presentations

[https://salespodder.com/content/images/wordpress/2014/12/petervamplew-remove-fig1-lined.jpg] Peter Vamplew is a Professor with a cause. Exasperated by ever lowering standards of published articles at the hands of “predatory” automated journals – both boosting undeserving author credentials via payment and bombarding him with spam – he ran an experiment [http:

[/content/images/wordpress/2014/11/itn-boardroomdiversity-ethnicity-reciprocals-400w.png] I’ve been asked to expand on one of my recent instagram posts. Triggered by itv news graphics of a Joel Hills report [http://www.itv.com/news/update/2014-11-17/businesswoman-calls-for-more-diversity-in-boardrooms/] on the composition of Britain’s Boardrooms. They provide a lovely alternative

The Shard. A wonderful new addition to the London skyline in one of my favourite parts of town. It houses a hotel with lofty ambitions. As well as having the highest bar view across the capital, the Shangri-La global chain aim to have London’s Number One luxury hotel. And

[https://salespodder.com/content/images/wordpress/2014/11/uklanduse-newsnight-graphic-10Nov14.png] Tuesday’s Newsnight. Our Evan Davis assessed how Britain’s land was distributed. I quickly snatched the above pic of their graphic. I really did admire the idea. I’ve long used photos as backdrops for slides, and this image

[https://salespodder.com/content/images/wordpress/2014/09/skynews-indyref-shortbread.jpg] I haven’t blogged much on solution sales presentations since discovering instagram and thoroughly enjoying posting pics there. So here’s a terrific way to liven up your barcharts and make them especially memorable to your audience. In fevered Blighty

The Edinburgh Festival draws to a close. It’s been too long since I last went there. Here’s one of this year’s most reported gags of the comedy Fringe. From stand-up Ben Target; > Pop up your hand if you like participating in market research Haha. Reminded me

[https://salespodder.com/content/images/wordpress/2014/02/80-20-pies.jpg] Pie charts. A victim of their own success. In true contemporary infographic innovation, I’ve found people respond very well to pie evolution. Above are six ‘pies’. The traditional is top-left. Each one depicts the same data. An 80-20 split.

[/content/images/wordpress/2014/07/Lewis-Generation-of-Vipers-Prof-Miranda-Thornton-400x280.jpg] Lewis [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_(TV_series)]. How lucky we were that Morse changed the telly detective game. So in a sofagrab of downtime I watched the episode Generation of Vipers. The ‘lonely feminist lecturer’ pictured above was its first murder