Create Presentations That Demand Attention
Mike Parkinson recently wrote an article for Sales & Marketing Management (SMM) about attention-grabbing presentations. In the article, Mike reveals the 6 techniques he uses to craft presentations that engage and inspire Understanding Attention: The Manual and Automatic Brain The…
Get Inspiration! Make Unique Timelines Quickly
It’s Easy to Be Memorable with Visuals
In this video, Mike Parkinson takes a simple bulleted list and shows how various graphic styles can highlight the story behind the content. He used the Build-a-Graphic add-in along with PowerPoint to create this presentation. When packaging content for your…
How to Use Parallax Effects for Timelines
During the 2024 CreativePro Week, Mike Parkinson gave a “Three Minutes Max” presentation about the parallax effect in presentations. Using PowerPoint, he showed attendees how to easily level-up timeline graphics with this effect. See the GIF to the left for…
Six Keys to Avoiding a PowerPoint Disaster
What makes a presentation bad? What makes a presentation amazing? Presentations are a synergy between content and aesthetics. This post is primarily about presentation aesthetics. However, I’ll also address content-related issues. We’ll review six problems that can lead to bad…
Using Brain Science for Better Presentations
NEW WEBINAR—Avoid 6 Common Presentation Problems
PowerPoint Pro: New Solutions to 6 Common ProblemsSeptember 26, 20249 am (PT) • 12 pm (ET)Other timezones shown here._________________________________ The Training Magazine Network is hosting MIke Parkinson’s next free webinar on September 26. Almost all presentation decks could be better.…
Join Mike at CreativePro Week—and Save $100
CreativePro Week July 8–12 Washington, DC (or attend online) Save $100 on multi-day passes with code: JOINUS ________ Mike Parkinson is looking forward to speaking at CreativePro Week, the essential HOW-TO conference InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, or PowerPoint users. Over…
PowerPoint Training with Mike Parkinson
Renewed Workshop: Build Stunning PowerPoint Templates & Graphics That Work! March 22, 2024 8 am PT • 12 pm EDT Other time zones shown here. Training Magazine is partnering with Mike to bring his new workshop Build Stunning PowerPoint Templates &…