Last week I suggested that you might give your publications some new life this year and venture beyond the default fonts of your computer. Just today, MyFonts.com has published their list of the most popular fonts of 2011. Of the fonts that made the grade, I think these would work well in presentations:

• Calluna Sans
• Centrale Sans
• Cassia
• Populaire
• Pluto and Pluto Italics

Remember that not every font should be used for every application. Populaire, for example, won’t sit well for a presentation to investors but would be great in a less formal setting. Experiment by creating some slides with your type choices and see how they work.

• The Big Picture: Boring to Bold
• Econsultancy: 10 slideshows to help you create killer presentations in 2012

Thanks for the links and thanks for passing on the word. Here’s to better presentations.

Handouts

• Resource List
• Time Tracker Worksheet

Links

• Stupid, Ugly, Unlucky, and Rich by Richard St. John
• The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
• Getting Things Done by David Allen
• The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss
• The Adventures of Johnny Bunko by Dan Pink
• The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz
• 43folders.com
• diyplanner.com
• The Personal MBA Reading List
• “Flow” on Wikipedia
• “Is Multitasking More Efficient?” on APA Online

Earlier today I posted a slide deck on Slideshare.net, “Boring to Bold: Presentation Design Ideas for Non-Designers,” some thoughts on creating presentations that communicate more effectively than the usual bullet-laden slides that most of us see. Late this afternoon, Slideshare notified me that the presentation had been chosen to be “Featured” on their home page–excellent! Click over to Slideshare to see the presentation.