Do you have to fix up slides that other people made a mess of? I do. For some reason, I get a lot of slides on which people ignored the Layout feature of PowerPoint; instead, they inserted text boxes anywhere on the slide—in a different location on each slide! Often, the first thing I do […]
Archives for February 2010
Review of two books on speaking
I recently read two books on speaking and thought I’d review them together. TJ Walker’s Secret to Foolproof Presentations was sent to me by the Jess Todtfeld, complete with a sticker that says, “Autographed by the author.” My understanding is that Jess and TJ are partners and the book cover includes “with Jess Todtfeld” under […]
What’s your worst experience watching or delivering a PowerPoint presentation?
I had to share this comment from a discussion going on in the LinkedIn Learning, Education and Training Professionals Group group. There have been many great comments, but I got permission from Dr. William Brantley to share this one: “The worst PowerPoint presentation I ever attended was given by a senior professor in the Education […]
Recording available for the training webinar: Animation and Video in PowerPoint—Advanced Techniques
If you missed it, we had a great webinar last week on Animation and Video in PowerPoint—Advanced Techniques. It was jam packed with 10 techniques and attendees also got a 14-page handout with detailed instructions and the presentation itself, containing all the techniques! You can now purchase the recording for $24.95, or buy all 5 […]
Should you say “thank you” at the end of a presentation?
There’s a great discussion going on at The Official Toastmasters International Members Group on LinkedIn. Because you can’t access the group unless you join, I thought I’d summarize the opinions and see what you think. Here’s the question the sparked the discussion: “In my home [Toastmaster] club, it has been generally accepted that the speaker […]