Thursday, January 04, 2007
PowerPoint and the Pleasures of the Flesh
The pleasures of the flesh. For my next business presentation in a small room that uses a portable projector, I am going to use a pink, flesh colored PowerPoint background. I don't care what the topic of the presentation might be.
Why? I see an image of myself giving a presentation in that small meeting room. The PowerPoint presentation has a beautiful "business blue" background. I pace in front of 1700 lumens.
Ghastly! I look like something from Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video. Shining up on a pale December-in-Michigan face, blue tones give me that frightening zombie look. My audience must be horrified.
And it's not just me. When blue lights shine up on most human faces, the result is cadaverous.
The red light district. So what tones look best on human flesh? Well, they don't call it the "red light" district for nothing! Ladies of ill-repute know that being bathed in red-toned light can hide the ravages of an unhealthy lifestyle. So if you want to hide the pox as you dance on a pole, for example, red might be a good choice.
For myself, I tend to avoid red lights. Makes me look like an angry, tall tomato. And I certainly don't want to associate myself with anything erotic in a small, intimate business meeting!
Think pink. Face it: even if you're a macho he-man, you are going to look marvelous bathed in pink. It warms up your facial tones. It smoothes wrinkles. You will look healthy and vibrant. Yes, for my next small-meeting PowerPoint presentation, I will envelop myself in a soft pink aura that compliments my expressions and features.
After all, shouldn't a presenter put herself in the best light? ;) ¶ 1/04/2007 10:11:00 AM
The pleasures of the flesh. For my next business presentation in a small room that uses a portable projector, I am going to use a pink, flesh colored PowerPoint background. I don't care what the topic of the presentation might be.
Why? I see an image of myself giving a presentation in that small meeting room. The PowerPoint presentation has a beautiful "business blue" background. I pace in front of 1700 lumens.
Ghastly! I look like something from Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video. Shining up on a pale December-in-Michigan face, blue tones give me that frightening zombie look. My audience must be horrified.
And it's not just me. When blue lights shine up on most human faces, the result is cadaverous.
The red light district. So what tones look best on human flesh? Well, they don't call it the "red light" district for nothing! Ladies of ill-repute know that being bathed in red-toned light can hide the ravages of an unhealthy lifestyle. So if you want to hide the pox as you dance on a pole, for example, red might be a good choice.
For myself, I tend to avoid red lights. Makes me look like an angry, tall tomato. And I certainly don't want to associate myself with anything erotic in a small, intimate business meeting!
Think pink. Face it: even if you're a macho he-man, you are going to look marvelous bathed in pink. It warms up your facial tones. It smoothes wrinkles. You will look healthy and vibrant. Yes, for my next small-meeting PowerPoint presentation, I will envelop myself in a soft pink aura that compliments my expressions and features.
After all, shouldn't a presenter put herself in the best light? ;) ¶ 1/04/2007 10:11:00 AM
