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PowerPoint and Presenting News: October 25, 2022
October 25, 2022
We first feature renowned author Jerry Weissman who talks about the updated 3rd edition of his bestselling book, Presenting to Win. We then feature another author, Leon Conrad who talks about his new book, Story and Structure.
We also bring you quotes, press releases, and templates from the last few days
Stay informed about updated tutorials and happenings related to PowerPoint and presenting.
Story and Structure: Conversation with Leon Conrad
October 21, 2022
Leon Conrad is a gifted orator, story structure consultant and an inspiring voice-centred communication skills coach who helps people improve their voice use, public speaking and presentation skills. He says, “I help people’s thoughts shine more brightly, so they communicate more effectively, and resonate with presence.” In this conversation, Leon talks about his new book, Story and Structure.
Presenting to Win, 3rd Edition: Conversation with Jerry Weissman
October 20, 2022
Jerry Weissman is the founder and president of Suasive, Inc., formerly Power Presentations, Ltd. Jerry founded Suasive in 1988 and quickly established himself as the coach for Silicon Valley CEOs delivering critical presentations for their IPO roadshows. He taught them to tell their company stories through the eyes of their investors, and in so doing, significantly increased the valuations of their companies. He amassed an elite client list and soon widened his focus to helping public and privately held companies develop and deliver all types of business presentations.
PowerPoint and Presenting News: October 11, 2022
October 11, 2022
We first explore some amazing options in think-cell for PowerPoint that are not even obvious. Yes, there are at least three extra timesaving features that think-cell adds, and all three of these features have nothing to do with charting. In fact, they relate to language settings, creating quick graphics, and replacing fonts in PowerPoint. We also bring you an updated list of keyboard shortcuts for PowerPoint 365 for Windows.
We feature Lori Chollar of TLC Creative and Julián Magnone of SlideModel, who speak about their participation in the upcoming Presentation Summit in San Diego next month. These interview series are not limited to just the conference and you will often get amazing ideas shared by experts that will help you each day. We also bring you quotes, press releases, and templates from the last few days.
Stay informed about updated tutorials and happenings related to PowerPoint and presenting.
Presentation Summit 2022: Conversation with Julián Magnone
October 5, 2022
Julian Magnone is an online entrepreneur and a bit of a geek, with a background in Software Engineering and Business Administration. When he is not thinking about how to better serve customers at SlideModel, coding, or making presentations, he can be found playing with his kids, reading a book, or running in the Rambla of Montevideo. In this conversation, Julián talks about his company’s sponsorship of the upcoming Presentation Summit 2022, being held on location in San Diego, CA, and virtually this year from October 9 to 12, 2022.
PowerPoint and Presenting News: October 4, 2022
October 4, 2022
We bring you two detailed tutorials on using the Morph transition in PowerPoint. We look at creating morph effects with curved shapes, and also how you can use exclamation-named objects to end up with accurate morphs. Both tutorials include videos and sample files you can download.
We feature Kartik Sundar, who discusses Slide Finder, a free slide management tool. We also bring you quotes, press releases, and templates from the last few days.
Stay informed about updated tutorials and happenings related to PowerPoint and presenting.
Presentation Summit 2022: Conversation with Lori Chollar
October 4, 2022
Lori Chollar is co-founder and CEO of TLC Creative Services, Inc. a design studio focusing on presentations, and live and virtual events. Her multi-faceted design background includes traditional graphic and print design, apparel and tattoo design (the temporary kind!), and a full range of presentation, template, and multimedia design. In this conversation, Lori talks about her participation at the upcoming Presentation Summit 2022, being held on location in San Diego, CA, and virtually this year from October 9 to 12, 2022.
think-cell Niceties in PowerPoint
October 3, 2022
We already explored think-cell, an extensive graphic visualization and charting add-in for PowerPoint in our Five Best Features of think-cell post. However, did you know that think-cell adds some small niceties in PowerPoint that are not documented anywhere, and which were discovered by accident? Yes, there are at least three extra timesaving features that think-cell adds, and all three of these features have nothing to do with charting. In fact, they relate to language settings, creating quick graphics, and replacing fonts in PowerPoint. Without further ado, let us look at these goodies that think-cell places within PowerPoint.
PowerPoint and Presenting News: September 27, 2022
September 27, 2022
We begin with a tutorial about the use of PowerPoint's Morph transition to highlight parts of an image. This feature includes a video tutorial and you can also download the sample file and follow these steps on your own. We exclusively feature celebrated author, Carmine Gallo, who has authored a new book on Jeff Bezos, the chief at Amazon. In this interview, Carmine shares why he wrote this book and how the ideas explained in the book can help you.
