Name: Want to give a great presentation? Use ugly sketches
Uploaded: 2024-12-13T15:52:11Z
Duration: 10 min 36 s
Description: Looking to level up your presentations? It might only take a poorly-drawn sketch, says professor Martin J. Eppler. He offers three tips to use visualizations at work, laying out how these simple tricks can boost creativity and communication, improve decision-making and lead to better collaboration among colleagues.

Martin J. Eppler: Want to give a great presentation? Use ugly sketches

Want to give a great presentation? Use ugly sketches

Looking to level up your presentations? It might only take a poorly-drawn sketch, says professor Martin J. Eppler. He offers three tips to use visualizations at work, laying out how these simple tricks can boost creativity and communication, improve decision-making and lead to better collaboration among colleagues.

Rough, hand-drawn visuals can drive creativity and teamwork far more than sleek, finished slides. A single sketch of a fortress on sand once replaced forty complex data slides and shifted an entire business discussion. Visual metaphors and simple images invite others to participate, remember more, and build on shared ideas. Embracing imperfect, evolving drawings leads to better decisions and more engaged colleagues.