I have written many articles that are organized by topic below. Click on the topic heading to drop down the articles in that topic.
General PowerPoint Articles- Are We Wasting $250 Million per Day Due to Bad PowerPoint?
- Best slide ever; Issue #200 December 15, 2009
- Boring presentations are not the problem; Issue #253, January 24, 2012
- Break Your Addiction to Ineffective PowerPoint Presentations One Presentation at a Time – Part 1; Issue #212 June 15, 2010
- Break Your Addiction to Ineffective PowerPoint Presentations One Presentation at a Time – Part 2; Issue #213 June 29, 2010
- Can you solve presentation problems by switching tools?; Issue #228 February 1, 2011
- Don’t judge a presentation by the number of slides; Issue #286 May 14, 2013
- Essential iPad apps for presenters; Issue #257 March 20, 2012
- Five Tips to Make PowerPoint Business Presentations More Effective
- Five Tips to Make PowerPoint Sales Presentations More Effective
- How Lawyers Can Win More Business With Their Client and Conference Presentations
- PowerPoint Does Not Make You a Speaker
- Presentation Lessons from Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth”
- Raise the average two slides at a time; Issue #282 March 19, 2013
- Reports of the “Death of PowerPoint” greatly exaggerated
- Selected web links
- So what’s all the fuss about the backchannel?; Issue #208 April 20, 2010
- Ten Secrets For Using PowerPoint Effectively
- Testing your slides; Issue #281 March 5, 2013
- The Top Ten Things You Can Do To Improve Your Next PowerPoint Presentation
- Three lessons learned from Pecha Kucha; Issue #248 November 8, 2011
- What is the REAL Cost of Poor Presentations?
- When Should You Use PowerPoint?
- Where to get PowerPoint help; Issue #171 October 28, 2008
- Word clues to better organize information; Issue #284 April 16, 2013
Presentation Structure & Sequence
- “How Many Slides?” is the wrong question to ask; Issue #204 February 23, 2010
- Case study/Success story slides; Issue #259 April 17, 2012
- Designing and Delivering Non-Linear Presentations; Issue #156 April 1, 2008
- Determining the goal of your presentation is hard; Issue #270 September 18, 2012
- Don’t judge a presentation by the number of slides; Issue #286 May 14, 2013
- Don’t start your presentation with credits; Issue #254, February 7, 2012
- Five slide project update presentation; Issue #201 January 12, 2010
- Getting the audience excited before your presentation; Issue #185, May 19, 2009
- How to check your presentation outline with your boss before spending time creating slides
- How to use the “About Us” information; Issue #265 July 10, 2012
- Plan the follow-up to your presentation to increase the impact of your message; Issue #182 April 7, 2009
- Prepare for questions or concerns; Issue #266 July 24, 2012
- Preparing for status update presentations; Issue #262 May 29, 2012
- Presenting a Recommendation; Issue #268 August 21, 2012
- Sequence of Information matters; Issue #199 December 1, 2009
- Structuring a presentation that sells effectively; Issue #227 January 18, 2011
- Switch the focus from the data to the audience; Issue #226 January 4, 2011
- The audience wants the conclusion; Issue #250 December 6, 2011
- The one question a sales presentation must answer; Issue #258 April 3, 2012
- Word clues to better organize information; Issue #284 April 16, 2013
Slide Design
- Choose a boring font; Issue #260, May 1, 2012
- Choosing Colors for Your Presentation Slides
- Creating a style guide to keep the look of slides consistent in an organization
- How to create a consistent look when many sources are contributing slides to a presentation; Issue #210 May 18, 2010
- How to determine if the font on your slides is big enough; Issue #152 February 5, 2008
- How to make slides that are accessible for those with hearing or sight impairments; Issue #151 January 22, 2008
- How to Select and Use Fonts on Presentation Slides
- Make slides easy to see; Issue #267 August 7, 2012
- Three steps to reformat a presentation with a new slide design; Issue #187 June 16, 2009
- Why do presenters change the organization’s template?; Issue #214 July 13, 2010
Slide Creation & Editing
- “How Many Slides?” is the wrong question to ask; Issue #204 February 23, 2010
- “You know, it’s just like…”; Issue #207 April 6, 2010
