide's Super Bowl 2015 ad.
- [Microsoft Office dumps clip art, promotes Bing](https://www.lauramfoley.com/ms-photo-policy/) - It used to be that you could access a vast library of free photos, clipart, and audio files from Office.com. That all stopped in December 2014. Now what?
- [Should my logo be on each PowerPoint slide? No.](https://www.lauramfoley.com/should-i-put-my-logo-on-each-slide/) - Putting your logo on each slide takes up valuable real estate and isn't really necessary. Find out how to make more effective use of your slides!
- [How many slides should my presentation have?](https://www.lauramfoley.com/how-many-slides/) - People often put restrictions on the number of slides in a deck, thinking that fewer slides means shorter presentations. But that's not how it works.
- [Don't read your PowerPoint slides!](https://www.lauramfoley.com/dont-read-slides/) - Want to look unprepared, waste people's time, and earn the resentment of your audience? Read your slides to them.
- [PowerPoint on an iPad? Pretty cool idea!](https://www.lauramfoley.com/ppt-on-ipad/) - For a free app, Microsoft's newly-upgraded PowerPoint app for iPad and iPhone offers a ton of functionality.
- [Marketing 101: Promotions work best when they're promoted](https://www.lauramfoley.com/promote-your-promotions/) - I recently encountered a clever promotion, a photo-tagging game during a sporting event. Too bad I wasn't cool enough to join the fun. Here's what happened.
- [Marketing 101: Fish where the fish are](https://www.lauramfoley.com/fish-where-the-fish-are/) - Why would an advertiser waste money attracting the attention of people who are not in the market for their services? A lesson from the Harrisburg Int'l Airport
- [How to make a terrible first impression](https://www.lauramfoley.com/terrible-1st-impression/) - First impressions are lasting, and you don't get a do-over if you make a bad one. Here are some things to avoid doing when presenting.
- [How do you deal with a bad co-presenter?](https://www.lauramfoley.com/bad-co-presenter/) - When you are co-presenting with another person, coordination is key. Otherwise the other guy might get the spotlight while you get the hook.
- [How to give a lousy presentation: confidence vs. doubt](https://www.lauramfoley.com/confidence-vs-doubt/) - A confident speaker calms his audience with his seemingly effortless expertise. A nervous speaker fills the audience with uncertainty. Which type are you?
- [I hate working in PowerPoint. Here's a PDF instead.](https://www.lauramfoley.com/i-hate-working-in-powerpoint-heres-a-pdf-instead/) - Lots of graphic designers hate working in PowerPoint and might want to give you a PDF instead. But what's good for the designer isn't necessarily good for you.
- [How much text on a slide is too much?](https://www.lauramfoley.com/how-much-text-on-a-slide-is-too-much/) - Some people believe including every last scrap of data on their slides will effectively educate their audience. News flash: it doesn't work.
- [Why do engineers make such bad slides?](https://www.lauramfoley.com/why-do-engineers-make-such-bad-slides/) - Sometimes, the smartest people can create the least informative PowerPoint presentations. Why? Because they have an Engineering Mindset.
- [Why copying other people's jokes is lame](https://www.lauramfoley.com/dont-steal-jokes/) - People love to laugh, but rehashing other people's ideas in an attempt to make them your own can backfire in a big way.
- [The top 3 reasons to stop numbering your slides](https://www.lauramfoley.com/the-top-3-reasons-to-stop-numbering-your-slides/) - Should you put numbers on your slides? It's a question that comes up again and again. But you're in luck because I have the definitive answer for you: "No."
- [Don't be that guy whose cell phone rings during a meeting](https://www.lauramfoley.com/dont-be-that-guy/) - Every mistake is a learning opportunity. Or, if you make the mistake while you're teaching people how to be good presenters, a teachable moment.
- [How do I know if I need a PowerPoint?](https://www.lauramfoley.com/do-i-need-ppt/) - As a presenter, you either want to sell something, teach something, or persuade people to do something. Will a PowerPoint help you to reach that goal?
- [How to fix the empty seat problem at your next presentation](https://www.lauramfoley.com/how-to-fix-the-empty-seat-problem-at-your-next-presentation/) - If you're speaking to a less-than-packed house you have 3 options: ignore it, throw a hissy fit, or do something about it. Find out one presenter's solution.
- [The only four PowerPoint keyboard shortcuts that matter](https://www.lauramfoley.com/the-only-four-powerpoint-keyboard-shortcuts-that-matter/) - Once you learn these four keyboard shortcuts, you'll wonder what you ever did without them!
- [Storytelling in PowerPoint](https://www.lauramfoley.com/storytelling-in-powerpoint/) - Stories are powerful and memorable, which is why they endure and why you should include them in your presentations.
- [How to avoid four common presenter problems](https://www.lauramfoley.com/how-to-avoid-four-common-presenter-problems/) - Don't let technical glitches ruin your presentation! By anticipating and preparing for these common presenter problems, rough waters become smooth sailing!
- [The best way to make a PowerPoint? You have 5 jobs.](https://www.lauramfoley.com/the-best-way-to-make-a-powerpoint-you-have-5-jobs-3/) - If you want to design an effective presentation, you actually have five jobs as a presenter: writer, editor, graphic designer, teacher, and audience member.
- [Persuading with PowerPoint: Features vs. benefits](https://www.lauramfoley.com/persuading-with-powerpoint-features-vs-benefits/) - Learning the difference between features and benefits will help you to create presentations that audiences will really respond to.
- [Why simple PowerPoint presentations are best](https://www.lauramfoley.com/simple-powerpoint/) - Some presenters believe that slides that contain lots of information help their audience to understand their message. Nothing could be further from the truth.
- [How can we learn from Michael Bay's CES blunder?](https://www.lauramfoley.com/michael-bay-ces/) - Director Michael Bay got tongue-tied presenting at the CES and walked offstage. What can we learn from his gaffe to prevent something similar happening to us?
- [PowerPoint tables: How to simplify your presentations](https://www.lauramfoley.com/powerpoint-tables-how-to-simplify-your-presentations/) - If you include complicated tables in your presentations, your audiences are too busy analyzing them to pay attention to you. Here's how to fix the problem.
- [You Can't Taste PowerPoint](https://www.lauramfoley.com/you-cant-taste-powerpoint/) - Rather than relying on slides to tell your story, consider using visual aids, props, and, if appropriate, taste tests!
- [How to conduct live online polls during a presentation](https://www.lauramfoley.com/how-to-conduct-live-online-polls-during-a-presentation/) - Do you engage your audience while you're presenting by asking for a show of hands? If so, good for you! But there is a more high-tech polling solution.
- [Who are the best PowerPoint designers and trainers?](https://www.lauramfoley.com/who-are-the-best-powerpoint-designers-and-trainers/) - Choosing the PowerPoint designer or trainer that's right for you can be confusing. Here are three service providers and what you should look for.
- [What's the best kind of PowerPoint handout?](https://www.lauramfoley.com/whats-the-best-kind-of-powerpoint-handout-2/) - PowerPoint makes it easy to create handouts, but the default style is one of the worst things you can give your audience. Here's a better idea.
- [5 top PowerPoint New Year's resolutions for 2014](https://www.lauramfoley.com/5-top-powerpoint-new-years-resolutions-for-2014/) - If you've resolved to be a better presenter in 2014, you should read this list of the top 5 PowerPoint annoyances to avoid.
- [How be a better presenter by manipulating data](https://www.lauramfoley.com/how-be-a-better-presenter-by-manipulating-data/) - It's easy to present data in a table or as a bullet-pointed list, but it's usually not the best approach. Here's how to present data in a compelling way.
- [Why is a picture worth 1,000 words? The picture superiority effect.](https://www.lauramfoley.com/why-is-a-picture-worth-1000-words-the-picture-superiority-effect/) - We've all heard that a picture's worth 1,000 words. Well, it's called the picture superiority effect which you can employ when designing presentations.
- [Becoming a better presenter with Toastmasters](https://www.lauramfoley.com/becoming-a-better-presenter-with-toastmasters/) - You can become a better speaker, presenter, and communicator through Toastmasters. Even experienced speakers can benefit!
- [Presenting at trade shows: problems and solutions](https://www.lauramfoley.com/trade-show-presenting-problems-and-solutions/) - Common trade show presentation problems—like having an audience that's too small for the room, advancing slides, and poor acoustics—are addressed and solved.
- [How do I learn PowerPoint?](https://www.lauramfoley.com/how-do-i-learn-powerpoint/) - How can you quickly learn how to use PowerPoint? Here are a couple of ways to get started.
