An online VC pitch by gapingvoid
While browsing Hugh MacLeod's "gapingvoid" blog (wonderful cartoons) I stumbled across this online An online VC pitch by gapingvoid
Gap width to 50%
better if you set it to 50%. Right click the columns/bars in your chart, select format data series and lower the gap width value. Gap width to 50% Microsoft PowerPoint sets the standard gap width between columns or bars to 150%. Graphs look much
Adding value to the value
Presentations use too many buzz words and empty phrases. Hugh MacLeod (gaping void) made a great
Mixed cluster and stack charts
chart Set the gap width to 0 Blank out the data where you want the gap between the years to be
Dry run guinea pigs
, but will not spot that huge gaping hole in the business model The friend of a friend of a friend who
New focal cropping now out of beta
” might just show a tiny gap around the borders. Hitting “fit” or “fill” again should solve the problem.
Watch those bold fonts
gaps. Strangely enough in presentation mode, it displays these fonts as regular type. Secondly it
Consistency = credibility
uncertainty. In the same deck you can see: Slide: cost is a big problem Slide: a technology gap makes users
10 steps to clean up a PowerPoint/Excel data chart
make those) Data labels on top of the columns Data label values rounded up "Gap width" between
Slide make-over secrets
information No ticks on chart axes Chart gap width to 50% Titles all in the same place, on 1 line (chop words
Customer service
This tweet exactly applies to SlideMagic: Customer service is often how startups bridge the gap
Combining stacked and clustered columns
. Here is a work around, taking the stacked column chart as the basis. Set the gap width to zero (in
Help the VC pitch for you
, and gaps in data can always be filled with a follow up email. Usually the VC partner wants you to
Design in Tech Report 2017
insight that resonated with my is the design education gap. Aspiring designers get zero education in
"What is different about an American audience?"
help to bridge the cultural gap. Engineers that need to present to more sales & marketing oriented
Using heat maps in your presentation
PowerPoint Make all the data series have the same value, the age brackets you want to use Set the gap
Shuffling
in color, while the “no” should be a clear gap. I added a more punchy headline I calmed the whole
Slide make over emergency surgery
, start breaking up busy slides into multiple slides Fix data charts: remove ticks marks, gap width to
Puzzle pieces in PowerPoint
Show that you finally managed to plug that last gap Puzzle shapes can also work great when you use
Maybe you don't know your story well enough
force you to confront the knowledge gap and show that you did not really understand the meaning of
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