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• Make the world a better place one presentation at a time

  5 Oct 2011

  I recently attended the 2011 Presentation Summit in Austin, Texas . Rick Altman, the host of this conference for presentation professionals, does an excellent job recruiting industry experts who provide guidance on designing , building , and delivering presentations. According to Rick, "The most important...
• Add polish to your slides with 3 alignment tools (video)

  14 Sep 2011

  This is the eleventh in a series of quick video tips for business managers using PowerPoint by guest blogger Bruce Gabrielle, author of Speaking PowerPoint . The easiest way to make sure your slides look professional is to pay attention to alignment. And PowerPoint has 3 great tools ( Gridlines , Alignment...
• Free Webinar series to improve your slide design and presentation skills

  31 Aug 2011

  Update! The workshop is now over, but one of the presentations, by PowerPoint MPV Ellen Finkelstein, is still available at http://www.outstandingpresentationsworkshop.com/ellen-finkelstein . I've been invited to attend a series of free presentation webinars, hosted by Ellen Finkelstein , PowerPoint MVP...
• Entering SlideFest? Be sure to submit your presentation by today (video)

  5 May 2011

  Today is the final day that you can submit your presentation to SlideFest for a chance to win a trip to the 2012 TED Active conference in Palm Springs . Entries must be received by today (May 5, 2011) before 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time . So get your presentation in and share your greatness with others. While...
• 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...