Tag Archives: powerpoint

choosing images for slideshows

Posted on February 18, 2019 by pat thomson

Most of us have to make slideshows at some point – for teaching maybe, or for a conference. We all know that there is a lot of terrible slide practice and we don’t want that to be us. But there … Continue reading →

Posted in academic writing, image, powerpoint, slideshow | Tagged choosing images, images, Pat Thomson, powerpoint, slideshow | 2 Comments

#acwri strategy – the PowerPoint shuffle

Posted on December 3, 2015 by pat thomson

A lot of the software that we use everyday can do more than we usually ask of it. This is an example which shows how the ubiquitous Powerpoint, more usually associated with interminable serial slides, can be helpful to academic writers. … Continue reading →

Posted in academic writing | Tagged academic writing, Pat Thomson, powerpoint, shuffling | 5 Comments

our paper on academic blogging: using powerpoint as a planning tool

Posted on December 2, 2012 by pat thomson

Thesis Whisperer and I have been researching for a paper we are giving at a forthcoming conference. it’s about academic blogging and you can read our initial abstract here. We divided the researching task into two and Inger ‘found’ and … Continue reading →

Posted in academic blogging, argument, blogging, blogging taxonomy, planning a paper, powerpoint | Tagged academic blogging, Inger Mewburn, Pat Thomson, planning a paper, powerpoint | 4 Comments

killing me softly, slide by powerpoint slide

Posted on November 22, 2011 by pat thomson

I’m just about to head into another conference. I have to prepare my own presentations over the next few days and it’s made me think about what I loathe about powerpoint and its cousin prezi. I don’t mind a set … Continue reading →