5 simple rules for creating world-changing presentations

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 [...]

Why kids do a better job in PowerPoint

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 [...]

slideboxx updates their software for finding and reusing slides

slideboxx by Zinali has updated their software (now version 2.1) that helps you find and reuse slides. I’ve reviewed this software previously.

Here are the new changes:

It’s faster: slideboxx 2.1 is up to 3x faster for building your library and displaying slides It’s network-friendly: If your library is taking up too much space, [...]

Great resource for business stories

Stories are a great way to make your point. At businessballs.com, you can find many short anecdotes that you can use for a variety of messages. Some will be familiar, others not, but you’ll probably be able to find something you can use. Check it out!

Ellen Finkelstein can train you or the presenters in your organization to create high-impact, engaging, professional presentations for training, sales, business, or education. For more information, please click here.

New LinkedIn group: Great Communicators! Effective presenting & PowerPoint

Thanks to those of you who responded to my request for help in naming the group, a new LinkedIn group is up and running! And it’s running fast, with active comments and a great discussion going. If you’re on LinkedIn, go to http://www.linkedin.com/groupRegistration?gid=3153646 to join the group and the fun!

Current discussions are:

What [...]

5 tips from my Twitter collection

I’ve been posting two tips from my site a day on Twitter. (What, you’re not following me there yet? Go follow me, I’ll wait here.)

If you’re not on Twitter, here are 5 of them that you might enjoy:

How many bullets should I put on a slide? (OK, I admit, it’s a trick [...]

I’m attending WordPress Camp this weekend

I’ll be attending the Chicago WordPress Camp this weekend with my friend, Phyllis Khare. Let me know if you’ll be attending and perhaps we can meet!

Ellen Finkelstein can train you or the presenters in your organization to create high-impact, engaging, professional presentations for training, sales, business, or education. For more information, please click here.

The value of training: How you can be your best

Was everyone shaking your hand and congratulation you after your last presentation? Or not? Did you get the sale? Are you a manager who needs to persuade others? Are you a trainer who needs to train sales rep to sell more?

If you’ve found that the free information that is out there is good, [...]

Find your slides with slideboxx! Interview with Zinali CEO Charles Wolfus

Zinali LLC’s slideboxx is a program that helps you find your slides.

For the past few years, Charles Wolfus has been co-founder and CEO of Zinali, LLC, a San Francisco-based company dedicated to improving PowerPoint search. For almost a decade, Charles Wolfus has worked closely with scientists, marketing staff, and executives finding ways to [...]

Yes, you can present without PowerPoint

Here’s an excellent example of a talk without PowerPoint, from the TED.com series. This is Simon Sinek speaking on “How great leaders inspire action.” He uses a flip chart and draws on it as he talks.

Ellen Finkelstein can train you or the presenters in your organization to create high-impact, engaging, professional presentations [...]