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PowerPoint Distribution: How to Share a PowerPoint Presentation

PowerPoint is a fact of life for most folks trying to communicate ideas in a corporate environment. And it’s a pretty good tool for practical purposes. But there are a few areas where it fails miserably, and distribution is one of them. Sharing a PowerPoint presentation can be a real headache. In a corporate setting, PowerPoints are typically made to support a meeting or a speaker, and the slides are printed for handout. If the presentation is sent to attendees or others, it’s usually emailed... learn more

The Power of Three: Using PowerPoint with Word and Excel

PowerPoint is pretty robust on its own — but it also plays well with others! And the ability to integrate PPT with other programs can provide a lot of added value. Here are some simple ways to turbo-charge productivity and jazz up presentations by “mixing and matching” three MS Office workhorses — Word, Excel and PowerPoint. learn more  Read More →

4 Tips for Great Presentations & Slide Composition

When it comes to creating awesome slideshows — whether you use PowerPoint, Keynote or other slideshow presentation software — there are some basic tips to keep in mind. Have a consistent overall template design. Animate with a purpose. Have excellent content and strong organization. Speak with bullet points and keep on message. All these tips are great. But in the end, it’s important to remember that a well-designed slideshow presentation is the sum of its parts. So to make an good-looking... learn more

How to Animate a PowerPoint Presentation

We all want to create more dynamic PowerPoint presentations. You know the kind, presentations that draw the audience in and hold their attention. One way to bring more life to your presentations is through the use of movement or animation. Yes, it is definitely possible to make a PowerPoint presentation look impressively animated. All you have to do is spend MANY hours skillfully applying custom animation to every element on every slide, timing every animation exactly, then weaving the slides together... learn more

Three Surprising Ways to Use PowerPoint

Back in the cradle days of personal computing, the only program most people had was Lotus 1-2-3. So they used it for everything—from writing letters to drawing pictures. (Yes, you can draw things using just cell borders!) Now there are specialized apps for just about every task, but most of us have a favorite “Swiss Army Knife” tool. And once you start expanding the use of PowerPoint beyond making presentations, there are a surprising number of handy ways to use it every day. learn more  Read More →

How to Customize a PowerPoint Template

It’s 4 PM, and out of the blue, you need to build a presentation. Fast. On the upside, PowerPoint’s standard themes will make it easy. On the downside—standard themes will make it look PowerPointy. And you may need to harmonize the presentation with other materials (say, for a particular campaign), but there’s no time to create something from scratch. Fortunately, it’s easy to make quick changes that will freshen up a theme. And with the right approach, you can even give do a complete... learn more

Five Great Resources for PowerPoint Tips and Tricks

I heard a good story this week about an astronaut who wanted to make a point with NASA bosses. So he created a YouTube video (it’s fun—take a look) because he didn’t want to do a “boring PowerPoint.” Which is yet another reminder that most of the many PPT presentations getting made every day are not interesting, not creative, and not very effective. So how can you rise above the boring average and make great stuff with PowerPoint? How can you develop presentations faster/smarter? There’s... learn more

Creative Advertising

Our creative business cards post went down very well so I decided to take a look at some more print-based design today. I scoured the net looking for creative examples of advertising. Some are funny, provoke discussion or are just damn clever. Enjoy these examples … learn more  Read More →

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