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Comparing webinar services-Google Hangouts on Air, GoToWebinar, and Zoom-and why I chose Zoom

January 8, 2016 by Ellen Finkelstein 10 Comments

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 […]

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Filed Under: Resources, Review Tagged With: Google+ Hangouts On Air, GoToMeeting, GoToWebinar, HOA, webinar, webinar services, zoom

PowerPoint on an Android phone

June 27, 2015 by Ellen Finkelstein 6 Comments

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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 […]

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Filed Under: Resources, Review Tagged With: Android, cellphone, smartphone

Discover PowerPoint Mix for interactive online lessons

January 17, 2015 by Ellen Finkelstein 10 Comments

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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 […]

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Filed Under: Multimedia: Music, sound & video, Resources, Training Tagged With: lessons, Mix, SCORM, training

Presenting = Communicating = Training

March 24, 2014 by Ellen Finkelstein 1 Comment

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If you’re a trainer or teacher, the title of this blog post is an obvious statement for you. But if you do more persuasive presentations, it may not be obvious. All training involves persuasion; my trainer clients taught me that, telling me in no uncertain terms that they need to persuade their trainees to pay […]

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New book, Master Presenter, collects lessons from the world’s top presentation experts

October 20, 2013 by Ellen Finkelstein 1 Comment

I’m very pleased to announce a new book, Master Presenter, published  by Wiley, which is a compilation of articles from presentation experts who have contributed to the Presentationxpert newsletter over the years. And yes, I’m one of them! I’m honored to be included! Taken as a whole, there’s a huge wealth of knowledge in this […]

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Filed Under: Resources Tagged With: books on PowerPoint, books on presenting

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