- Being too emotionally invested in your slides leads to less effective presentations; Issue #211 June 1, 2010
- Create presentation visuals based on lessons from grade school; Issue #264 June 26, 2012
- Design visuals vs. Content visuals; Issue #279 February 5, 2013
- Don’t judge a presentation by the number of slides; Issue #286 May 14, 2013
- Five Ways to Transform Your Overloaded Text Slides
- Four tips to make it easier when collaborating on the creation of a presentation; Issue #136 June 12, 2007
- Four ways to be more environmentally responsible when creating PowerPoint slides
- How less on your PowerPoint slides makes it easier for you to communicate your message; Issue #219 September 21, 2010
- Identify the best visual by looking for clues in the words you use
- Keyboard shortcuts when editing slides; Issue #188 June 30, 2009
- Lessons from 5,000 years of visuals
- Listen to the word pictures you paint to determine visuals for your slides
- Protecting Slide Content
- Raise the average two slides at a time; Issue #282 March 19, 2013
- Starting with a standard set of slides speeds presentation creation; Issue #144 October 2, 2007
- Testing your slides; Issue #281 March 5, 2013
- Three helpful tips to use when creating and editing PowerPoint slides; Issue #202 January 26, 2010
- Three techniques to save time creating or editing PowerPoint slides; Issue #189 July 14, 2009
- Use pre-made slides to cut prep time; Issue #256 March 6, 2012
- Why presenters spend way longer working on presentations than they need to; Issue #229 February 16, 2011
- Word clues to better organize information; Issue #284 April 16, 2013
Text, Data & Graphs
- A method for effectively presenting a graph image from another program; Issue #203 February 9, 2010
- Adding crosshatching fills to graphs in PowerPoint 2007; Issue #246 October 11, 2011
- Automatic Updating of Excel Tables in PowerPoint Slides
- Creating a customized Excel presentation; Issue #192 August 25, 2009
- Deciding what data to show in your presentation; Issue #218 September 7, 2010
- Design visuals vs. Content visuals; Issue #279 February 5, 2013
- Don’t use numbers just because you have them; Issue #261 May 15, 2012
- Editing old graphs in PowerPoint 2007/10; Issue #237 June 7, 2011
- Five tips for preparing financial slides; Issue #280 February 19, 2013
- Formatting text in a table; Issue #234 April 26, 2011
- How animating a graph makes it easier to understand; Issue #243 August 30, 2011
- How to Write Powerful Bullet Points
- Options for using Data from Excel on PowerPoint Slides – Part 1; Issue #216 August 10, 2010
- Options for using Data from Excel on PowerPoint Slides – Part 2; Issue #217 August 24, 2010
- Presenting legal/regulatory quotes; Issue #272 October 16, 2012
- Proportional Shape Comparison Diagrams; Issue #288 June 11, 2013
- Reduce the words in each point; Issue #283 April 2, 2013
- Spreadsheets Don’t Belong on Slides; Issue #251 December 20, 2011
- Text formatting tips; Issue #232 March 29, 2011
- The audience wants the conclusion; Issue #250 December 6, 2011
- Using crosshatch fills in PowerPoint 2007 graphs
- Using Graphs and Tables on Presentation Slides
- Using quotes effectively on your slides; Issue #215 July 27, 2010
- Word clues to better organize information; Issue #284 April 16, 2013
Diagrams, Pictures & Multimedia
- Best Practices for Using Video Clips in Sales Presentations
- Capture part of a PDF document for use on your PowerPoint slide; Issue #135 May 29, 2007
- Create professional looking diagrams by using techniques that line up things perfectly; Issue #164 July 22, 2008
- Creating universal icons; Issue #249 November 22, 2011
- Design visuals vs. Content visuals; Issue #279 February 5, 2013
- Effective dashboard slides; Issue #252 January 10, 2012
- Finding high-resolution logos and research graphics for your presentation; Issue #224 November 30, 2010
- Government Photos you can use; Issue #195 October 6, 2009
- How to have better looking pictures on a web site or presentation
- How to Use Screen Shots in Documents or PowerPoint Presentations
- Overview of Using Copyrighted Material in Your Presentation
- Proportional Shape Comparison Diagrams; Issue #288 June 11, 2013
- Quickly adding iPhone or iPad videos to your presentation; Issue #231 March 15, 2011
- Repurpose your presentation as a web video; Issue #271 October 2, 2012
