You can send potential clients or friends a CD that contains a presentation that runs automatically when they put the CD in their CD-ROM drive. If you add narration, the presentation will start automatically and run from beginning to end by itself. This technique works well for sales brochures that you create in PowerPoint, for […]
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Create a quiz game
Whether for work or play, quiz games are fun. Jeopardy-like games or just quizzes can teach and entertain at the same time. (Note that “Jeopardy” is a trademark of Sony Pictures, and shouldn’t be used without permission.) You can use exit animation and a trigger to create the quiz so that when you click a […]
Presentation styles
Recently, I’ve seen some articles on presentation styles. A presentation style sometimes called the Takahashi or Lessig method, can be summed up simply: One or two words per slide, keep the pictures simple. Put more attention on the content and structure and their appropriateness to your message and less on the slides. Simple slides may […]
Quickly change text color line by line
Sigh! Although I write about communicating in a visual manner all the time (see 5 Steps to Slide Design for Non-Designers, for example), sometimes it becomes clear that certain presenters will never get there. I’m working with the organizer of a conference for physicians. The organizer has asked them all to use PowerPoint, but since […]
Play sound or music by passing mouse over an icon (without clicking)
You can play a sound or music file on a slide without clicking the mouse. Usually, you insert a file by choosing Insert > Movies and Sounds > Sound from File. You see a sound icon on the slide. A dialog box asks you if you want to play the sound automatically or when you […]