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3 ways to use images

March 13, 2022 by Ellen Finkelstein 5 Comments

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From my perspective, you can use images on a slide in 3 ways: As a background, behind text: The purpose is to make a slide that is essentially all text look better As a supplement to text: The purpose is to help people understand and remember the text As the main focus of the slide, […]

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Filed Under: Backgrounds, Images, Slide layout Tagged With: graphics, how to use images, images, impact, improve slide design, photos, PowerPoint, slide design, visual, ways to use images

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

Create presentation handouts using Notes pages

July 8, 2018 by Ellen Finkelstein Leave a Comment

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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 […]

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Filed Under: Delivery Tagged With: handouts, Notes pages, PowerPoint, PowerPoint tips, presentation handouts

The 8th annual Outstanding Presentations Workshop is free this year

August 29, 2017 by Ellen Finkelstein Leave a Comment

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The 8th annual Outstanding Presentations Workshop is free this year. We have an expert group of 6 speakers. This online workshop has been a major event in the presentation world for a long time, with past speakers like Nancy Duarte, Cliff Atkinson, and many more. You can register at www.OutstandingPresentationsWorkshop.com. All sessions start at 11am PT […]

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Filed Under: Events Tagged With: outstanding presentations workshop, PowerPoint, Presentation Workshop

Import text from Word or Notepad

February 8, 2016 by Ellen Finkelstein 10 Comments

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I recommend writing what you will say in Word first, because it’s easier to focus on your message. In another post, “Organize content with an outline,” I provide some more details. Importing an outline You can import then text from Word or even Notepad (or any text editor) to create a new presentation. This is […]

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Filed Under: Content, Text & fonts Tagged With: Notepad, outline, paste text, PowerPoint, presentations, slides, text, Word

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