Do you know what PechaKucha is? I describe it in an earlier blog post, “Stay focused with Pecha Kucha.” And I wrote about my experience giving my first PechaKucha here. Briefly, a PechaKucha is a short, structured presentation, only 6 minutes, 40 seconds long. I had practically forgotten about it, because it was more than […]
Leveraging existing slides with TeamSlide, slide library software
This post is an interview with Kartik Sundar, co-founder of TeamSlide, Slide Library/Management software. I asked him some questions so you can evaluate whether it might be useful to you. —————– Ellen: How does TeamSlide help its customers? Kartik: When working on a new PowerPoint presentation, you typically want to leverage previously created slides, charts, images, […]
Comparing webinar services-Google Hangouts on Air, GoToWebinar, and Zoom-and why I chose Zoom
More and more, presenters are presenting online, using webinar services. So I thought I’d share my experience and maybe comparing webinar services will help you make a choice. I’ve switched to Zoom! I’ve used GoToWebinar for many years but a friend (thanks, Sheila Finkelstein!) introduced me to Zoom. I tested it for several months and a […]
PowerPoint on an Android phone
Microsoft recently made PowerPoint (and Word and Excel) available as an Android phone app. It’s my understanding that the same app works on Android tablets as well. Your experience with the menus and options will adapt with the size of your screen. You can go to the Google Play Store to download the app. There’s […]
Discover PowerPoint Mix for interactive online lessons
PowerPoint Mix is a new PowerPoint add-on by Microsoft. You use PowerPoint Mix for creating interactive online lessons. Teachers and trainers are widely using Mix. The basic process is simple: You create slides and can record audio and video. You can add quizzes. You upload the final result to the Mix website and share it […]