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PowerPoint is the standard for slide show software, but what if you can’t afford it? There are many free PowerPoint alternatives available either as a download or as a web-based service. This will be a multi-part blog post covering the following products (or more): PowerPoint Online (Microsoft Office Web Apps) ZohoShow Google Docs OpenOffice.org [...] I get lots of requests for information on how to post a presentation as a video to YouTube. Here are some options: Use PowerPoint 2010. It outputs to WMV format. Choose File> Save and Send> Create a Video. Then choose from a couple of options, as you see here. You can use existing timings [...] When you find out that you need to give a presentation, your first step should be preparation. And to successfully prepare, you need to know what steps you need to take. What are the steps of preparation for a successful presentation? 1. Complete an overview/planning form The very first step to take is to [...] I follow several LinkedIn groups related to PowerPoint and presenting (and started one of my own, Great Communicators! Effective Presenting & PowerPoint). Sometimes, you can find gems of useful information. The PowerPoint Stuff group (which was started by Geetesh Bajaj, owner of Indezine.com) has been running a great discussion on PowerPoint keyboard shortcuts, so [...] I just published an article, “How to Become an Outstanding Speaker,” on the Ezine Articles website. The article explains: The symptoms of not speaking well The rewards of becoming an effective speaker The steps you need to take to become an outstanding speaker Take a look and let me know what you think! Ellen [...] Why would you convert a PowerPoint file to PDF? The most common reason is for security. (See the end of this tip for other ways to protect your presentation.) For example, you may want to send your slides to a colleague or potential customer for review, but not allow changes. Note that people with [...] I’ve started to use myBrainshark.com recently. myBrainshark is a free presentation-sharing site. You can find my presentations there: A Quick Lesson for Effective Presentations, and 4 layouts that always look good. myBrainshark recently introduced a feature that lets you upload a presentation to YouTube with one click. In other words, it converts the myBrainshark [...] Watch this video by Nancy Duarte on her company’s 5 simple rules for creating world-changing presentations. At the same time, the video is a showcase of what you can do in PowerPoint 2010. Who said PowerPoint has to be boring? Nancy Duarte is one of the great speakers in the Outstanding Presentations Workshop. The [...] I’ve often said that kids do a better job in PowerPoint, before they learn that PowerPoint should be boring and have bullet points. In “It’s back to school time: Does your youngster PowerPoint?,” Doug Thomas makes this same “point” and shows a video of cartoonist and author Scott McCloud’s 13-year-old daughter giving a very [...] |
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