PowerPoint Tip: Video Best Practices This past week I posted a new article on the web site about best practices when using video clips in sales presentations. It doesn’t matter whether you are selling an idea to your boss or selling a multi-million dollar package of products and services to a client, video can be…
Tag: 2008
Issue #154 March 4, 2008
PowerPoint Tip: Photo Best Practices Last week the Presentation Xpert newsletter published one of my new articles on using product photos in sales presentations. If you want to read the full article, you can go to http://editor.ne16.com/htmleditor/viewOnline.asp?FileID=147429 Today I want to expand on a couple of the ideas in the article. One of the tips…
Issue #153 February 19, 2008
PowerPoint Tip: Radio station WIMTT Have you been listening to radio station WIMTT lately? What? You aren’t familiar with that station? Worried that it doesn’t broadcast in your local area? Well it is available in every local radio market in the world and it is the single most important station for presenters to listen to.…
How to determine if the font on your slides is big enough; Issue #152 February 5, 2008
PowerPoint Tip: Is Your Font Big Enough? One of the questions that comes up often in my workshops is “How big of a font should I use?” The answer is … It depends. You certainly don’t want to do what I have seen twice in the past 18 months. These two presentations have set the…
How to make slides that are accessible for those with hearing or sight impairments; Issue #151 January 22, 2008
PowerPoint Tip: Making Accessible Slides Last year I worked on a project for my publisher, Prentice Hall, that was interesting and highly informative. The topic was how to make PowerPoint presentations accessible to those who have hearing or sight impairments. It is a requirement on some college campuses and we would all do well to…
Issue #150 January 8, 2008
PowerPoint Tip: Identifying Possible Visuals This is a milestone issue for the newsletter as it is the 150th issue. And I’ll take this occasion to announce that my next book is scheduled to be ready mid to late February and will be available in both e-book and printed formats. The topic is how to create…