- [How to make portraits look great in PowerPoint](https://www.lauramfoley.com/how-to-make-portraits-look-great-in-powerpoint/) - To look their best, portraits (also known as "head shots") should all be about the same size in a layout. Here's how to do it in PowerPoint.
- [Learn PowerPoint design by copying great billboards](https://www.lauramfoley.com/learn-powerpoint-design-by-copying-great-billboards/) - Like a PowerPoint slide, billboards must be immediately understandable by an audience that's experiencing numerous distractions.
- [The secrets of awesome PowerPoint handouts](https://www.lauramfoley.com/the-secrets-of-awesome-powerpoint-handouts-2/) - PowerPoint handouts help people to remember a presentation. But too often, presenters distribute handouts that are totally useless. Here's how to change that.
- [How do you reward loyal customers? Not like this, I hope.](https://www.lauramfoley.com/how-do-you-reward-loyal-customers-not-like-this-i-hope/) - Many restaurants reward patrons with special discounts or other perks on their birthdays. Some raise your hopes then don't deliver. How do you generate loyalty?
- [A sales presentation all about yourself misses the point](https://www.lauramfoley.com/a-sales-powerpoint-presentation-all-about-yourself-misses-the-point/) - How much time do you spend talking about yourself or your company during a sales presentation? Shouldn't you be addressing customer needs instead?
- [How to show YouTube videos in PowerPoint](https://www.lauramfoley.com/how-to-show-youtube-videos-in-powerpoint/) - Using video is a great way to add content and variety to a PowerPoint presentation. Here's how to do it.
- [Some people will always cause Death by PowerPoint. Let them.](https://www.lauramfoley.com/some-people-will-always-cause-death-by-powerpoint-let-them/) - How can we convince the majority of presenters who are not effectively using PowerPoint to stop using it? We don't because they make us look great.
- [Call me maybe: It’s bad marketing to make people work](https://www.lauramfoley.com/call-me-maybe-its-bad-marketing-to-make-people-work/) - I went through 15 steps to find out how much something cost before I gave up. Is your email marketing making people work this hard?
- [Where can I get free photos for PowerPoint?](https://www.lauramfoley.com/where-can-i-get-free-photos-for-powerpoint/) - Why pay for images for your PowerPoint presentations when there are plenty of free photos you can legally download? Creative Commons makes it possible.
- [How to make your own clipart in PowerPoint](https://www.lauramfoley.com/how-to-make-your-own-clipart-in-powerpoint/) - It's super-easy to make your own custom clipart to use in PowerPoint presentations, blogs, websites, etc. Here's how to do it.
- [Do you read your PowerPoint slides to the audience? Knock it off!](https://www.lauramfoley.com/do-you-read-your-powerpoint-slides-to-the-audience-knock-it-off/) - According to a recent survey conducted by PowerPoint designer Dave Paradi, the number-one PowerPoint annoyance is when presenters read their slides to the audience. In fact, "reading from the slides" has been one of the top five most annoying PowerPoint habits since he started conducting this survey in 2003! So why do people continue to
- [How to be a crappy presenter](https://www.lauramfoley.com/how-to-be-a-crappy-presenter/) - Some presenters are so terrible it seems like they follow a checklist to make sure they always make the same mistakes. Here's that checklist.
- [Great PowerPoint presentations start with the words](https://www.lauramfoley.com/start-with-the-words/) - If you're designing a presentation then writing a script, you're doing it wrong. Start with the words and the rest will follow.
- [Good PowerPoint Design: Typography and avoiding orphans](https://www.lauramfoley.com/good-powerpoint-design-typography-and-avoiding-orphans/) - Although the effect can be subtle, eliminating typographic orphans from your PowerPoint slides will make them look much better.
- [The best PowerPoint trick you don't know about](https://www.lauramfoley.com/the-best-powerpoint-trick-you-dont-know-about/) - It's very easy to create scalable images with text in PowerPoint. Here's how to do it and why it's cool.
- [PowerPoint Cheat Sheet: 5 Essential production tricks](https://www.lauramfoley.com/powerpoint-cheat-sheet-5-essential-production-tricks/) - Here are five production techniques that you will turn to time and time again when creating PowerPoint shows.
- [Sales vs. Marketing: A tale of two PowerPoints](https://www.lauramfoley.com/sales-vs-marketing-a-tale-of-two-powerpoints/) - Why are marketing and sales creating two different types of PowerPoint presentations? Don't both departments want the same thing: a successful company?
- [How to create an effective title slide in PowerPoint](https://www.lauramfoley.com/effective_title_slide_in_powerpoint/) - Do your title slides tell your audience the reason you're speaking? Are they setting the mood for your presentation? They should.
- [How do you tell a story in PowerPoint?](https://www.lauramfoley.com/how-do-you-tell-a-story-in-powerpoint/) - If you tell a good story in PowerPoint then people will remember your presentation better than if they get just the facts.
- [PowerPoint vs. Photoshop: Making pictures better by flipping them](https://www.lauramfoley.com/powerpoint-vs-photoshop-making-pictures-better-by-flipping-them/) - If an image is facing the wrong way, it's easy to flip it in PowerPoint.
- [How to customize PowerPoint themes: The down-and-dirty method](https://www.lauramfoley.com/how-to-customize-powerpoint-themes-the-down-and-dirty-method/) - You're in a bind and you don't have the time or budget to get a professionally designed PowerPoint theme for your deck. Here's how to quickly customize a theme.
- [Why does PowerPoint suck?](https://www.lauramfoley.com/why-does-powerpoint-suck/) - Everybody hates PowerPoint, right? The ugly slides, the bullet points, the ridiculous animation...they all suck! Or maybe you're just not using it properly.
- [Why PowerPoint colors are important](https://www.lauramfoley.com/why-powerpoint-colors-are-important/) - Why should you care about color in PowerPoint? Because the wrong colors can make slides hard to read, distracting, or remind your audience of your competitors!
- [How to set default fonts in PowerPoint and why it's important](https://www.lauramfoley.com/how-to-set-default-fonts-in-powerpoint-and-why-its-important/) - Part of a company's brand identity is the typeface it uses. So why do people ruin perfectly good brands by using nonstandard typefaces in PowerPoint?
- [Where can I find music?](https://www.lauramfoley.com/where-can-i-find-music/) - Sometimes music can really help in a PowerPoint presentation. But where do you find it and how much does it cost?
- [The Ken Burns Effect in PowerPoint](https://www.lauramfoley.com/the-ken-burns-effect-in-powerpoint/) - Videos are great at getting your point across. But how can you create movement from still images in PowerPoint? Easy...the Ken Burns effect!
- [Slideshark: Cloud-based PPT tool for the iPad](https://www.lauramfoley.com/slideshark-cloud-based-ppt-tool-for-the-ipad/) - With the current popularity of tablet computers in general and the iPad in particular, it makes sense that eventually it would be possible to show a PowerPoint presentation using one. Our pals at Brainshark makes this possible with Slideshark. Once you've downloaded the Slideshark app, you can sign up for a free Slideshark account, which
- [How to magically destroy your marketing efforts](https://www.lauramfoley.com/how-to-magically-destroy-your-marketing-efforts/) - Marketing is all about leading your customers and prospects down a clear path that leads to their purchasing your product or engaging your services. There is little room for ambiguity in marketing since you have people's attention for such a brief moment in time. Your marketing messages—PowerPoint presentations, websites, social media, or any other marketing
- [What the Spartan Sprint taught me about presenting](https://www.lauramfoley.com/what-the-spartan-sprint-taught-me-about-presenting/) - The Spartan Sprint can teach us a lot about thinking on one's feet, the importance of teamwork, practice, and always having a Plan B.
- [How to royally screw up a PowerPoint presentation](https://www.lauramfoley.com/how-to-royally-screw-up-a-powerpoint-presentation/) - Well-designed presentations given by prepared speakers can influence an audience. But even the best-looking presentation will fail if the presenter is bad.
- [Do you need header and footer blocks on PowerPoint slides? No.](https://www.lauramfoley.com/do-you-need-header-and-footer-blocks-on-powerpoint-slides-no/) - Headers and footers are commonly used on slides, taking up valuable real estate. By eliminating them you get more room for your main images.
- [What is a PowerPoint presentation?](https://www.lauramfoley.com/what-is-a-powerpoint-presentation-3/) - Is a PowerPoint presentation just the slides or is there something more to it than that?
- [How to steal from Steve Jobs and make millions of dollars](https://www.lauramfoley.com/how-to-steal-from-steve-jobs-and-make-millions-of-dollars/) - "Good artists copy, great artists steal." This Pablo Picasso quote, borrowed by Steve Jobs to explain his philosophy in running Apple, are words to live by.
