The Eyeful Blog
This is where we share whatever excites our storytellers, presentation designers, or trainers (or, on occasion, gets them hot under the collar).
You might be looking for pithy sales presentation best practice or the very latest thinking on PowerPoint design. If it’s presentation related, chances are you’ll find it on our blog (we’ve even made it searchable to make it quicker and easier to access the good stuff).
Also, check out the Eyeful Vault for a deeper dive into presentation best practice or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter for up to the minute thinking.
Empower Your Audience with Simplicity & a Touch of Occam’s Razor
We all know simplicity in presentations is a good thing – using clear language, avoiding jargon, presenting information in a visually appealing way etc. etc.
But have you considered how simplicity empowers audiences to do the right thing?
Read on to find out how simplicity can unlock your presentation’s potential.
Designers: 6 ways to improve client conversations to (probably) nail it first time
Professional presentation designers are always looking for ways to improve client conversations. These discussions are key to unlocking new ideas, building stronger relationships, and ultimately delivering presentations that exceed the expectations of your client…and their audiences.
Read on to learn our ‘starters for six’.
Reflecting on Employee Ownership
The One Where Eyeful’s founder, Simon Morton, Shares His Experience of Selling the Business to its Employees.
Featuring on the Succession Plus podcast, Simon delves into the concept of Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs) and explains how the process works. And then, we dig deeper into the importance of the EOT to the Eyeful team, their customers and how it impacts the overall business.
How to Onboard Your Brand New Sales Deck
With great sales tools comes great responsibility!
Onboarding a new sales tool into your team’s workflow can seem intimidating at first, but with the proper guidance and strategies, it doesn’t have to be.
We explore some key tips for successfully onboarding your latest sales presentation in a way that ensures your team quickly realises its value.
Bringing Calm to your Content Clutter
Too much content will gum up your presentation quicker than you can say ‘Death by PowerPoint’.
But how do you sort the wheat from the chaff? Introducing Eyeful’s Key Message Headline model.
When in Doubt, Doodle
Fun fact – doodling improves memory retention and creativity in presentations.
So is 2023 the year you embrace your inner doodler to break away from staid old PowerPoint templates and instead create unique, impactful visual presentations?
How To Avoid ‘Presentation by Committee’
‘Presentation Development By Committee’ can hit any business of any size.
You know the kind of thing – everyone gets their say in developing a presentation to the point where it no longer says much at all.
It’s all gone a bit, um, beige.
So, how do you wrestle back control of your presentation narrative?
Exit stage right – the presentation podcast
The presentation consultancy and design sector is small and relatively fresh-faced.
As a result, the few sizable companies remain under the ownership and stewardship of their founders. Well, all apart from one – Eyeful.
In this business-focused conversation, we talk about the thinking and practicalities of selling the company to its employees, a first in the presentation sector.
