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• The first flight & PowerPoint 2010 – Watch History Reimagined for a chance to win

  13 Jul 2011

  Today's post comes courtesy of Kelby Johnson from the PowerPoint team. I believe PowerPoint can be a great companion for sharing the stories of what we see. Think about some of history's greatest stories - what if some of the most well-known innovators had PowerPoint to help them share their ideas with...
• Color me distracted: Use color carefully in your presentation (video)

  28 Apr 2011

  Use lots of color in your PowerPoint presentation to thrill and engage your audience. Right? Not necessarily. Too much color can actually be distracting. Keep in mind, you want your audience to listen to what you're saying. You don't want them to be distracted by what's on your slides - too much text...
• Are animations and transitions annoying your audience? (video)

  21 Apr 2011

  If you haven't yet, head over to the new SlideFest site , submit your best presentation for a chance to win a trip to TED Active in Palm Springs or a copy of Office 2010 for PC/Mac and a Kinect, and learn a ton by seeing what to do and what not to do when creating a PowerPoint presentation (including...
• Submit your best presentation for a chance to go to Palm Springs (video)

  14 Apr 2011

  Today's the day to start submitting your favorite presentations for a chance to win a trip to Palm Springs to attend TED Active . The contest is a part of SlideFest , an effort to show you how to create a great presentation, and how to create a lousy presentation, with tips to avoid the latter. Like...
• Win prizes with your story: Introducing SlideFest (video)

  4 Apr 2011

  Here at the PowerPoint blog, we want to help you make your presentations visual, engaging, and memorable. Not text-heavy and boring. To help you, in essence, become a great storyteller. Even (especially?) if your story is about bacon. We also want to give you a chance to win a trip to TED Active or a...