1) What version of PowerPoint are you using?

2) Which books would help you most with presentations?

Other suggestions:

• Presenting boring information in an exciting way
• Design principles
• Idea starters for unique presentations/templates
• Tips & tricks
• Flash, animation applications, interactive PowerPoint applications
• Creative training techniques
• Shortcuts, quick ehlpful hints
• Overcoming fear
• Where to stand, how to design handouts, engaging the audience
• Online resource for material for presentations: templates, video, photos, eetc.
• Use of PowerPoint in a courtroom
• Web-based training
• Sharing PowerPoint presentations

3) Would you attend webinars on specific topics (not free)?

4) If yes or maybe, which webinars would you attend?

• How to convince the people you work for not to commit death by PPT–all the skills and creativity and knowledge of a presentation designer cannot overcome resistance by higher-ups who seem committed to boring their audience–they’re still using full sentences!
• Tests on PowerPoint with feedback or correct answers
• Presenting Live Webinars for persuading, motivating, teaching and informing – in 25 minutes or less!
• Using videos in presentations
• E-Learning presentation
• PowerPoint for low cost training
• Interactive activities
• Basics: Quick simple show: use this background and font and colors. So it can setup in 5 minutes or less.
• Other software: www.raptivity.com
• How to use PowerPoint for webinars
• A lot of the stuff on PPT is focused on or derived from the business world. I know many of the principles, etc. are useful, but it would be nice to see more info on how to incorporate these ideas into academic presentations – where we can’t get away with a 20 minute presentation, for example, but “have” to lecture for 45-50 minutes.
• Flash style animation using PowerPoint
• Adding animation or videos, best way to use/setup powerpoint for use with other software
• Presentation planning

Would you be interested in group coaching?

Is there any other type of content or class that you’d be interested in to improve your skills?

• MS Web Apps for companies who may not want to commit to large software investment
• No, but thank you! Your web tips are tremendously helpful, and I follow your work closely. Great job!!
• How to create and deliver a very effective Webinar
• Show & tell — show me how you do some of the cool graphics and give me tips on how to accomplish them.
• Color/background combinations and their effects on audiences
• Interested in how to integrate other software and programs with PowerPoint and what formats to use. For example, when adding a movie clip, what format is the best so it will run in the PowerPoint on your computer and also run if it’s uploaded to the web. What add-ons are most useful and how to use them.
• Effective speaking
• Design in E-Learning
  Using ppt for synchronous and non-sync training
• Death by PowerPoint is really important for us here!!!
• Back to Basics, where to stand, how to set up room to focus on presentation, a refresher for us that don’t train often, but used to train a lot in our distant past.
• Working with maps. Embeding audio, video, photos without going thru the steps- macro maybe?
• PowerPoint design for people who know more than non-designers and less than designers.
• Tips on teaching adult educators how to use PowerPoint in their classrooms.
• I would love to know how to do some of these animations, but can’t find a book on any of it. http://www.visualcontentsolutions.com/pptport01.asp
• Anything involving trials, I work in a legal area.
• Creating training videos (Camtasia)
• Helping college faculty redesign their PPTs. More along the lines of convincing them to redesign!

I will be doing some webinars in the future. Some of the resources you asked for are already on my site or in existing books. I’ll mention these in a future post.