Archive for May, 2007

Death to Powerpoint Continued

Let’s do this: - Click inside your bulleted list (to select it) - Make sure that no words are highlighted…just the entire list surrounded (this is a very Powerful animation tool, so we have to make sure we select precisely what we need animated)
- Click the Add Effect button on the task pane- Select Entrance- […]

7 Presentation Tips for Making a Presentation That Makes the Sale

The quality of your sales presentation will often determine whether a prospect buys from you or one of your competitors. However, most presentations lack pizzazz and are seldom compelling enough to motivate the other person to make a buying decision. These seven presentation tips will help you create a presentation that will motivate buyers.
1. Make […]

Powerpoint is Innocent

Seems like poor old powerpoint has been getting a bit of a bum rap of late. And is it any wonder?
I’ve sat through more than my fair share of boring slides filled with clichéd clip art and masses of boring undersized text.
Thing is I can’t help thinking powerpoint is not to blame. It’s surely […]

PowerPoint 2007. Use Your Picture As a Slide Background.

PowerPoint allows you to create your own custom slides. You can change the color, the style, arrangement and so on. Another way you can customize your slides is to use a picture for the background.
You can use a picture as the background image on a slide in your presentation by following the steps that I […]

How to Write a Presentation Abstract

As all of you know, Calgary Code Camp is tomorrow, and most of you know that Edmonton’s own Steven Rockarts will be presenting on Windsor Container.  What most of you *don’t* know is that Rockarts asked me to “sex up” his presentation abstract before he submitted it.  I ended up writing several different versions of […]