Issue #198 November 17, 2009

PowerPoint Tip: More results from the Annoying PowerPoint Survey Note: the latest survey results can be found here. I’ve already reported on what audiences find most annoying based on the survey completed by 548 people. The text overload epidemic continues and the number one annoyance again is the presenter reading the slides to the audience.…

Issue #197 November 3, 2009

PowerPoint Tip: Top Ideas from PowerPoint Live I’m back from PowerPoint Live and today’s tip is about the top ideas I learned while at the conference. First off, the conference is changing its name. It is now known as The Presentation Summit, reflecting the evolution of the content beyond just software features to many other…

Issue #196 October 20, 2009

PowerPoint Tip: Results of the Fourth Annoying PowerPoint Survey The message from my biennial survey of what annoys audiences about bad PowerPoint presentations is that audiences are fed up with the overload of text on slides and how that text causes presenters to read the slides to them. A total of 548 people responded to…

Issue #194 September 22, 2009

PowerPoint Tip: Upgrading from PowerPoint 2003 to 2007 I am planning to buy a new laptop next year after the new Core i7 chipset comes to laptops. One question I am struggling with is whether to load the 2007 or the 2003 version as my primary Office version. I still plan to load both versions…

Issue #193 September 8, 2009

PowerPoint Tip: What’s new this fall Summer is over for those of us who have kids. Our kids started back to school today and I know many others started back in the last few weeks. As children all over the world start discovering new ideas and embark on new learning adventures this month, I wanted…

Issue #191 August 11, 2009

PowerPoint Tip: Confirming your colors have enough contrast Recently I commented on a blog post regarding colors that are used on slides. The writer had made some suggestions on colors to use or avoid based on the color wheel used by graphics professionals. While this is a good first level approach, we have all seen…