Tag: 2008

PowerPoint Tip: Using a Venn Diagram One of the types of visuals that I review in my workshops is the Venn diagram. These diagrams were created in 1881 by John Venn as a way to represent relationships in the branch of mathematics known as set theory. The basic Venn diagram used in presentations shows two…

PowerPoint Tip: Summer Reading List for Presenters With the early July holiday over for those of us in the U.S. and Canada, it is the official start to summer. Many of us will be taking some time off in the next two months and today I want to share with you my recommendations for a…

PowerPoint Tip: Playing Quicktime videos in PowerPoint When you start incorporating video in to your PowerPoint presentations, you will likely hit one of the roadblocks that many presenters find frustrating. It has to do with video file formats. There are many video file formats. Some of the most popular ones you will see are AVI,…

PowerPoint Tip: When to give handouts Many times you will give a handout with your presentation. It is often a copy of your slides, but it can contain other documents as well. I recently posted an article on my web site that talks about some best practices for creating handouts. The full article is at…

PowerPoint Tip: Distributing your presentation in PDF format More and more presentations or handouts are being distributed in PDF format so that they can be viewed on any system and look the same. I always provide my clients with a PDF handout so that when they print it, I know it will look the same…

PowerPoint Tip: Learn From Great Presentations One of the best ways to get better at presenting is to watch other presenters who are better than yourself. It is a time-tested principle that is true in many endeavors, be it sports, music or business: watch the best and learn from them. Today I want to point…

PowerPoint Tip: Using PDF files during presentations In my latest article that has been posted to the web site, I talk about how we can increase interaction in our sales presentations. I talk about the difference between a lecture style of presentation (one-way communication only) and a more interactive presentation. I then give four ways…

PowerPoint Tip: Using Hyperlinking Last newsletter I pointed you to an article on designing presentations for delivery via a web conferencing system. Today I follow that up with an article on delivering that presentation via the web facility. The full article is on my web site at https://www.thinkoutsidetheslide.com/articles/deliverwebsalespresentation.htm (if the link doesn’t work because it…