Politics is a complicated business. It requires the ability to take complex ideas and make them easy to understand for diverse audiences. That’s the idea at least. It’s not often achieved in politics these days. Issues like healthcare and what each side wants to do with it aren’t easily distilled into sound bites. The GOP…

Temperatures are heating up, and the creative juices are flowing here at eSlide. If you’re like us and you like your business PowerPoint presentation to be original, with a touch of wow factor, here are two great ways to bring some creativity to your next presentation. Create and Import Your Own Original Artwork To inject some…

PowerPoint got some attention in the news recently when House Speaker Paul Ryan used the software to outline the GOP’s plan to replace Obamacare. The Twittersphere responded with some funny embellishments on his presentation. (Worth a peek.) We don’t want Ryan’s experience to tarnish anyone’s view of PowerPoint, which is always the best way to…

What do great PowerPoint graphics and Oscar nominees Emma Stone, Viggo Mortensen, Naomie Harris, and Dev Patel have in common? They all make an impact. With a combination of substantive talent and great style, these stars really shine. Great PowerPoint graphics do the same. They can help you and your next big business presentation make…

There are a million theories about why Hillary Clinton wasn’t able to beat Donald Trump in the recent election and how she might have been more successful. At eSlide, we have our theory too. And it has to do with PowerPoint presentation design. It starts with a study conducted by Microsoft which shows that since…

Ask ‘what makes good design?’ and you’ll likely get a different answer from every designer you ask. But there are some universal truths about design that will thread through all of their answers. And these truths apply to business presentation design too. 1. Keep It Simple Keep it simple. You hear this over and over…

Unless you’ve been on the far side of the moon for the past year, you’ve likely been paying attention to the race for the White House. Or maybe you’re there to get away from it? Either way, the Washington fandango isn’t easy to ignore. No matter who wins in November, fact is, there’s always a…

Springtime is a good time to get organized, sweep out the cobwebs and throw away some of the clutter that piles up during the cold winter months. And this is not only true of your condo and your car. It also applies to your PowerPoint formatting. Think about that presentation you’ve got on the not-too-distant,…

We turn to the basketball court this month as it’s March Madness time again. So whether you’re a fan of Duke, Kentucky, Kansas, Syracuse or UCLA, or you’ve got your eye on one of the teams slated to be the NCAA Tournament’s 2016 Cinderella Story (Valparaiso, Evansville or Belmont anyone?), you’ll know that no player…

How’s it going with your New Year’s resolutions? Having trouble even remembering what they were? If you’re like most people, you probably got off to a roaring start with your goals for 2016, but likely lost momentum after the first few weeks. Only 8% of us actually accomplish our New Year’s resolutions. But go easy…