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Production of PowerPoint™ presentations

Many people use PowerPoint to communicate internally and externally using documents and on-screen presentation slide-shows - they each do this to the best of their individual ability based on their own time available, background and training in the skills needed to produce powerful and engaging presentations – often using their own personal preferences regarding colour, style, format and ‘look & feel’ .

Value adding through ‘polishing’, formatting, logic and consistency check
  • We do ‘before’ and ‘afters’ on important presentations to make them more effective, dynamic, impactful and memorable.
  • We check logic and content, ensure structure, and add value to layout and design.
Overnight production and Norwegian translation
  • Because we are 8-10 hours in front of CET (in Australia), we can work on your presentations from 10pm until 8am Norwegian time, in Norwegian (or English) and return a high-quality end product next morning (via secure transfer).


Visual editing presentations and documents

Adding value to presentations by ensuring message-driven communications. Three basic Concepts:
  • 'One over-riding thought-driven storylines: How to build a strong argument.
  • 'Section-divided structures: Use as signpost/roadmap - show at the beginning of every section to recap, this is where we've been, this is where we are, this is where we've got to go.
  • 'Message-driven pages: use only one message a page.
Logic, structure, content, layout and design of presentations from speeches
  • Give us your MSWord speech or document and we can transform it into an effective presentation using charts, diagrams and information design.
Workshops and training sessions
  • We train, coach and mentor your staff to build the often under-developed skill of using charts and diagrams effectively in presentations.
Other services
  • Vast knowledge and experience of vocabulary of charts (both for presentation and analytical purposes) and most appropriate chart-form to use.

  • Access to libraries of concept, metaphors and photos to find images that support ideas and get them across to the audience more dynamically.

  • We build unique, house-style, corporate templates and libraries in PowerPoint: Layout of standard slide elements and construction of library of commonly-used charts and concepts.

  • Build style guidelines for implementation of consistent corporate colours, styles, brands and look & feel.

  • Design communication strategy and training for the successful implementation of new templates and guidelines.

  • Offer alternative designs and layouts for illegible pages and pages that don't work or key slides that look too boring or complicated.

  • Cartoons from concept, design to drawing.
 

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Testimonials

"Over the years that I've worked with Neil, I want you to know that it's been both a professional privilege and a personal pleasure. When it comes to the design of visuals or of business presentations, Neil defines the word 'Quality'. "
Gene Zelazny
Director of Communications
McKinsey & Company
" Neil works magic with presentations. If you have to present ideas, and you want your presentation to be compelling, talk to Neil. He knows what it takes to pull together a presentation fast and efficiently. "
Gerard Castles
Communications Consultant  


" Being able to get high-quality production and translation done overnight, and in Norwegian - with added value - is a fantastic resource for me and my team. "
Associate Partner
International Management Consultancy Firm
Norway


" Neil fully understands the brand guidelines and the business strategy and objectives, the presentations are taking less time to turn around and they look far more professional and ALIGNED across the group. Neil is REALLY cost effective and his skill base is far better than anyone I have ever used before. "
Head of Brand
BT Financial Group
Australia

Say It With Charts was first published in 1985 and became an immediate success. Now in its fourth edition, the book has sold more than 100,000 copies in seven languages.  Say It With Charts Toolkit combines the classic Say It With Charts with the new Say it With Charts Workbook.

Includes downloadable templates of over 250 visual concepts and metaphors to stimulate your creativity and speed your work

ISBN: 0071474706 ▪ $59.95
http://www.zelazny.com/charts.html

Newly expanded!  Say It With Presentations provides insights and techniques that will give you the confidence to make your presentation interesting, inspiring, and, most of all, successful.

Includes a new section called “Say It With Imagination” that helps you create unique visuals by using metaphor, humor, paintings, music, and other tools – for presentations that need to go beyond traditional chart and text pages


ISBN: 0071472894 ▪ US$45.00
http://www.zelazny.com/presentations.html
People who communicate strategically will see their changes through. We help our clients enjoy that experience. Scaffidi Hugh-Jones is a unique communication consultancy that combines the skills of a strategic communication agency with the commercial acumen of a management consultancy.

We specialise in strategic communication and believe that corporate communication exists only to support business goals. Our approach involves understanding your objectives and devising a communication strategy based on solid research, analysis and logic.

http://www.shj.com.au/index.php