One Hundred Twenty Two Percent

11th Hour Slide Design by Committee? Two weeks ago, Microsoft introduced us to the concept of the “Infinite Workday” in a jarring data dump on work-life balance (or the lack thereof). That concept alone is frightening enough, but buried in the report is an even more alarming statistic: 📈 PowerPoint edits spike 122% in the…

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Be Like Freddie.

What Can We Learn from Queen’s Legendary Frontman? Freddie Mercury took the stage with a swagger that teased the revolution he knew was coming, even if few others did at the time. In the early 1970s, Queen had carved out a sound that blended hard rock with complex harmonies and theatrical arrangement, which no one…

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Delete one slide today.

You already know the one. 🙏🏻 Maybe it’s the one that says “THANKS.”When did we start treating gratitude as an afterthought in presentations? It’s an alarming and ubiquitous trend to slap a “thank you” slide at the end of decks. Why would we wait until the end to thank our audiences? If they haven’t felt…

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