Corporations create standard PowerPoint templates that are applied to every presentation. Templates help these
corporations convey a consistent brand image. I understand the concept. I'm all for consistency.
Trouble is - I like to do things differently.
Sometimes, I like to create all black and white slides with pictures and very few words. I think they have more impact. If you have ever seen the Brand Gap slides you can see how powerful black and white can be.
I like quotes, white space, and impact. It's hard to do on that with templates. And I hate templates that have so much going on you can't read the words. You've seen them. The top image goes half way down the slide and there is a graphic on the bottom too. You're left with one centimeter of space for your valuable content.
And sometimes I just use a big picture on a page. I try to do this often. But those blasted template backgrounds get in the way - so I have to suppress the background.
And I don't like agendas and objectives listed on my intro slides. These seem to be standard fare. I don't want to be a standard presenter.
And don't even get me started on "housekeeping". I hate it when someone gets up to the podium and mentions that word. I did not come to your conference/session/event to do housekeeping. And I am not going to use part of my valuable presentation time to talk about your housekeeping issues (and I beg you not to look in my messy hall closet, while we're on the housekeeping subject.)
I guess you'd call me a slideshow maverick.
I think I would rather be the presenter of change who hopes to get around those boring template requirements.
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Geni Whitehouse CPA, CITP, CSPM Author, speaker, trainer > 50% Countess of Communication, Brotemarkle,Davis Co. > 50% Writin', speakin', consultin' Co-founder of SolveServices.com a remote bookkeeping service for wineries. How to hire me. Author How to Make a Boring Subject Interesting : 52 ways even a nerd can be heard I have a ton of other websites including my newest for Twitter newbies www.evenatwit.com Originally from Greenville, SC, I now live in Napa, California. Contact Geni
I am an accountant on a mission. I want to permanently remove the blight of BORING that has attached itself to members of my profession.
But the boring blight doesn't stop there. It's everywhere. I've found it in wineries (although it's a tad more palatable when served with alcohol), in science labs, even in Art museums. And technology people carry the "B" gene too. But the condition need not be fatal. I lecture around the country to accountants and technology audiences and I have a ball. I was a partner in an Atlanta CPA firm when I realized technology was my true passion and I have been fighting the nerd versus geek battle ever since. Through some stroke of absolutely amazing luck, I now find myself in Napa -- the most gorgeous, hospitable place imaginable. Are you on Twitter? You can follow my nerdy life there : evenanerd Contact me [email protected] I am a graduate of the Jeff Justice Comedy Workshoppe and the Persuasive Speaker course taught by Speechworks. I highly recommend both of these organizations. I have also taken training from the amazing Lynda Spillane. I am not unbiased, nor do I wish to be. I have done work for anyone and everyone in the software industry or the accounting profession. If I am not impressed by what you do or can't find an angle that is interesting or unique, I won't work for or with you. And if you are stodgy or boring, there are not enough dollars or even euros to make me help you. See samples of my writing here: www.salestaxradar.com www.mybizcounts.com Archives
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