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Moving graphic equalizer in PowerPoint - fun but maybe not that useful

October 29, 2008 · by Jan Schultink
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I needed a chart to visualize 3 quality levels I think a presentation can go through:

  1. Your audience bothers to listen
  2. Your audience understands what you are trying to say
  3. Your audience follows up after leaving the room

Brainstorming some concepts, I ended up with that of a graphic equalizer beating away at higher intensity levels. Stock images failed, so here is the DIY approach in PowerPoint:

The still image does bring out the happily dancing bars very well though…

Rules (animations do not add anything) are there to be broken sometime. Still, this type of chart fits in a more frivolous presentation setting, and not in one where you let’s say have to pitch your company to venture capitalists.

Animations

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1 comment

Titus2008-11-07 21:43:00
This is brilliant, a whole new level of chart making.