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Collaborate with others in real time using PowerPoint on the Web

April 30, 2020 by Ellen Finkelstein Leave a Comment

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Did you know that you can collaborate with others on a PowerPoint file in real-time using PowerPoint on the Web? (That’s the same thing as PowerPoint Online.) You can do the same in Microsoft Word and Excel, but I’ll focus on PowerPoint, of course. Moreover, because you do this with PowerPoint on the Web, your […]

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Filed Under: Content, User Interface Tagged With: co-authoring, collaboration, editing in real time, PowerPoint on the Web, PowerPoint Online, working together

Think BIG to create high-impact presentations

November 3, 2019 by Ellen Finkelstein 2 Comments

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You want your presentations to have an impact on your audience — change them, move them to action, inspire them. One way to do this is to think BIG, both in terms of your concepts and your visuals. Big ideas help to inspire people. Plus, the brain learns more easily when new knowledge is connected […]

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Filed Under: Content, Design principles, Images, Slide layout Tagged With: big concepts, big ideas, big images, high-impact slides, inspire, think big

It’s about the audience

September 20, 2019 by Ellen Finkelstein Leave a Comment

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You’re always presenting for your audience. Your presentation shouldn’t be about you. What type of presentation will give your audience the most value? Ask yourself… What do they need and want? Your content needs to be relevant to the needs and wants of your audience. Sometimes that’s hard to know but if you can survey […]

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Filed Under: Content, Design principles, Images, Training Tagged With: attention, audience, audience-centered, audience-centered presentations, call to action, image superiority, impact, inspire, PowerPoint, presentations, remember, retention, understanding

How to start a presentation

August 1, 2019 by Ellen Finkelstein 5 Comments

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The first minute after you start speaking is crucial. Your audience wants you to succeed, but they also judge you pretty quickly. So don’t be boring in that first minute! Don’t… …say “My name is x and my topic is y. Let’s get started.” …just read the name of your presentation and go to the […]

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Filed Under: Content Tagged With: beginning, introduction, opener, start

The flipped presentation: A different way to present and create handouts

June 22, 2019 by Ellen Finkelstein 2 Comments

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Let’s say that you’re giving a presentation that requires you to provide a lot of detailed information to your audience. Perhaps you’re Training supervisors about vacation, sick day, and leave of absence policies Doing a project update that requires you to explain the data you collected during your research Providing employees with a list of […]

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Filed Under: Content, Delivery, Design principles Tagged With: details, handouts, Notes page, notes pane, technical presentations

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