- [How to make a PowerPoint presentation mobile](https://www.lauramfoley.com/how-to-make-a-powerpoint-presentation-mobile/) - Nowadays, we're no longer restricted to delivering presentations in person. With webcasts, on-demand viewing, and sites where you can upload decks and video, your message can be seen by a vast audience without your having to be there. Here are some tips on how you can make the most of mobile presentations. Send your decks
- [Free screen sharing for presenters (and everybody else, too!)](https://www.lauramfoley.com/free-screen-sharing-for-presenters-and-everybody-else-too/) - How many times have you tried to explain something visual to somebody over the phone? It can be incredibly frustrating. Screen sharing is a great way to get your visual points across to people on the phone. Screen sharing is allowing people to log in to see areas of your computer screen that you give
- [Easily convert PDF to PowerPoint](https://www.lauramfoley.com/easily-convert-pdf-to-powerpoint/) - I was on the Twitters today and came across a question from a person who wanted to know if it was easy to convert a PDF file into a PowerPoint. Actually, she wanted to know if it was possible to convert an "Adobe" into a PowerPoint. Don't get me started... Turns out there's a website
- [Good presentations start with good scripts](https://www.lauramfoley.com/good-presos-start-with-good-scripts/) - A gentleman once asked me to provide a quote on redoing a PowerPoint presentation. He provided a link to the presentation, which included a voiceover narration. I had to explain to him that he'd be unhappy with the results if I just did the cosmetic fixes he'd asked for. Sure, the presentation would've looked better,
- [Audiences expect and deserve great PowerPoint design](https://www.lauramfoley.com/great-design-goes-mainstream/) - For the past several years, I have been working with people who share my conviction that the same design principles that are used to create award-winning websites, compelling logos, and stunning point-of-purchase displays can and should be used in PowerPoint presentations. This viewpoint isn't commonly shared; the majority seems to believe that PowerPoint is nothing
- [You are not the focus of your PowerPoint presentation](https://www.lauramfoley.com/egocentric-powerpoints-fail-the-wiifm-test/) - The other day, a friend of mine wanted my advice on pricing the redesign of her client’s pitch deck, the initial presentation shown to a prospect to get hired. When I opened the presentation, my jaw literally dropped because it was an 11-page résumé in 16-point type sandwiched between a title slide and a closing
- [How do you show bad news in PowerPoint?](https://www.lauramfoley.com/how-do-you-show-bad-news-in-powerpoint/) - Sometimes it's necessary to tell your audience something that's not so great. Most presenters really don't want to be the Bad Guy, but it's important that their audiences have all the facts about what's going on, whether it's an underperforming fund, a bad quarter, negative ratings, or flagging sales. If people don't know what's wrong,
- [February Slide Makeover of the Month](https://www.lauramfoley.com/february-slide-makeover-of-the-month/) - With February comes Valentine's Day so I thought I'd draw inspiration from William Shakespeare to address a common problem in slide layout: How do you format a quotation? Before Snore. Apart from the pleasant background color and graphics, this quotation is about as florid as a wet dishrag. This font, Verdana, works well when you're
- [How much does it cost to redesign a PowerPoint deck?](https://www.lauramfoley.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-redesign-a-powerpoint-deck/) - People always ask me "How much is will it cost to redesign my presentation?" Every design job is different so the costs vary from project to project. I'm not trying to hide a trade secret here, it's just the way it is. Only after I've had a conversation with a potential client and reviewed his
- [Six reasons you should pay for PowerPoint design](https://www.lauramfoley.com/why-should-you-pay-for-powerpoint-design-here-are-six-reasons/) - I make a lot of prospecting calls to tell people about my presentation design services and to ask for their business, so I hear many variations on “We don't want any,” such as, “We already have a template,” “We do all of our PowerPoint in house,” and “My admin takes care of that.” Maybe you
- [Are you a PowerPoint Ranger? Be proud!](https://www.lauramfoley.com/are-you-a-powerpoint-ranger-be-proud/) - Poor PowerPoint. This stalwart workhorse has been around for over two decades, supporting business presentations and facilitating communication for millions of people. But are they grateful? No, quite the contrary! You have people all over Twitter complaining about Death by PowerPoint and a snarky business owner who specializes in Cheating Death by PowerPoint (that would
- [March Slide Makeover of the Month](https://www.lauramfoley.com/march-slide-makeover-of-the-month/) - This month's slide comes from Design Dispatch subscriber Bob Carpenter of BidRx. His company wants to become the eBay or the Priceline of the pharmaceutical business. By logging on to BidRx, people will be able to get competitive pricing on their prescription medicine and save a bundle in the process! Before There are some pretty
- [Why you should never send your PowerPoint decks to people who ask for them](https://www.lauramfoley.com/why-you-should-never-send-your-powerpoint-decks-to-people-who-ask-for-them/) - How many times have people asked you to send them your deck, either after or (worse) instead of your presentation? On the surface it seems like an OK idea. It requires minimal effort and we don't want to appear rude by saying no. And it's a common enough request, so why not, right? Don't do
- [January Slide Makeover of the Month](https://www.lauramfoley.com/january-slide-makeover-of-the-month-2/) - This month's slide was adapted from a real presentation I worked on in December. So as not to reveal proprietary information, the data have been changed but the slide layout is essentially the same. Before This slide took me a little while to figure out. I can tell that the four data points are supposed
- [PowerPoint vs. Prezi: Which is better?](https://www.lauramfoley.com/powerpoint-vs-prezi-which-is-better/) - Throughout history, there have been many great rivalries: Red Sox vs. Yankees, Coke vs. Pepsi, Mac vs. PC. In the battle for the hearts and minds of the presentation community, perhaps there is no greater clash than PowerPoint vs. Prezi. Up-and-comer Prezi brings its A-game to the fight. It's nimble and dynamic. You can do
- [Ready, Fire, Aim! The wrong way to design a PowerPoint deck](https://www.lauramfoley.com/ready-fire-aim-the-wrong-way-to-design-a-powerpoint-deck/) - I once got a call from a woman who wanted some PowerPoint advice. She said something along the lines of, "Well, I've finished all the slides, now I need to work on my script." "You fool!" I wanted to shout. "You've done it backwards! Throw it away and start all over again!" Then I pictured
- [Three steps to becoming a Thought Leader](https://www.lauramfoley.com/three-steps-to-becoming-a-thought-leader/) - Thought leadership is a relatively new term that describes being known for one's expertise on a certain topic. A thought leader is seen as a visionary, someone with ideas that can improve the way things are done. Yesterday I officially became a thought leader. Become a PowerPoint Ninja in 2012 is an article on the
- [December Slide Makeover of the Month](https://www.lauramfoley.com/december-slide-makeover-of-the-month/) - This month's slide comes from a real presentation that a colleague of mine sat through. The image and text have been changed to protect the identity of the presenter, but it's essentially the same slide from the deck. Before Wow. This slide has it all: a tiny title, densely packed text, misaligned bullet points, and an
- [Animation in PowerPoint: too cool or too much?](https://www.lauramfoley.com/animation-in-powerpoint-too-cool-or-too-much/) - After presenting my Cheating Death by PowerPoint workshop, I often ask people how they liked the animation. They usually answer "What animation?" Rather than feel discouraged that all that work I put into my deck went unnoticed, I'm overjoyed that the animation was so seamlessly integrated into the presentation that people didn't even know it
- [November Slide Makeover of the Month](https://www.lauramfoley.com/november-slide-makeover-of-the-month-2/) - November's slide comes from a company that specializes in indoor environmental quality. The message of the slide was that they could make some definite improvements on the level of service they were providing to their customers. Before This slide has a lot of information on it; too much to absorb at a glance: Main title
- [October Slide Makeover of the Month](https://www.lauramfoley.com/october-slide-makeover-of-the-month/) - October's slide makeover is from a deck I found on SlideShare. There's a lot to do on this bad boy, so let's get started. Before Ever hear of the "Adkins" Diet? Neither had I. The person who created this slide misspelled "Atkins" four times! If your audience is focusing on your typos and not your
- [What is the number-one PowerPoint annoyance?](https://www.lauramfoley.com/what-is-the-number-one-powerpoint-annoyance/) - If you think that a core dump and recitation of your entire store of knowledge on a particular subject makes for a captivating PowerPoint presentation, think again. According to a survey conducted by renowned PowerPoint expert Dave Paradi, a whopping 73.8% of the 603 respondents chose "The speaker read the slides to us" as the
- [Yeah, your kid's cute. Now what?](https://www.lauramfoley.com/my-kids-are-adorable-but-why-should-you-care/) - Earlier this month I attended a seminar where I was exposed to many presenters and their various presentation styles. One presenter barely referred to his PowerPoint slides at all, instead relying on his dynamic personality and evangelical delivery style to get his message across. Most were seasoned presenters whose slides really supported their messages. Others,
