A couple weeks ago, I issued a challenge: redesign a chart slide that was of little to no use of any audience member in the back of the room. The chart had too many lines and labels, making it much like a confusing plate of spaghetti. Any attempt to interpret the chart, even when...
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Chart Make-Over Challenge Wrap-Up
Slide Make-over: EPA Greenversations
For my previous slide make-over, I gave a slide deck presented by the Coast Guard at a Web 2.0 workshop. This facelift targets a deck presented by the EPA at the same workshop. The issues were different this time and unfortunately, the “Greenversations At A Glance” slide deck was typical of what I see...
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Slide Make-Over: US Coast Guard
Last month, I attended the Government Web 2.0 Best Practices Workshop hosted by FEMA. As you would expect from events such as this, there were presentations given that included PowerPoint slides. Given my experience, the federal government is a fertile breeding ground for poorly designed and down-right ineffective slides. This event did not disapoint. ...
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