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Bento Layouts for cool summary slides
This grid style has a name! The tile-based layout made popular by Apple for their summary slides is known as Bento Layouts. These grids are great for summarising product features or key takeaways in a visual and easy-to-consume way. Even Google was spotted using them in the presentation that we’re unpacking later in this newsletter…
Power-Up Newsletter 02
It’s Tuesday and time to discover how to make your presentations pop✨ The crowd went wild this week because Apple brought the heat in their WWDC keynote. There is so much to unpack so let’s get into it! In this edition: 🎓 Learn: How to apply text effects just like Apple Among all the complex…
Apply Gradient Text fills
Among all the complex transitions and animations in the 2023 Apple WWDC keynote, it was the text effect that really caught my eye. It’s something that takes only a few clicks and adds a nice modern feel to your slides. Let me show you how to add this to your next presentation 👇 How to:…
Power-Up Newsletter 01
Welcome to the first edition of the Presentation Power-Up newsletter 🎉 You’re receiving this email because you either signed up for my newsletter at fareedbehardien.com or previously downloaded one of my tools. I am proud to announce that I have started teaching busy professionals how to go from Boring to Brilliant with modern and practical…
Make your line charts look good with one click
Line charts are my favourite. So simple and uncomplicated. However, the standard line chart formatting in PowerPoint needs help. Charts often look too jagged and give your slide a dated look. A quick fix is hidden in the formatting section to make your line chart look smooth and modern 👇 How to: It’s as simple…
Finding Meaning in Work
Just last week I finished Viktor Frankl’s book Man’s Search for Meaning and 3 key points stood out to me. Frankl explains that there are three main roads to arriving at meaning in life: What stuck with me is that we can find ourselves in all 3 of these in our work. Whether it’s the…
Make money right now during covid-19
I sent out an email last week to my subscribers asking them to share how they’ve been staying sane during the lockdown. The responses were truly amazing: “My daily routine before was crazy. It’s taken me until lockdown to realize that I was caught up in a rat race” “I’ve also spent a…
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
If ever there was a title that made me want to read a book it was this one. It is provocative and oozes Rock ‘n Roll. However, it took me two attempts (plus a format change) to actually get through it. The title should not be interpreted literally. The core of Mark Manson’s message is…
Uncomfortable conversations with myself
The most traumatic thing that happened to me in 2019 set me on a path of deep reflection and honest evaluation of where life was taking me. In those moments, it seemed like it had all come to a grinding halt and was about to unravel to complete failure. I feared the panic attacks, wished…
I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi
I am guilty of being a passenger on the ride known as personal finance for far too long – even with my Honours degree in Finance. It’s embarrassing. But we all have to start somewhere. What Ramit has managed to do for me (since reading this book in January) has revolutionized my world and…
