MY Friend, The Flip Chart One of the most under-used and forgotten presentation tools is the Flip Chart . The main reason for this is PowerPoint. Ever since PowerPoint and other slide mediums rose to dominance in the world of corporate presentations, communication has gotten worse, not better. This is because PowerPoint tends to become the show, the whole show and nothing but the show. Presnters lose contact with their audiences and audiences lose contact with the presenter. Throw into the mix that most slide decks suck, and you've got a recipe for turning off your audience and losing the chance to sell your message. How can a flip chart help? In several ways. Way one: it's different. If you don't use slides, you stand out. That always gets peoples attention . Way two: it let's you tell and spontaneously illustrate your story and your message. (You don't need to be an artist, just able to draw simple things like a happy face or a stick