Avoid Death by PowerPoint with Sheri Fitts

You’ve landed the gig. You’ve practiced and tweaked. You’ve traveled across time zones. You’re ready.

Click goes your first slide.

Click goes your audience’s first impression.

If you want to get scientific about it, our optical nerve heads straight back to the reptilian brain. That brain? Is instinctual and fast!

The result?  You have exactly 50 milliseconds to make a first impression – less than a blink of an eye.

• Do you start your session with words and bullet points? Ouch, there goes your audience’s attention.
• Are your images all over the place? You’re likely creating noise instead of inspiration.
• Can you learn a few simple tricks for better design? Design is not necessarily all about creativity. It is also mathematical and spatial in nature. Yes, you can learn design. Your audience will thank you!

This session will dive into the art (and science) of slide design. And, VERY importantly, tips for formatting, image selection and helpful tweaks for a great impression. (Bring along your slide deck, we’ll have some time for hot seat reviews and recommendations.)

(Join us at 6:15 for virtual networking!)

About Sheri Fitts

As a 30-year veteran of the financial services industry, Sheri Fitts shares ways for audiences and clients to uncover and emotionally articulate the life transformations they deliver each day. Sheri Fitts not only believes that ideas and empathy are a professional’s true currency — she’s been advocating it for nearly 30 years. An internationally recognized financial services speaker, success coach, social media expert and visionary pioneer of digital emotional intelligence (digitalEQ™), she’s helped financial services and fintech firms build brands, deepen client relationships, and drive sales and revenue growth.

Prior to launching into the world of marketing and sales, Sheri Fitts was an award-winning graphic designer. She created education and communication materials for the employee benefits and financial services world. Those skills continue to serve her as she creates visually impactful and inspiring presentations for every one of her topics.

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