Conference presentations are really hard to get right compared to day-to-day decks. The main differences with conference presentations are that they tend to take place on a big stage in a big hall with a larger, more general audience than presenters usually face. I’m sure you can think of the last time you went to a conference, sat through a couple of presentations, and came away not really remembering what any of it was about. The reason that so many people get these kinds of presentations wrong is because they don’t think about the format of conference presentations while planning and creati ..read more

At BrightCarbon we know that a well-constructed presentation template is the foundation on which polished and professional presentations are built. Today I have the pleasure of interviewing BrightCarbon’s new Templates Lead, Gemma Leamy, and picking her brains on the ideal process for creating robust PowerPoint templates. Hi Gemma! One thing people might not know about BrightCarbon is that we have really diverse prior careers. What were you doing before you joined BrightCarbon? Before joining BrightCarbon I worked as a Glass Designer, which involved developing homeware and tableware designs in ..read more

The goal of presenting inclusively is to make sure none of your audience are excluded from your presentation due to their background or abilities. Even if you think you know your audience – many people could be experiencing invisible disabilities or situational limitations that could affect their ability to participate. But taking steps to ensure your presentation is inclusive and accessible is likely to benefit everyone! The rise of computers, the internet, and new technologies means we have better and more independent access to information and communication than ever before. ​Online presenta ..read more

PowerPoint gives people a lot of freedom,​ but in a large organisation this can be more of a curse than a blessing. Because users are given too much freedom when designing slides, there’s often a lack of consistency in corporate presentations. Slides don’t match each other, or company guidelines. The end result of this is that your brand is undermined,​ slides look unprofessional, and your audiences are left confused.​ Maybe you’ve noticed these problems in your organisation, but what can you do? Assess your corporate presentation template If your organisation is suffering from poor presentati ..read more

Welcome to 2024! Hopefully you’ve already made a bunch of inspiring resolutions like climbing a mountain or learning the French horn, but have you made the most important resolutions of all? Your presentation resolutions! No? You surprise me! Here are 5 things you should commit to doing this year in your presentation practice. Don’t worry our free PowerPoint design and productivity add-in BrightSlide will make keeping these new year’s resolutions a breeze! Oh and before we start, you should really download BrightSlide if you haven’t already! Present with animations When people hear ‘PowerPoi ..read more

Calling all eLearning aficionados! We’re back with a brand-spanking new blog post all about eLearning assessments. When we work with subject matter experts to develop multiple-choice questions we see the same mistakes again and again that make a big impact on the validity and reliability of assessments. But don’t despair, we’re going to show you how to fix them! eLearning assessment definitions Before we jump right in, here are a few definitions of important terms you’ll see in this post: Validity = An assessment is valid if learners who know the content get high scores, but learners who don’t ..read more

It’s finally here, the holiday season! As the nights grow longer and the air grows colder, we know that all you want to do is settle down near a roaring fire, and snuggle up under the blankets with a good book PowerPoint presentation. Maybe you’ll even want to share your precious presentation with your guests (the perfect captive audience) around the dinner table. But how can you make sure you have a spellbinding set of slides? Well BrightCarbon are here to help, with our festive presentation advent calendar. We’ve crafted a new tip for every single day this December to help you improve your p ..read more

Continuous Professional Development (CPD) sessions are designed to change audience behaviour. When done well, they’re an opportunity to share experiences, best practices, and expertise. But…CPD sessions are often squeezed in between other work projects or hosted during lunch breaks and not given the thought they deserve. With such a short timeframe for success, these sessions need to be engaging, persuasive, and memorable and not all CPD makes the cut. Confusing structure, lacklustre engagement strategies, dodgy design and poor accessibility means that sessions can fail to make an impact.  ..read more

Your organization needs a functional PowerPoint template. “We already have a PowerPoint template” I hear you sigh! Well, problem solved. Or is it? It’s highly likely that the people creating your corporate PowerPoint template don’t really understand it. They’re probably amazing marketing strategists, or powerful print designers, or really really good at marcoms. But PowerPoint? That ain’t their thing at all. Without a proper PowerPoint template, presentations can be a bit of a mess. The colors in the template might not be the right ones. The font might not be your corporate font or may not be ..read more

Why would anyone want to change the slide size in PowerPoint? You open a file, it’s the perfect 16:9 (no 4:3 fans here!), and you get stuck in, right? Well, it depends what you’re using PowerPoint for… Presentations are a powerful tool for communicating with your audience. But if you’re making presentations, the chances are you’re also looking for other ways to get your message out there. Perhaps you want to share news on your social media feeds, present a poster at a conference, have downloadable brochures on your website, or create business cards to hand out to unsuspecting members of the pu ..read more