- [Clever image a real distraction during Webinar](https://www.lauramfoley.com/clever-image-a-real-distraction-during-webinar/) - Take a look at this image. It's part of a series run in WIRED magazine called "Artifacts from the Future." Every month they feature an imagined everyday object from the future that solves some sort of problem we're having today. It's the first thing I look at every time I get that magazine in the
- [September Slide Makeover of the Month](https://www.lauramfoley.com/september-slide-makeover-of-the-month-2/) - This month's slide makeover is from a deck I redesigned for Ellen Wingard of Ellen Wingard and Associates. She was leading a daylong workshop at the Harvard Business School and her presentation combined her own approach to management training with that of Linda Hill, a respected HBS professor. Before Ellen wanted an iconic graphic that
- ["Oh, you didn't know that?"](https://www.lauramfoley.com/oh-you-didnt-know-that/) - How many times have you heard somebody say, "Oh, everybody knows that!" If you happen to belong to the lucky group that "knows that," you may smile and nod sagely. But if you're out of the loop it can make you feel foolish to hear these words. Something happened to me recently that clearly demonstrates
- [August Slide Makeover of the Month](https://www.lauramfoley.com/slide-makeover-of-the-month/) - This month's slide makeover comes courtesy of the US Army. In this pair of slides, they list the main Strategic Issues that are impeding the smooth management of the Army Materiel Command. Before While this information is important, there's too much text. You'd go into this amount of detail in a handout, not a
- [The Principals of Copyright](https://www.lauramfoley.com/the-principals-of-copyright/) - You may have noticed a potential misuse of the word "principal" in the headline of this blog. But it was no accident: the subject of this blog is the new principal of my sons' school. She gave a PowerPoint presentation that violated one of the main principles of the use of copyrighted images: you must
- [Army PowerPoint Rangers Shock, Awe with Comic Sans and Bad Design](https://www.lauramfoley.com/army-powerpoint-rangers-shock-awe-with-comic-sans-and-bad-design/) - I just found out about an unclassified Army PowerPoint presentation that really, really could use a lot of help. In fact, I do believe I'll include it in the Monthly Makeover section of my newsletter! This deck is composed in Comic Sans, the red-headed stepchild of the font world. The fact that this typeface is
- [Free Photo Resources for PowerPoint](https://www.lauramfoley.com/531/) - We all know by now that pictures can often help you to communicate better than words. And that people hate, hate, HATE text-heavy PowerPoint slides. So armed with that knowledge, you set out to transform your boring deck into a beautiful gallery of effective photography. But where do you go for pictures? And what if
- [A Picture's Worth a Thousand Words](https://www.lauramfoley.com/a-pictures-worth-a-thousand-words/) - One of the chief gripes about PowerPoint presentations is "too much text on a slide." Great presenters use PowerPoint slides as a backdrop to their presentations, not the entire script. So they often include photos in their decks to illustrate major points. It's easy to see why. Here's a slide from a presentation that addresses
- [Get Your Facts Straight](https://www.lauramfoley.com/get-your-facts-straight/) - I'll admit it, I was glued to the television for the premiere of Falling Skies, the latest series to tackle life in a post-apocalyptic world. I loved just about everything about it: the premise, the plot, the special effects. But one thing really bothered me, and that was the geographical inaccuracies. It made me think
- [Are you artistic? Then Uncle Sam wants YOU (to work for free)!](https://www.lauramfoley.com/are-you-artistic-then-uncle-sam-wants-you-to-work-for-free/) - On June 1, the US Department of the Interior decided to get its feet wet on this whole social media thing and conduct a logo design contest on CrowdSpring, a Web site that allows clients to post graphic design projects, say how much they will pay for them, and choose from among the designs that
- [Some Cool PowerPoint Tricks](https://www.lauramfoley.com/some-cool-powerpoint-tricks/) - There are some great things you can do with PowerPoint that you might not know about! Here are four of my favorites: Clip Art Library Microsoft Office comes with an extensive library of photographs, illustrations, video, and audio that you can use in your presentations. And it's not all cheesy line drawings — the above
- [Are you presenting for yourself or your audience?](https://www.lauramfoley.com/are-you-presenting-for-yourself-or-your-audience/) - Mary Nell McCorquodale is a management consultant with decades of experience presenting to savvy audiences, from C-level professionals to top brass in the US Military. As a young presenter, she learned very quickly that if you stick to your own agenda without finding out what your audience wants then it will be impossible to get
- [Some Social Media Tips](https://www.lauramfoley.com/some-social-media-tips/) - Social Media. This is the latest in a series of sure-fire marketing tools that every business person Has To Do. Social media's great, because a lot of it doesn't cost a thing or is dirt cheap, so it seems like a wonderful way to market one's business. On the other hand, it can be a
- [Cheating Death by PowerPoint: Graphs as Infographics](https://www.lauramfoley.com/cheating-death-by-powerpoint-graphs-to-infographics/)
- [Cute Kids Not So Cute During a Presentation](https://www.lauramfoley.com/cute-kids-not-so-cute-during-a-presentation/) - #LFMF I recently spoke about Cheating Death by PowerPoint to a group of businesspeople. I came in early, connected my laptop to the projector, opened up the title slide to my presentation, then proceeded to work the room. After chatting with folks for about twenty minutes, I glanced at the projection screen...and saw photographs of
- [Cheating Death by PowerPoint: Animation](https://www.lauramfoley.com/cheating-death-by-powerpoint-animation/)
- [PowerPoint Design Gets Set Back 20 Years](https://www.lauramfoley.com/powerpoint-design-gets-set-back-20-years/) - Last week, the New York Times published an article about creating and editing PowerPoint presentations on mobile devices (such as iPhone, Blackberry, and Android smart phones, and iPads) using an app called Documents to Go. Reading it sent shivers down my spine — not the good kind — because this application sets presentation design back
- [Ugly Templates Make Ugly Presentations](https://www.lauramfoley.com/ugly-templates-make-ugly-presentations/) - A colleague of my husband's recently forwarded me a PowerPoint template that he was required to use for a presentation he was giving at a particular event (let's call it XYZFest). He was lamenting its many flaws and wondering how he would be able to make a decent presentation from such a lousy template. It's
- [PowerPoint for Print? Sometimes!](https://www.lauramfoley.com/powerpoint-for-print-sometimes/) - Last week, I did some work for a client who wanted me to create an image library in PowerPoint. The person I was working with was appalled and would have preferred doing the job using InDesign. While it's true that InDesign would have yielded professional results, this time it wasn't the right tool for the
- [Doesn't Anybody Proofread These Things?](https://www.lauramfoley.com/doesnt-anybody-proofread-these-things/) - I was watching TV the other day, and a commercial for State Farm Insurance came on. It was pretty standard stuff overall, until a shot toward the end where the spokesman is standing in front of a magazine rack. All of the magazines had been mocked up because State Farm didn't want to be seen
- [How do you communicate?](https://www.lauramfoley.com/how-do-you-communicate/) - About a month ago, I submitted a proposal for a fairly small job to a new potential client. A couple of weeks went by, then he emailed me requesting a meeting. Believing that I had outlined my role in the project very specifically in the proposal, I wasn't keen on attending a second, unpaid project
- [Cheating Death by PowerPoint: Analyze and Synthesize](https://www.lauramfoley.com/cheating-death-by-powerpoint-analyze-and-synthesize/) - Are your PowerPoint slides full of text? Well, guess what, your audience is going to have a hard time dealing with that. So don't make them work so hard to understand your message! The more focused you can make your slides and the less text you use on each one, the better your audience will
- [Cheating Death by PowerPoint: Shine a Light](https://www.lauramfoley.com/cheating-death-by-powerpoint-shine-a-light/) - I am a library trustee in my town, and in November we were interviewing people from five architectural firms who submitted proposals to draw up some new plans for the library. One of the firms committed a big presentation no-no that I'd like to share with you: they turned the lights off in the room
- [Oh, Everybody Knows This Already!](https://www.lauramfoley.com/oh-everybody-knows-this-already/) - The woman who sold my husband his car in 2006 keeps in touch regularly, sending letters and occasionally calling. She is doing a great job reminding us that she's still around, waiting to sell us our next vehicle. But even though she constantly updates him on things like trade-in deals, discounted vehicles and the like,
- [MT Hauling's Great Business Card](https://www.lauramfoley.com/mt-haulings-great-business-card/) - Sometimes in this age of electronic communications, 24/7 cable news channels, and instant Twitter and Facebook gratification it's nice to come across an old-school design that works extremely well. Take a look at this beautiful business card: Here's a very basic two-color design used to beautiful effect. The color choices and the woodcut image of
- [Five Email Subject Lines to Avoid](https://www.lauramfoley.com/bad-email-subject-lines/) - As a graphic design and marketing professional, I know it's essential to capture people's attention immediately when I am helping a client to promote a product or service. I need to tell people what my client has to offer and/or present an intriguing idea to get the reader to dig deeper and find out more.
