Is it possible that a photo of springtime in the orchard can be used to excite conversation on planning, anticipation, and patience? Abstractions can come alive and start engagement if connections can be visualized. What are we looking at here? Is this simply a...
You may recall, I use Foto Friday to remind you to slow down and enjoy the world around you. And I like to give you something fun, beautiful, funny, or light-hearted to see at the end of the work-week. I think this photo does both. On the last snow day in Portland, I...
Are simplicity and utility valuable assets in a presentation? Sometimes. Structure and design the presentation to make it neither grander nor plainer than the task it is created to handle. Susan says, “This is a very well-used oil can. In today’s...
The Portland Winter Light Festival is an experience of light and dark. It’s full of light installations that become beacons in the dark of night. This photo is a very good example of a combination of ‘keeping it simple’ in a negative space. The umbrella above the...
Finding patterns is an ancient human survival skill. Put it to good use to engage with your audience in your next presentation. Susan says, “I found myself looking closely here. All those different random buttons. But, just for fun, did any match? Were there...
