PowerPoint Tip: Quickly adding iPhone or iPad videos to your presentation Last week the new iPad2 joined the lineup of popular Apple devices that have video cameras. The desire to use those videos in our presentation is a hot topic. One of my consulting clients will be using his iPhone videos this year to show…
Tag: 2011
Equipment to carry when presenting; Issue #230 March 1, 2011
PowerPoint Tip: Equipment to carry when presenting I was speaking at the CSAE Trillium Chapter Winter Summit last Friday. I brought a lot of cables and equipment because I was doing a live demonstration of how you can create a video for your web site using visuals you create in PowerPoint. I normally don’t carry…
Why presenters spend way longer working on presentations than they need to; Issue #229 February 16, 2011
PowerPoint Tip: Why presenters spend way longer working on presentations than they need to One of the issues I am often asked about during my workshops is the length of time it takes to create a PowerPoint presentation. Many presenters bemoan the hours and hours it takes. When I inquire as to what they are…
Can you solve presentation problems by switching tools?; Issue #228 February 1, 2011
PowerPoint Tip: Can you solve presentation problems by switching tools? Many people acknowledge that far too many presentations are not designed or delivered nearly as well as they could be. So how can we solve this problem? The solution, say some, is to change the tools we are using. Throw out PowerPoint because it causes…
Structuring a presentation that sells effectively; Issue #227 January 18, 2011
PowerPoint Tip: Structuring a presentation that sells effectively In my consulting work, I recently worked with three different CEOs on presentations where the primary objective was to sell their ideas or services. The reason an executive hires me to work with them on a presentation is not because I am a designer who creates fancy…