- [Recent Projects: Eloqua Keynote](https://www.lauramfoley.com/recent-projects-eloqua-keynote/) - Every once in a while I get a tremendous referral that really makes my month. This happened in September, when my husband's former boss asked him if I might be available to edit the keynote presentation for the CEO of the company she now works for, Eloqua. Since I just love making PowerPoint do my
- [Recent Projects: 2010 NTS Calendar](https://www.lauramfoley.com/recent-projects/) - This fall, I was fortunate to work once again with Nia Carignan, Marketing Manager for NTS, on their annual calendar project. Unlike a calendar meant for retail sale, which would need to have been printed and ready to go by this summer, the NTS calendar is distributed by sales reps to customers, so it doesn't
- [Tech Doesn't Age Well](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tech-doesnt-age-well/) - Salon advertising is mercurial. What's hip and fresh today is stale and boring tomorrow. Trends change constantly, so salons have to update their style books and signage all the time. Except this salon. These are photos from a salon in Western Massachusetts. From the looks of the phone, I'd say these posters are at least
- [Tricky Flyers](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tricky-flyers/) - The other day I taught a workshop at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). The on-campus parking situation is notoriously bad, with very few visitor spots available and full-up faculty and student lots. I knew this was the case, so I arrived early to give myself time to find a spot. But the situation seemed particularly grim
- [In Case of Emergency, Stop and Read This Door](https://www.lauramfoley.com/in-case-of-emergency-stop-and-read-this-door/) - I like the Hubbardston Police Department a lot. My family is on friendly terms with them (so far!) and I love the way they are involved in the community, volunteering their time to staff events and reaching out to the public. But there is one thing I don't like about the HPD: their front door.
- [Getting People's Attention at Trade Shows](https://www.lauramfoley.com/getting-peoples-attention-at-trade-shows/) - Last week, I attended the New England Business Expo in Worcester, Massachusetts. Now, I've designed a number of trade show booths, but I haven't attended many trade shows so I haven't seen my work in the field before. But I know a good trade show booth from a bad one, so I was curious to
- [Halloween Creativity](https://www.lauramfoley.com/halloween-creativity/) - As a commercial artist, it's sometimes difficult for me to find the time to do art for art's sake. Yet it's vital that I do it so that I can keep my work fresh and remember why I became an artist in the first place. So this year, I decided to make both kids' costumes
- [How do your clients communicate?](https://www.lauramfoley.com/how-do-your-clients-communicate/) - My son is in Cub Scouts, and it had been a while since my last email from the Den Leader. I finally received an email from her telling me that she had sent out an invitation to everyone in the Den about the new Facebook group page she had set up and urging me to

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- [Homepage](https://www.lauramfoley.com/) - I work with STEM professionals who want to create inspiring and impactful presentations that drive business and close sales.
- [About Laura](https://www.lauramfoley.com/about-laura/) - Laura Foley, Cheater of Death by PowerPoint, has been making the world better one slide deck at a time for over 20 years. Here's her back story.
- [Pharma Client](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/portfolio-2/) - This slide redesign was based on an actual slide created by a manufacturer of medical devices. To protect the intellectual property of the client, the subject of the slide has been changed to a medication and no specific companies are mentioned.
- [BidRx](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/portfolio-1/) - Important information should not be hidden in a busy table. Here's how to make that data really stand out.
- [HBS](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/portfolio-3-2/) - The presenter needed a bold graphic to depict a cycle and we delivered.
- [AspenTech](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/portfolio-4-2/) - A static timeline can be pretty dull, especially accompanied by too much descriptive text. Animation makes it more interesting and gets the point across.
- [VC Firm](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/vc-firm/) - Why present the same information twice? yes This slide was adapted from a real presentation I worked on for a Venture Capital firm. So as not to reveal proprietary information, the data have been changed from investment in their portfolio companies to favorite vegetables. This slide took me a little while to figure out. I
- [Tech Company Bio](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/tech-company-bio-slide/) - Nobody will read an entire résumé on-screen yes yes Wow. This slide has it all: a tiny title, densely packed text, misaligned bullet points, and an eensy-weensy little footer with today’s date and slide number. And the first line of text contains the same information as the title. Mr. Smith has given us what amounts
- [Eloqua](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/eloqua/) - The CEO wanted to make a dramatic entrance, so he included a James Bond slide in his deck. I thought it would be much cooler to animate it and set it to music. It was.
- [Procter & Gamble](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/procter-gamble/) - Getting viewers excited with animation yes For an internal webinar for global employees, Procter & Gamble wanted to get people excited about the successes of the first quarter. So rather than show a series of static, boring slides they wanted a cinematic opening sequence.
- [RSA Security](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/rsa-security/) - These facts are supposed to be scary! yes This slide, part of a deck delivered by an IT professional, is typical of the genre, full of bullet points, tiny text, and an irrelevant graphic. Watch how the data are rearranged into more meaningful slides and combined with photos to make a powerful statement.
- [Slide Makeover of the Month: August 2012](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/august-2012-slide-makeover-of-the-month-redtails-deserve-better/) - The Tuskegee Airmen deserve much better than this poor slide design!
- [Slide Makeover of the Month: July 2012](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/july-2012-slide-makeover-of-the-month/) - Pie charts aren't the best choice to display comparative data. In this case, a bar chart does a much better job of communicating.
- [Slide Makeover of the Month: June 2012](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/june-2012-slide-makeover-of-the-month/) - A newsletter subscriber wanted me to redesign an ugly slide, but it turned out that an ugly slide was just what this deck needed.
- [Slide Makeover of the Month: May 2012](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/may-2012-slide-makeover-of-the-month/) - Here's how to format a slide about a delicate subject.
- [Slide Makeover of the Month: September 2012](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/september-2012-slide-makeover-of-the-month/) - This slide is on the right track, it just needs a little push in the right direction
- [Slide Makeover of the Month: October 2012](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/october-2012-slide-makeover-of-the-month/) - I transform a text-heavy slide into a visual feast that highlights the fact that the text of the slide is taken from the headlines.
- [Slide Makeover of the Month: November 2012](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/november-2012-slide-makeover-of-the-month/) - In this month's Slide Makeover, we ditch a table that contains too much unimportant data in favor of a column chart that tells a better story.
- [Slide Makeover of the Month: December 2012](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/december-2012-slide-makeover-of-the-month/) - In this month's Slide Makeover, I take a very disorganized slide with some troublesome animation and create a slide with more visual impact that communicates more clearly.
- [Slide Makeover of the Month: January 2013](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/january-2013-slide-makeover-of-the-month/) - A rainbow can be very pretty, but is it the right way to display the interrelationships among various marketing messages?
- [Slide Makeover of the Month: February 2013](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/february-2013-slide-makeover-of-the-month/) - A deck with well-designed title slides just needs slight tweaking to make it great.
- [Slide Makeover of the Month: March 2013](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/march-2013-slide-makeover-of-the-month/) - This diagram has way too much information, so I'll show you how to make clickable hotspots that reveal descriptions as they're needed.
- [Slide Makeover of the Month: April 2013](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/april-2013-slide-makeover-of-the-month/) - What is a SWOT analysis and how do you create an effective SWOT analysis chart in PowerPoint?
- [Slide Makeover of the Month: May 2013](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/may-2013-slide-makeover-of-the-month/) - It's good to use pictures in your PowerPoint presentations. But make sure you use the right ones, or you'll confuse your audience.
- [Slide Makeover of the Month: June 2013](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/june-2013-slide-makeover-of-the-month/) - A great title slide captures viewers' attention and gives them useful information. I use the client's website to get some design inspiration for the makeover.
- [Slide Makeover of the Month: July 2013](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/slide-makeover-of-the-month-july-2013/) - You might think that bullet points increase understanding, but they really don't. Pictures and a gradual reveal do a much better job.
- [Slide Makeover of the Month: August 2013](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/slide-makeover-of-the-month-august-2013/) - Orientation sessions can sometimes be dull. But your new employees will appreciate and benefit from a well designed presentation.
