by imaginepro | Sep 10, 2019 | design, high-stakes presentations, photography, presentation design, professional women, Uncategorized, visuals in presentations, women in business
Picking a color palette can create presentation design stress. Are you certain which colors look good together? Do you know what should be the predominant color? How about picking the accent colors? You don’t have time for a course in color theory. You need help...
by imaginepro | Aug 27, 2019 | high-stakes presentations, photography, presentation, stories, storytelling, visuals in presentations
A good photograph tells a story to use in your presentation. Sometimes it is a simple story of good taste, care and beauty. Other times it is a more complex story of interrelations, balance, layers of meaning. This photo tells a very complicated and layered story....
by imaginepro | Jul 25, 2019 | high-stakes presentations, idioms, photography, presentation delivery, professional women, STEM, women in business
We have an entire series of blog posts in which we recommend using idioms to enliven presentations. This time we explore a particularly intriguing idiom: dark horse. A dark horse describes a person whose experience and abilities are unknown, but who could unexpectedly...
by imaginepro | Jun 18, 2019 | design, high-stakes presentations, photography, presentation, presentation design, presentation development, presenting
What captures your attention? Check out how the principals of design are at play in Lucia’s photo. Susan says: This is a photo that Lucia and I have discussed many times. It may look quite innocent, but we have a strong disagreement about what is important here, what...
by imaginepro | Jun 14, 2019 | foto friday, photography
This is photo depicts Point of View with a bit of humor. At least, it makes me laugh. Two photographers on the beach, each seeing something of interest in opposite directions. But wait, where am I? What about my point of view? I noticed them and laughed as I lifted my...
by imaginepro | Jun 13, 2019 | design, high-stakes presentations, photography, presentation, presentation design, presenting, professional women, STEM, stories, storytelling, visuals in presentations, women in business
I attribute the success of this photo to the staying power of Hollywood’s 1930s and 40s Film Noir. Noir featured atmospheric crime-laden drama with a heavy emphasis on sexual tension: fog, darkness, betrayal, loneliness, fear. All these emotions are easy to feel in...
