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Can You Read This ?

Courtesy of my daughter Kelli, I have this fun and disturbing (I read it without any problem and then asked what was so cool about it…) little note. I will have to find a presentation to use this in!

Can you raed tihs?

I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno’t mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!

– Troy @ TLC

By TLC Creative Services, Inc.|2016-11-17T12:55:07-08:00June 20th, 2008|Resource/Misc|

Add-Ins Webinar This Friday

I am very excited because I finally finished all of the demo’s for the AudioSolutionz webinar that I am doing in just a few days (hey, I have been traveling almost non-stop for the past 3 months – and it has (almost) all been PowerPoint related shows).

The thing that I really became aware of was the best way to add power to PowerPoint is to know what add-ins are available and to know what they do see them demonstrated. That is the really great part about a live a webinar is that it allows me to do more than make a recommendation, I can demonstrate each add-in with real-world presentation examples.

Click here to get details on the AudioSolutionz webinar. Hope to see many of you there!

– Troy @ TLC

By TLC Creative Services, Inc.|2016-11-17T12:55:31-08:00June 18th, 2008|PowerPoint, Resource/Misc, Software/Add-Ins|

Guy Kawasaki Lists ThePowerPointBlog!

It’s always a good day when you are added to a noted technology evangelist’s website! In this case I was just sent an email saying they found my blog from a link on Guy Kawasaki’s AllTop website.

Click here to go to the site. It does has a big collection of presentation specific blogs and websites.

– Troy @ TLC

By TLC Creative Services, Inc.|2016-11-17T12:55:59-08:00June 16th, 2008|Resource/Misc|

NOW AVAILABLE SnagIt v9

One of my favorite applications, SnagIt, has just this week released the completely redesigned version 9.

There is a new Microsoft like ribbon navigation (works great) and some new image management tools. Get all the details, pricing and download options here. Download.com also has a good review of it here.

– Troy @ TLC

By TLC Creative Services, Inc.|2016-11-17T12:56:24-08:00June 13th, 2008|Software/Add-Ins|

Need A Map for a Presentation ?

One of the best deals available is the map collection from an educational supplier. eSchoolMaps has a huge collection of U.S. and global maps that are supplied in several formats.

The .emf version is not only compatible with PowerPoint, but already on slides which can be inserted into any presentation! And all can be modified with custom fills, resizing, etc. But best of all, the entire collection is just $40! Look at it here.

Here is a US map I modified for a recent project:

– Troy @ TLC

By TLC Creative Services, Inc.|2016-11-17T12:56:45-08:00June 11th, 2008|Software/Add-Ins|

Webinar on PowerPoint Add-Ins

This is a bit informational and a bit self-promotion – on Friday, June 20th I will be speaking for AudioSolutionz (a division of Eli Research) on what PowerPoint add-ins I use daily. I will also be overviewing a number of add-ins out there as well as an open Q&A session (about add-ins).

Click here for the Audio Solutionz page with all the details (and fees).

– Troy @ TLC

By TLC Creative Services, Inc.|2016-11-17T12:57:35-08:00June 9th, 2008|Resource/Misc|

It Takes A Lot Of Images To Convey A Message

I am preparing material for a PowerPoint/Design course and this is screen capture of my images folder from a recent project. My message is that a presentation is more than bullet points and an image can be more effective. I practice that message and this is shows the number of images prepared in Photoshop for a recent presentaiton.

– Troy @ TLC

By TLC Creative Services, Inc.|2016-11-17T12:57:59-08:00June 6th, 2008|Portfolio, PowerPoint|

MS Fluent User Interactive Demo

Not up to speed on the new Ribbon interface… Have 10 minutes to kill… Check out this nifty interactive Flash demo on why the Ribbon was designed and interactive tutorials for each of the Office apps.

Click here to open. If you want to skip ahead, PowerPoint is Chapter 6.

– Troy @ TLC

By TLC Creative Services, Inc.|2016-11-17T12:58:19-08:00June 4th, 2008|Software/Add-Ins|

PPT Graphics for Video

PPT 2007 has some great visual effects. For a recent project I was developing the PowerPoint presentations for speaker support. I was asked by the video production company that was creating videos for the same meeting if I could create a number of graphics that would have a coordinated look with the presentations. Among the graphics I developed these two piecharts (client data removed):

Each was saved out of PowerPoint as a .png which preserved the transparency and allowed the video editor to place the graphic over the motion background. They also animated from 1 piechart to the other showing growth. Pretty cool stuff!

– Troy @ TLC

By TLC Creative Services, Inc.|2016-11-17T12:59:13-08:00June 2nd, 2008|Portfolio, Tutorial|

Free PowerPoint Webcast Hosted by Microsoft

Microsoft recently announced a webcast they are hosting with my friend and author Cliff Atkinson as the speaker. They summarize it as “learn the tips and tricks you need to complete a Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 presentation in record time”.

When: June 12, 2008
Time: 9:00am PST
Cost: Free!
More Info: here (note: to register you will need a Windows Live/Hotmail account to login)

I am on showsite that day, but if schedule allows I’ll be there!

– Troy @ TLC

By TLC Creative Services, Inc.|2016-11-17T13:00:00-08:00May 30th, 2008|Resource/Misc|