- [Slide Makeover of the Month: September 2013](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/slide-makeover-of-the-month-september-2013/) - Sometimes a table is the best way to allow people to make comparisons. Good design and animation can make tables even more effective. Here’s how to do it.
- [Slide Makeover of the Month: October 2013](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/slide-makeover-of-the-month-october-2013/) - Tiny pictures rarely look good on slides. Go big and see what a difference it makes!
- [Slide Makeover of the Month: November 2013](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/slide-makeover-of-the-month-november-2013/) - Sometimes random data can create unwanted, distracting patterns in a graph. How it’s dealt with separates the great presenters from the rest.
- [Slide Makeover of the Month: December 2013](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/slide-makeover-of-the-month-december-2013/) - We start with a plain slide advertising a tropical destination, and we end with a stunning movie that makes you want to hop a jet and go!
- [Slide Makeovers](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/slide-makeover-of-the-month/) - Have you ever struggled with a slide that just wasn't working? Send it to me. I'll redesign it and tell you how I changed it and why.
- [Slide Makeover of the Month: January 2014](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/slide-makeover-of-the-month-january-2014/) - Why describe something visual when a picture or live demonstration would do a much better job of communicating?
- [Slide Makeover of the Month: February 2014](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/slide-makeover-feb-2014/) - If your business provides care for beloved family dogs, your sales presentation should be warm, friendly, and inviting, not cold, lifeless, and sterile!
- [Slide Makeover of the Month: March 2014](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/slide-makeover-of-the-month-march-2014/) - A common mistake is to show the wrong type of data in a pie chart. Here’s what to look for and how to fix it.
- [Slide Makeover of the Month: April 2014](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/slide-makeover-of-the-month-april-2014/) - Companies love displaying logos on their slides to show off their clients. But add bullet points to the mix and you’re suddenly faced with TMI.
- [Slide Makeover of the Month: May 2014](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/slide-makeover-of-the-month-may-2014/) - When you want to influence opinions, don't throw a bunch of text on a slide and let people draw their own conclusions. Guide them with clear text and images.
- [Slide Makeover of the Month: June 2014](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/slide-makeover-june-2014/) - If you have so much text to show that you use a "continued" slide, you're showing too much text! Here's a way around the problem.
- [Slide Makeover of the Month: July 2014](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/slide-makeover-july-2014/) - This slide has important information but it's presented as plain text, which makes it seem dull. Watch what happens when we create icons and add bright colors!
- [Slide Makeover of the Month: August 2014](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/slide-makeover-august-2014/) - Even if you're presenting to a high-level audience, there's no need to put tons of detail on your slides!
- [Presentation about radio calls should use, you know, radio calls](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/radio-calls/) - A picture says a thousand words, and adding audio to your presentation speaks volumes. Find out how in this month's makeover!
- [Slide Makeover of the Month: October 2014](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/slide-makeover-oct-2014/) - Sometimes, the best path to action is to shake up the status quo. But if your busy slides make your information hard to find, then nobody will want to change.
- [Slide Makeover of the Month: November 2014](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/slide-makeover-nov-2014/) - Some people think that loading a slide with lots of text and graphics makes things clearer. Actually, it makes things much, much more confusing!
- [Slide Makeover of the Month: December 2014](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/slide-makeover-dec-2014/) - If you want to show a radical data imbalance, sometimes it's better to illustrate the difference than to use a graph. Here's one way to do it.
- [Slide Makeover of the Month: January 2015](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/slide-makeover-jan-2015/) - Limit yourself to one idea per slide, use photos instead of clip art, and include needed information to create memorable and instructive presentations.
- [Slide Makeover of the Month: February 2015](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/slide-makeover-feb-2015/) - Charts are great, eye-catching tools for showing relationships among different data. For this slide, it's a problem.
- [Slide Makeover of the Month: March 2015](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/slide-makeover-march-2015/) - A recruiting presentation should fire people up. So don’t just use text, use amazing pictures! Show them how awesome it would be to join!
- [OSA PowerPoint theme redesign](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/osa-theme/) - PowerPoint themes are supposed to make it easier to create slides. But that's hard to do when you start out with 17 masters in a single presentation!
- [Slide Makeover of the Month: April 2015](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/slide-makeover-april-2015/) - Bullet points are boring, but pictures of raging warehouse fires are intense! See how photos bring this presentation to life.
- [Slide Makeover of the Month: May 2015](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/slide-makeover-may-2015/) - Randomly arranging logos on a slide to show off your organization's clients can look messy. Here's a simple way of making that slide look more professional!
- [Slide Makeover of the Month: June 2015](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/slide-makeover-june-2015/) - Writing about statistics is like singing about flavor...it works, but not very well. People understand statistical data better when they're in graphic form.
- [Slide Makeover of the Month: July 2015](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/slide-makeover-july-2015/) - How can we teach properly if we don't even know how to write correctly? Poor word choices send the wrong message. Here’s how to improve a badly-written slide.
- [Slide Makeover: Illustrating disturbing topics](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/slide-makeover-aug-2015/) - How do you illustrate violent, gruesome, or disturbing topics? You don't want to scare your audience, but you do want a reaction. Here's one way to do it...
- [How to redesign a text-only, bullet point list](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/slide-makeover-feb-2016/) - People put lots of text on their slides to make them more informative. In fact, it's one of the worst design choices you can make because...
- [Rotated text is hard to read](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/rotated-text/) - If you're rotating text to fit into a graphic, you're doing it wrong. Rotated text is hard to read! Learn a better way to...
- [Don't put text on busy pictures](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/text-on-photo/) - Text on a picture can look great but only if you choose an area of the picture that is neutral. Otherwise, you end up with something like this...
- [Tables vs. charts—Which is better?](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/table-vs-chart/) - Do you have important or surprising information you want to convey? Maybe the worst way to do this is using a table. Why? There are several reasons...
- [TMI for one slide...better make it four!](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/tmi-one-slide/) - Doctors are not necessarily the best at expressing themselves through their presentations. Here's how a slide with TMI gets broken out across four slides.
- [SmartArt and Remove Background to the rescue!](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/smartart-removebackground/) - Just because you're saddled with a bad photo doesn't mean you have to live with it. Two simple techniques can transform your picture from...
- [Data visualization drives action!](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/qrsd-data-viz/) - With the right data visualization, you can get audiences to react and take otherwise! Just typing stuff onto your slide doesn't cut it. Here's how to...
- [Finding the right photos for your slides](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/finding-photos/) - You probably know that bullet-pointed lists are boring and are to be avoided at all costs. So how do you find the right photos? It's a simple 3-step process.
- [Designing a better quadrant graphic](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/quadrant-graphics/) - You know those graphics with 4 equal pie slices with words and icons in them? They're a pain in the neck to work with. Here's a better way to make them.
- [Design vs. data visualization](https://www.lauramfoley.com/gallery-2/design-vs-data-viz/) - National Geographic is famous for its stunning photography and beautiful data visualization. But a photo in this month's issue confuses readers by...
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## Portfolio Items

- [Illustration](https://www.lauramfoley.com/portfolio/illustration/) - I usually draw with thin black markers, creating tones with crosshatching. Sometimes I color the work in Photoshop.
