If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. I’ve had multiple requests from attorneys asking for a high quality version of the Preponderance of the Evidence scales we used in our Voir Dire presentation last week.
If you would like to use this graphic to use in your own PowerPoint [...]
I love getting questions via email! Bobby Hill a L.A. County Deputy Public Defender posed this question by email yesterday:
If I were in private practice, I certainly would seek to retain your services. As a public defender, I do not have funding for a presentation expert. (The exception would be a capital case. [...]
I don’t spend much time creating presentations that deal with pie charts, so I was a little surprised with myself when I decided to use pie charts in this presentation. I’ve always played with the Charts and Graphs in Keynote, but never found myself using them in final presentations.
While charts and graphs [...]
Using simplistic textboxes can make your bullet points stand out in an otherwise busy PowerPoint or Keynote slide. I use textboxes such as this one when I have images or documents on the screen at the same time. The colors are subtle to not distract much from the text or the other images [...]
Friday evening I was at home enjoying a frosty beverage, thankful that the week had ended. Excited to prepare and host a somewhat large superbowl party I had a ton of tasks to accomplish.
Then the phone rang. I answer to a worried voice asking “Hey Blake, I’ve got a mediation Monday [...]
I know that one of the most difficult issues when laying out your presentation is to accomplish a captivating way to display text and bullet points. While you can’t make it too flashy, the text still needs to stand out and grab attention.
This text box can be used in PowerPoint and/or Keynote. It [...]
This “spotlight” effect can be used to place documents, pictures, logos, etc. in your PowerPoint or Keynote Presentations. Using lighting can be effective by giving your slides a more 3 dimensional feel.
Included in the zip file are two .png images that are transparent. The “spotlightLeft” and “spotlightRight” images can be used [...]