Michael Keller of iSpring is again exclusively featured and talks about the new iSpring Suite 11 eLearning platform. Finally, Stephen Milley, Group Manager – Professional Imaging & Visual Systems Sales for Panasonic Connect of North America (PCONA) looks at Panasonic's offerings for the AV ecosystem. He also talks about Panasonic's sponsorship of the upcoming Presentation Summit in San Diego in early October. We also bring you quotes, press releases, and templates from the last few days.
Stay informed about updated tutorials and happenings related to PowerPoint and presenting.
Slide Finder: Conversation with Kartik Sundar
September 26, 2022
Kartik Sundar is focused on helping PowerPoint users improve their productivity. As a former corporate strategy and management consultant, Kartik has firsthand knowledge of consulting, sales, and marketing workflows. In addition, he understands the process of building insightful business presentations. Kartik has leveraged this background as a co-founder at Aploris GmbH, a software firm that builds PowerPoint-focused productivity tools including Slide Finder and TeamSlide. In this conversation, Kartik talks about Slide Finder.
Using Morph to Highlight Parts of an Image in PowerPoint 365 for Windows
September 23, 2022
Have you used a large picture in your PowerPoint presentation that covers the entire slide area, and you now want to highlight some parts of the image more than others? Maybe, you have a picture of a lavish food spread at your restaurant, and you want to highlight individual dishes? Or do you have a plant nursery, and you want to focus on some unique plants?
Presentation Summit 2022: Conversation with Stephen Milley
September 22, 2022
Stephen Milley is the Group Manager – Professional Imaging & Visual Systems Sales for Panasonic Connect of North America (PCONA); a division of PCONA specializing in industry-leading commercial video & audio solutions for the education, enterprise, entertainment, media, sports, and worship industries. Panasonic Connect’s expertise in developing and deploying state-of-the-art technologies includes partners such as the Olympic Games, Disney, Netflix, and NBC, among many others. During his 30+ year career, Stephen has been involved in all aspects of the media industry starting with his Radio-Television-Film education at Temple University to Producing traditional sporting events for Visual Sound to VP of Sales & Marketing for the Broadcast System Integrator TV Magic. In this conversation, Stephen talks about his company’s sponsorship of the upcoming Presentation Summit 2022, being held on location in San Diego, CA, and virtually this year from October 9 to 12, 2022.
iSpring Suite 11: Conversation with Michael Keller
September 21, 2022
Michael Keller is an eLearning Officer at iSpring, a world-renowned vendor of eLearning software. He has been helping iSpring customers develop an engaging online learning environment for over fifteen years. Under his guidance, 556 companies in the Large Enterprise and SMB sectors have reached their business goals by helping their teams grow with eLearning. In this conversation, Michael talks about the new version of iSpring’s honored course authoring toolkit — iSpring Suite 11.
Using PowerPoint Effectively in a Business Meeting
September 21, 2022
The business industry is developing and expanding day by day. Such rapid growth in the area of entrepreneurship requires the involvement of new investors and shareholders to support business, make progress and build a money empire. Surely, the broadening of commerce also necessitates the employment of new working staff. Consequently, the movement involves new and frequent meetings, which is the case when digital presentations come into play. PowerPoint usage is the simplest way to diversify and collect presentations. All the successful companies use tools from Microsoft Office in their meets.
PowerPoint and Presenting News: September 20, 2022
September 20, 2022
We begin with a feature by Chris Arning of Toastmasters International, who compares the speaking styles of British prime ministers Liz Truss and Boris Johnson. We also look at how you can add subscripted and superscripted text in PowerPoint.
We feature Glenn Gibson, Steve Sheets of GhostRanch Communications, and James Ontra of Shufflrr, who speak about their participation in the upcoming Presentation Summit in San Diego next month. These interview series are not limited to just the conference and you will often get amazing ideas shared by experts that will help you each day. We also bring you quotes, press releases, and templates from the last few days.
Stay informed about updated tutorials and happenings related to PowerPoint and presenting.
The Bezos Blueprint: Conversation with Carmine Gallo
September 19, 2022
Carmine Gallo is a communication coach for the world’s most admired brands. He’s a Harvard instructor, leadership advisor, and bestselling author whose books, including Talk Like TED and The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs, have been translated into more than 40 languages. He has worked directly with entrepreneurs and CEOs who run companies that touch your life every day: Intel, Amazon Web Services, Google, LinkedIn, Pfizer, Walmart, and many other brands. In this conversation, Carmine talks about his new book, The Bezos Blueprint.