- [Motion Graphics and Loops](https://www.lauramfoley.com/portfolio/slide-animations-and-loops/) - Nothing attracts the eye like movement! Here are examples of presentations that employ motion graphics, all done entirely in PowerPoint. Healthcare Conference Software Research Employee Recognition Manufacturing This is an excerpt from a looping PowerPoint presentation for a trade show booth. In addition to the presentation design, I art directed all of the photo shoots
- [Slide Makeovers](https://www.lauramfoley.com/portfolio/slide-makeovers-2/) - Click to go to the Slide Makeover of the Month Client Slide Presentation Makeovers You might have a Frankendeck that's made up of slides from all over the place. Or maybe you're using what you thought was a killer sales presentation until you saw someone else's. No matter what state your presentation's in, we can
- [Sample Presentations](https://www.lauramfoley.com/portfolio/sample-presentations/) - Genetics Conference Presentation created for an MIT Professor of Genetics for a TED-like talk at a conference. Health Class Presentation created for MIT Professor of Biological Engineering Internal Comms Presentation created for a global technology company Sales Presentation Presentation created for a company that provides real-time data analytics for customer behavior in brick-and-mortar retailers
- [Graphic Design](https://www.lauramfoley.com/portfolio/graphic-design/) - Before shifting the focus of my business to presentation design, I was a graphic design generalist, creating B2C marketing collateral for a variety of clients. Logos Calendar For NTS's 50th anniversary, I was asked to develop a vintage-looking calendar. This was the most fun I've ever had designing a calendar! Packaging and Catalog This client
- [Presentation Skills for Brainiacs](https://www.lauramfoley.com/portfolio/presentation-skills-for-brainiacs/)
- [Laying the Foundation for Great Presentations](https://www.lauramfoley.com/portfolio/laying-the-foundation-for-great-presentations/)
- [1-on-1 Presentation Training](https://www.lauramfoley.com/portfolio/1-on-1-presentation-training/)
- [Customized Presentation Training](https://www.lauramfoley.com/portfolio/customized-presentation-training/)
- [Mastering Your Ignite Presentation](https://www.lauramfoley.com/portfolio/mastering-your-ignite-presentation/)
- [Rocking Your Remote Presentations](https://www.lauramfoley.com/portfolio/rocking-your-remote-presentations/)

## SP Testimonials

- [A positive asset to any organization](https://www.lauramfoley.com/testimonial/a-positive-asset-to-any-organization/) - I've worked with Laura in local town affairs and have always been very impressed with her commitment to these activities and her organizational and motivational skills. Most recently, in 2021 Laura joined the Hubbardston Vietnam Veterans Memorial Committee, which I chair. She volunteered her time and offered to head up our public relations and marketing
- [I can wholeheartedly recommend Laura](https://www.lauramfoley.com/testimonial/i-can-wholeheartedly-recommend-laura/) - As past President of Early Risers Toastmasters of Worcester, I worked with Laura Foley and she consistently demonstrated an enthusiastic and creative approach to her role as Vice President of Public Relations. Her work with Early Risers includes social media campaigns, media relations, event creation and management, video promotions, and more. Her familiarity with this
- [Comprehensive skill set](https://www.lauramfoley.com/testimonial/25290/) - Laura’s many years of experience as a professional communicator, coupled with her design acumen and passion for community-focused initiatives, make her an effective marketing specialist. From her role as an active leader in the Boy Scout community to her commitments to local initiatives, Laura knows how to inspire and engage people from diverse backgrounds. Her
- [An amazing asset](https://www.lauramfoley.com/testimonial/an-amazing-asset/) - As a client of Laura’s, I look forward to receiving her monthly email newsletter and often forward it to my co-workers at the Mount. There aren’t many marketing educational materials that I religiously review, but Laura’s newsletter is always informative and educational. I especially enjoy the PowerPoint slide makeovers; I am sure she has saved
- [A formidable master](https://www.lauramfoley.com/testimonial/a-formidable-master/) - I'm often blown away by Laura's attention to detail, organization, and creative agility. It has been an amazing learning experience for me to watch how she has created and handled our Toastmasters club's marketing campaigns and assisted me in promoting our membership drives. For each project we've collaborated with her on, she has created all
- [Freakin' amazing!](https://www.lauramfoley.com/testimonial/freakin-amazing/) - Laura Foley is freakin' amazing. I refer her to all my clients who need PowerPoint work and they love her! I cannot recommend her highly enough.
- [There was a lot of engagement!](https://www.lauramfoley.com/testimonial/there-was-a-lot-of-engagement/) - I’m going to have to encourage other presenters to do a live chat during a prerecorded video, as you did during your conference session. There was a lot of engagement!
- [The best presentation](https://www.lauramfoley.com/testimonial/the-best-presentation/) - This is the best presentation I’ve seen at OSA. Thank you very much for your time and help!
- [A fabulous workshop!](https://www.lauramfoley.com/testimonial/a-fabulous-workshop/) - Laura’s workshop, Presentation Skills for Brainiacs, given at the Women Transforming Technology conference was fabulous! This was one of the first conferences that needed to transition to an on-line format due to COVID-19 restrictions, and Laura knocked it out of the park with her ability to deliver valuable content while keeping the audience very engaged.
- [A yardstick against which to measure other Zoom meetings](https://www.lauramfoley.com/testimonial/a-yardstick-against-which-to-measure-other-zoom-meetings/) - I joined ToastMasters during Covid times, which necessitated meeting by Zoom. I attended a Laura-mediated Toastmasters Holiday party, where the smoothness of her guidance allowed me and others to move in and out of chat rooms, where we focused entirely on meeting and collaborating with each other, confident that the Zoom details would just “happen,”
- [Hire Laura!](https://www.lauramfoley.com/testimonial/hire-laura/) - Laura Foley is a gifted Communication Strategist, writer, and editor. I spent a lot of time writing new marketing assets and offers on my website. I decided to work with Laura to review the work to ensure it was compelling to the buyer and check the grammar. I received a five-page report, and each of
- [Great strategic insight](https://www.lauramfoley.com/testimonial/great-strategic-insight/) - Laura provided great strategic insight into my website communications. She was able to articulate the pain points I solve for my clients and help me see how I could more clearly address them.
- [I'm de-awfulizing my slides](https://www.lauramfoley.com/testimonial/im-de-awfulizing-my-slides/) - I’m in the process of de-awfulizing my training slides based on knowledge I received from a particular person. Of course, I’m talking about you!
- [The BEST at Tech Con!](https://www.lauramfoley.com/testimonial/the-best-at-tech-con/) - Rocking Your Remote Presentations is the BEST and most engaging presentation for Tech Con thus far this year. Amazing job!
- [Cleaner, more memorable slides](https://www.lauramfoley.com/testimonial/cleaner-more-memorable-slides/) - I love your advice and the way you use graphics! It makes for cleaner, more memorable slides.
- [You need Laura on your team](https://www.lauramfoley.com/testimonial/you-need-laura-on-your-team/) - If you're frustrated with your PowerPoint presentations and you’re extremely busy, you need Laura Foley on your team! Within 15 minutes of my first one-on-one PowerPoint training session, I learned 4 or 5 simple PPT techniques that make my presentations HOT! Laura shows you the technique and then you do it! Training with Laura is
- [Appreciate her knowledge](https://www.lauramfoley.com/testimonial/appreciate-her-knowledge/) - Laura has a great understanding of presentation techniques such as the proper use of color, layouts, symmetry, etc. She has contributed guest articles to my Indezine.com site and I appreciate her knowledge of PowerPoint and presenting techniques.
- [Really enjoyed your talk](https://www.lauramfoley.com/testimonial/really-enjoyed-your-talk/) - Laura, thank you again for the time you took to present at our conference; we really appreciated it! Our crew really enjoyed your talk.
- [Extremely helpful and insightful](https://www.lauramfoley.com/testimonial/testim-one/) - I thought your training session was extremely helpful and insightful. I’ve made hundreds of presentations over the course of my career. And while I think I’ve gotten better, I saw many, many areas where improvements clearly need to be made.
- [We loved your session](https://www.lauramfoley.com/testimonial/testim-two/) - Thanks, Laura! We loved you and your Customized Cheating Death by PowerPoint session!
- [We have to Laura Foley our PowerPoints](https://www.lauramfoley.com/testimonial/name-as-adjective/) - Your name has become an adjective—we have to Laura Foley our PowerPoints! Your designs have been inspiring and your instruction resonates as we move forward creating presentations.
- [Great feedback from attendees](https://www.lauramfoley.com/testimonial/great-feedback-from-attendees/) - Thank you so much for presenting to the Girl Scouts at our event. I heard great feedback from attendees—they thought it went really well. I truly appreciate you taking the time to be with us and giving the girls something really valuable that they can take with them throughout their lives!
- [Helping me to get to the next level](https://www.lauramfoley.com/testimonial/i-think-youre-awesome/) - I just wanted to take a minute to say how awesome I think you are! Your videos will definitely help me and my company get to the next level. I love when I come across folks that are rock stars at what they do. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with the PowerPoint-challenged folks of the
- [You convinced me](https://www.lauramfoley.com/testimonial/you-convinced-me/) - I’ll be honest—at the start of the session I was skeptical. But after experiencing the daylong intensive training, I suggested to Laura that she come back and provide similar training to my staff.
- [Terrific webinar!](https://www.lauramfoley.com/testimonial/terrific-webinar/) - I sat in on your webinar and thought it was terrific. Excellent points and examples and your presentation style was just right. Not too slow or too fast, and it was witty!
- [Making a positive difference](https://www.lauramfoley.com/testimonial/making-a-positive-difference/) - I attended your seminar and definitely walked away richer in knowledge. Thanks again for making a positive difference for me.
- [Interesting and memorable](https://www.lauramfoley.com/testimonial/23433/) - Laura Foley clearly has making PowerPoint slides better in her genetic makeup. She is on top of her game and has provided seminars for major events at WPI’s Entrepreneurship Center for several years. Her expertise, confidence, subtle humor, and audience banter make her interesting and memorable. I highly recommend Laura if you need to make
- [Professional and eye opening](https://www.lauramfoley.com/testimonial/23434/) - Bravo, Laura! Your presentation was very professional and eye opening! Funny, after leaving your talk I attended another that was 57 slides of black-and-white bullets. The guy read the slides to us, with a couple of interjections for emphasis. Yawn! Thanks for the tips!
