Author: Dave Paradi

Dave Paradi has over twenty-two years of experience delivering customized training workshops to help business professionals improve their presentations. He has written ten books and over 600 articles on the topic of effective presentations and his ideas have appeared in publications around the world. His focus is on helping corporate professionals visually communicate the messages in their data so they don't overwhelm and confuse executives. Dave is one of fewer than ten people in North America recognized by Microsoft with the Most Valuable Professional Award for his contributions to the Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams communities. His articles and videos on virtual presenting have been viewed over 4.8 million times and liked over 17,000 times on YouTube.

Layer objects on a slide

How to position the layers of a slide to create the exact effect you want when objects overlap Right-click here and select “Save As” to download the video to your computer  

Distribute objects on a slide

How to distribute objects on a slide so they are equally positioned horizontally or vertically on the slide; also applies to pictures Right-click here and select “Save As” to download the video to your computer  

Align objects on a slide

How to align objects on a slide so they are perfectly lined up horizontally or vertically; also applies to pictures Right-click here and select “Save As” to download the video to your computer  

Animate a Graph

How to build the parts of graphs (pie slices, columns, bars, lines) one-by-one using animation to maintain audience focus Right-click here and select “Save As” to download the video to your computer (for PowerPoint 2007) For PowerPoint 2010, follow this tutorial at Indezine.com For PowerPoint 2011 on Mac, follow this tutorial at Indezine.com  

Clean up Default Graph

How to clean up the default graph in PowerPoint to get rid of the “chartjunk” and make the point of the graph clear Right-click here and select “Save As” to download the video to your computer  

Add a graph

How to add a graph to a slide and enter the data or copy it from an Excel spreadsheet Right-click here and select “Save As” to download the video to your computer  

Formatting Text

How to format bullet point text and format text boxes, including creating text box tables that can be built using animation Right-click here and select “Save As” to download the video to your computer  

Text Emphasis

How to emphasize text on a slide when you want certain words in a passage to stand out to make your point Right-click here and select “Save As” to download the video to your computer