Posts by Crystal McKenna Green
The Executive Reset: How to Rebuild Your Presentation Strategy for Q2
Most teams don’t need better slides. They need a better system. By March, the pattern is clear. Q1 started with ambition, kickoffs, planning decks, bold narratives. But somewhere between urgency and iteration, presentations became reactive. Slides multiplied. Versions fragmented. Messaging drifted. And now? Teams are moving fast, but not always in the same direction. This…
Read MoreMinimalist Presentation Design Tips
3 Things to Cut + 3 Things to Add to Your PowerPoint Presentations Picture this. You finished drafting that message you’re planning to share at the next company-wide presentation. You’re proud. You did it! You wrote down everything you want to say in Google Docs or Microsoft Word. Now, you can take a break and…
Read MoreA Slide Carol: Three Spirits of Better Presentations
Every December, teams revisit the same decks. The same slides. The same formatting shortcuts that somehow survived another year. As year-end meetings wrap and kickoff decks loom, it feels like the perfect moment for a little reflection. So consider this a holiday tale for modern marketing and communications teams. Not about ghosts. About slides. Specifically,…
Read MoreHow to Outline a Kickass Presentation
Setting A Foundation for Presentation Success Outlines for Presentations Like any form of writing, when you’re drafting your presentation, you should start with an outline. Can you hear your middle school teachers haunting you yet? Hear us out. When you write an outline, you write with purpose. Throughout this blog, we’re going to be calling…
Read MoreBeware the Frankendeck: Tips for Taming a Presentation that Refuses to Die
Every office has one: the dreaded Franken-Deck. Stitched together from mismatched slides, unpredictable animations, and rogue fonts, it’s a monster that refuses to die. Here’s how to spot one—and how to finally put it to rest.
Read MoreWe Performed a Corporate Deck as Shakespearean Theater (And It Actually Made More Sense)
ACT I, SCENE I: A modern boardroom. The deck is 47 slides long. The audience is weary. The brand manager hath lost her will to present. Enter: a presentation design agency with a flair for the dramatic. At Ruby + Citrine, we offer corporate presentation services. But sometimes – when deadlines loom and formatting fails…
Read MoreTip of the Month! Editing Photos in PowerPoint
How to resize, crop and add contrast to photos for your business presentations. Nobody wants to use multiple tools to complete a task they feel should be simple. It doesn’t matter whether that task is vacuuming the house, cooking dinner, or creating a PowerPoint presentation. We can’t help you with your household chores or cooking…
Read MoreJuice vs. Sauce: A Presentation Design Philosophy
Let’s talk about juice. Juice is flashy. It’s the energy burst. It’s your killer opener, your fancy transition, the jaw-dropping animation that makes people go, “Ooh!” But sauce? Sauce is lasting. Sauce is layered. Sauce clings to the message and gives it flavor long after the slide fades. As a professional presentation design agency, we…
Read MoreIf Your Deck Were a Sundae, What Would It Say?
Imagine your pitch deck as a sundae. Is it a vibrant swirl of flavors, textures, and delight… or a sad scoop of vanilla melting into yesterday’s outdated chart? Just like your summer wardrobe, your presentation deserves a refresh. At Ruby + Citrine, we’re serving up tips to help you cool down the cringe and turn…
Read MoreWhat Your Deck Says About You (If Your Deck Were an Omelette)
Here’s the thing about decks and omelettes: both are revealing, both are (potentially) a mess, and both say more about your taste than you probably want to admit. When clients come to a PowerPoint design agency like Ruby + Citrine for presentation help, we don’t just look at your slides – we read them like…
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