- [It‘s second nature to you](https://www.lauramfoley.com/testimonial/its-second-nature-to-you/) - I learned a bunch from your PowerPoint training. You have no idea because most of it is second nature to you, but it’s all new to me!
- [A successful presentation](https://www.lauramfoley.com/testimonial/a-successful-presentation/) - My presentation was very successful, and the PowerPoint slides that you prepared for me contributed significantly to this success. They added greatly to my confidence as I stood up to deliver the presentation. I was well aware that they would be experienced as highly professional and that the images would remain with audience members long
- [A completely different level](https://www.lauramfoley.com/testimonial/a-completely-different-level/) - If we were as good at PowerPoint as you are, we would have had fun with this project, too. It was awesome to work with you! Your effort on such short notice was truly appreciated, and your work is on a completely different level from what we could have done ourselves.
- [Our best meeting ever](https://www.lauramfoley.com/testimonial/our-best-meeting-ever/) - I wanted to thank you for all your help. We’ve had great feedback from the meeting – [PVP founders] Jon and Terry have repeatedly said it was our best ever. The work you did on the presentation was excellent. It was great working with you again, and I look forward to more projects.
- [Appreciated the training](https://www.lauramfoley.com/testimonial/appreciated-the-training/) - Appreciated your passion, management of time and questions, the way the class was structured, and the tools you gave us to work with.
- [Phenomenal](https://www.lauramfoley.com/testimonial/phenomenal/) - I had a great privilege to meet Laura at Women in Tech summit in Philadelphia and attend her Presentation Skills for Brainiacs session. I learned so much about presentation skills – the do’s and don’ts. Laura is phenomenal in explaining how to create effective presentations. With us being globally located and virtual employees, we need

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- [Office theme](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/office-theme/)
- [theme](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/theme/)
- [template](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/template/)
- [slide sizes](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/slide-sizes/)
- [aspect ratios](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/aspect-ratios/)
- [4:3](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/43/)
- [16:9](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/169/)
- [POTUS](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/potus/)
- [BSA](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/bsa/)
- [Boy Scouts of America](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/boy-scouts-of-america/)
- [inspiration](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/inspiration/)
- [political rally](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/political-rally/)
- [Ctrl Key](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/ctrl-key/)
- [PC](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/pc/)
- [timing](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/timing/)
- [pointless](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/pointless/)
- [Sisyphus](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/sisyphus/)
- [busywork](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/busywork/)
- [fill in the blank](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/fill-in-the-blank/)
- [questionnaire](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/questionnaire/)
- [presentation designer](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/presentation-designer/)
- [trivia](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/trivia/)
- [interactive](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/interactive/)
- [interactivity](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/interactivity/)
- [participation](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/participation/)
- [participate](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/participate/)
- [competition](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/competition/)
- [prize](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/prize/)
- [trial](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/trial/)
- [jury](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/jury/)
- [courtroom](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/courtroom/)
- [lawyer](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/lawyer/)
- [TrialPad](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/trialpad/)
- [morph](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/morph/)
- [slide transition](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/slide-transition/)
- [Office 365](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/office-365/)
- [vga adapter](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/vga-adapter/)
- [power cable](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/power-cable/)
- [Macbook Pro](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/macbook-pro/)
- [AirPlay](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/airplay/)
- [looping](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/looping/)
- [looping presentation](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/looping-presentation/)
- [transitions](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/transitions/)
- [networking](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/networking/)
- [side business](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/side-business/)
- [side hustle](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/side-hustle/)
- [functionality](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/functionality/)
- [vba](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/vba/)
- [macro](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/macro/)
- [tools](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/tools/)
- [ToolsToo](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/toolstoo/)
- [podcast](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/podcast/)
- [Colleen Gratzer](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/colleen-gratzer/)
- [Creative Boost](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/creative-boost/)
- [Design Domination](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/design-domination/)
- [agendas](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/agendas/)
- [conference planning](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/conference-planning/)
- [work meetings](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/work-meetings/)
- [looping animation](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/looping-animation/)
- [speakers](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/speakers/)
- [introduction](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/introduction/)
- [emotion](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/emotion/)
- [weeknight cooking](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/weeknight-cooking/)
- [recipe](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/recipe/)
- [burger](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/burger/)
- [kid-pleasing](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/kid-pleasing/)
- [family](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/family/)
- [comprehension](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/comprehension/)
- [understanding](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/understanding/)
- [language](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/language/)
- [language barrier](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/language-barrier/)
- [STEM](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/stem/)
- [SMART goal](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/smart-goal/)
- [slide show](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/slide-show/)
- [audience](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/audience/)
- [exclusion](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/exclusion/)
- [inclusion](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/inclusion/)
- [annual town meeting](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/annual-town-meeting/)
- [Starship](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/starship/)
- [SpaceX](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/spacex/)
- [Elon Musk](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/elon-musk/)
- [geek](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/geek/)
- [nerd](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/nerd/)
- [demonstrations](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/demonstrations/)
- [low vision](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/low-vision/)
- [demo](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/demo/)
- [speeches](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/speeches/)
- [impeach](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/impeach/)
- [speechwriting](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/speechwriting/)
- [president trump](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/president-trump/)
- [impeachment](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/impeachment/)
- [impeachment 2019](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/impeachment-2019/)
- [snafu](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/snafu/)
- [technology fail](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/technology-fail/)
- [presenter view](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/presenter-view/)
- [wrong message](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/wrong-message/)
- [convincing](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/convincing/)
- [virtualmeeting](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/virtualmeeting/)
- [coronavirus](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/coronavirus/)
- [remotemeeting](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/remotemeeting/)
- [covid19](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/covid19/)
- [onlinemeetings](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/onlinemeetings/)
- [online meetings](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/online-meetings/)
- [hangouts](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/hangouts/)
- [zoom](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/zoom/)
- [host](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/host/)
- [online presenting](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/online-presenting/)
- [moderator](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/moderator/)
- [moderate](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/moderate/)
- [remote presenting](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/remote-presenting/)
- [online meeting](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/online-meeting/)
- [remote meeting](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/remote-meeting/)
- [tech fail](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/tech-fail/)
- [remote work](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/remote-work/)
- [remote meetings](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/remote-meetings/)
- [online presentation](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/online-presentation/)
- [remote presentation](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/remote-presentation/)
- [alientation](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/alientation/)
- [big words](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/big-words/)
- [jargon](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/jargon/)
- [Summit](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/summit/)
- [PreSum2020](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/presum2020/)
- [Presentation Summit](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/presentation-summit/)
- [Presentation Guild](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/presentation-guild/)
- [CheatingDeathByPowerPoint](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/cheatingdeathbypowerpoint/)
- [gotomeeting](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/gotomeeting/)
- [microsoftteams](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/microsoftteams/)
- [LauraMFoley](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/lauramfoley/)
- [DeathbyPowerPoint](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/deathbypowerpoint/)
- [LauraFoley](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/laurafoley/)
- [meeting platform](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/meeting-platform/)
- [technical runthrough](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/technical-runthrough/)
- [tech check](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/tech-check/)
- [Death By Power Point](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/death-by-power-point/)
- [dj](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/dj/)
- [engagement](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/engagement/)
- [bluejean](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/bluejean/)
- [microsoft teams](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/microsoft-teams/)
- [landing page](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/landing-page/)
- [website](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/website/)
- [web design](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/web-design/)
- [call to action](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/call-to-action/)
- [calls to action](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/calls-to-action/)
- [conversions](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/conversions/)
- [howto](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/howto/)
- [remotemeetings](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/remotemeetings/)
- [fauxpas](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/fauxpas/)
- [nono](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/nono/)
- [memory](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/memory/)
- [remember](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/remember/)
- [cheatsheet](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/cheatsheet/)
- [ways to succeed at remote networking](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/ways-to-succeed-at-remote-networking/)
- [chat](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/chat/)
- [elevator pitch](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/elevator-pitch/)
- [contact information](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/contact-information/)
- [online networking](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/online-networking/)
- [remote networking](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/remote-networking/)
- [presentation persona](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/presentation-persona/)
- [erudite](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/erudite/)
- [evangelist](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/evangelist/)
- [enthusiast](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/enthusiast/)
- [LauraMFoleyDesign](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/lauramfoleydesign/)
- [verbal tics](https://www.lauramfoley.com/tag/verbal-tics/)

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