- Solving problems caused by embedding; Issue #263 June 12, 2012
- Timeline Visuals; Issue #278 January 22, 2013
- Tools for working with audio or video to include in your PowerPoint presentation; Issue #222 November 2, 2010
- Use a map to show geographic relationships; Issue #138 July 10, 2007
- Use a Venn diagram to show overlapping relationships
- Use these two techniques to get the exact shape you want in a diagram; Issue #209 May 4, 2010
- Using Audio and Video on PowerPoint Slides
- Using Clip Art/Photos on Presentation Slides
- Using diagrams created in drawing tools; Issue #205 March 9, 2010
- Using Exit animation to reveal a graphic; Issue #233 April 12, 2011
- Using Infographics on Slides; Issue #225 December 14, 2010
- Why You Shouldn’t Use Google Images to Find Photos; Issue #236 May 24, 2011
- You need permission to use YouTube videos; Issue #239 July 5, 2011
Linking & Incorporating Other Content
- Automatic Updating of Excel Tables in PowerPoint Slides
- Capture part of a PDF document for use on your PowerPoint slide; Issue #135 May 29, 2007
- Case study/Success story slides; Issue #259 April 17, 2012
- How to Use Screen Shots in Documents or PowerPoint Presentations
- Presenting software/website usage; Issue #269 September 4, 2012
- Solving problems caused by embedding; Issue #263 June 12, 2012
Slide Animation, Delivery & Handouts
- Amazing pre-made animation effects; Issue #244 September 13, 2011
- Be prepared: VGA is going away; Issue #287 May 28, 2013
- Being prepared for computer failure; Issue #183 April 21, 2009
- Best Practices for Creating Handouts for a Sales Presentation
- Best Practices for Increasing Interaction During Sales Presentations
- Breaking the habit of speaking to the screen; Issue #240 July 19, 2011
- Conference call presentations; Issue #277 January 8, 2013
- Context Before Conclusion; Issue #285 April 30, 2013
- Corrupted PowerPoint file; Issue #206 March 23, 2010
- Don’t start with an apology; Issue #273 October 30 2012
- Equipment to carry when presenting; Issue #230 March 1, 2011
- Essential iPad apps for presenters; Issue #257 March 20, 2012
- Going Green with Electronic Presentation Handouts that Attendees can Take Notes on
- Handling mistakes on slides; Issue #180 March 10, 2009
- Handout that is not a slide printout; Issue #184 May 5, 2009
- How animating a graph makes it easier to understand; Issue #243 August 30, 2011
- Paperless Handouts; Issue #275 November 27, 2012
- Prepare for Problems so you Respond, not React; Issue #235 May 10, 2011
- Prepare for questions or concerns; Issue #266 July 24, 2012
- Presenting from someone else’s computer; Issue #241 August 2, 2011
- Presenting when you are not allowed to use a handout
- Repurpose your presentation as a web video; Issue #271 October 2, 2012
- Sharing your presentation online; Issue #276 December 11, 2012
- Solve your presentation delivery problems; Issue #223 November 16, 2010
- Stand-alone presentations; Issue #274 November 13, 2012
- Using a tablet or e-reader for Speaker Notes; Issue #238 June 21, 2011
- Using Animation and Slide Transition Effects on PowerPoint Slides
- Using Exit animation to reveal a graphic; Issue #233 April 12, 2011
- Using Infographics on Slides; Issue #225 December 14, 2010
- Using Motion Path Animation; Issue #177 January 27 2009
Web & Email Presentations
- An alternative to using video in a web presentation; Issue #220 October 5, 2010
- Best Practices for Delivering Sales Presentations on the Web
- Best Practices for Designing Sales Presentations To Be Delivered over the Web
- Conference call presentations; Issue #277 January 8, 2013
- Creating a Sales Video in PowerPoint
- Creating a video of your presentation from your slides and an audio recording; Issue #221 October 19, 2010
- Repurpose your presentation as a web video; Issue #271 October 2, 2012
- Sharing your presentation online; Issue #276 December 11, 2012
- Stand-alone presentations; Issue #274 November 13, 2012
Presentation Equipment & Technology
- Be prepared: VGA is going away; Issue #287 May 28, 2013
- Being prepared for computer failure; Issue #183 April 21, 2009
- Corrupted PowerPoint file; Issue #206 March 23, 2010
- Equipment to carry when presenting; Issue #230 March 1, 2011
- Five Common Problems With Poor Display of PowerPoint Presentations
- Six Common Problems With Displaying Your Presentation
