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 […]
Transcribe or translate your live talk in PowerPoint with a Star Trek twist
If you have Office 365 (the subscription version that is always updated), there’s a new feature coming out that is truly extraordinary! If you’re in the Office Insider program, you may have it already. Otherwise, you’ll get it when it’s rolled out to everyone with Office 365. As you talk, PowerPoint will display what you […]
Create presentation handouts using Notes pages
I recommend using the Tell ‘n’ ShowSM method for your slides. That means putting a slide title on each slide that tells the point and adding an image, diagram, chart, etc. to show the point. You DON’T put everything you say on the slide. I’m not the slide police and I vary from this method […]
Easily create a menu slide with the Zoom feature
There’s an important reason that you should consider creating a menu slide, which is a slide that links to other parts of your presentation (and maybe outside resources as well). You could also call it an agenda slide. (In fact, you could create a Questions slide at the end to link back to topics you’ve […]
Increase understanding and retention with the Tell ‘n’ ShowSM method
The purpose of your presentation is to create change. Maybe you want your audience to take some action or at least think differently about your topic. A prerequisite is that they understand and remember what you say. There’s quite a bit of research about how to present information to maximize understanding and retention, but I’ll mention […]