People use the same software to create them, but they are very different.
Project documents:
- Full of detail, assumptions, footnotes (“Harry wants to make sure that everyone knows that the data does not include South America”), disclaimers
- Many authors (captains, holders of the pen)
- Team members have seen page 25 over and over again (“ Why does it still say $23m profit there?)
- No problem editing them live on Google Docs with 5 people in 4 different locations
- Aesthetics can be compromised in order to squeeze that extra row in
- The has agreed on a way forward through discussion, now let’s write it down on the pages
Presentations:
- Introduce an audience for the first time to a story
- The audience still needs to be convinced of the way forward
- Usually one person delivering a carefully crafted pitch
- Poor aesthetics can definitely harm the effectiveness of the pitch
SlideMagic 2.0 will address document type number 2.