Sat through a presentation like this….?
Just ran across this link in some old notes. I found this little movie over a year ago – made me laugh then and it makes me laugh now! Check out the “Low Moral Presentation” here.
-Troy @ TLC
CNET review of Office 2007
Just this week CNET has posted a very good review of PowerPoint 2007. It is in a quick read format that is comprised of 12 topics, each with a screen capture and few paragraph description.
Take a few minutes and click through this informative overview here.
– Troy @ TLC
PowerPoint Quotes – Funny and True.
Reading the latest edition of PC World I came across a quote that had me rolling in laughter. Peter Norvig (an executive at Google) said, “Powerpoint is like having a loaded AK-47 on the table. You can do very bad things with it.”
Funny – and true. It is not a bad program as Mr. Tufte says. But it can be used very poorly. So I went online and found a few more good quotes:
“PowerPoint is the Rodney Dangerfield of software: it gets no respect.”
– Ken Goldberg, the Berkeley engineering professor
“If you like overheads, you’ll love PowerPoint.”
– Edward Tufte
Hmmm… maybe some things to ponder today…
-Troy @ TLC
Template and Tutorial Highlighted in August Newsletter
Presenter’s University asked if TLC Creative Services would contribute some PowerPoint templates to their resource library. I was very excited to find out the templates and adjoining tutorial were highlighted in their August newsletter that just went out.
There are now two full function PowerPoint templates available for anyone. Because one of the templates I developed included an additional master slide I also developed a tutorial on accessing and using additional master slides in a presentation.
Click here to download templates from Presenter’s University (may need to go through free registration process).
Click here to see the tutorial on accessing and using additional Master Slides.
– Troy @ TLC
Animation with AutoShapes Gone Wild!
I have had this file from fellow PPT MVP “Tohlz” for a while and just got around to viewing it. Wow!
The content is nifty, the animations great, but what really impressed me was that the entire presentation/movie is made from a complex use of PowerPoint autoshapes! This includes the 3D effects, the highlights, everything. I would develop this using a couple dozen PhotoShop created .png images and call it a day, but making them all with autoshapes creates a small file size and shows lots of creative thinking!
View it out at the “Evolution Warriors” here.
– Troy @ TLC
The PowerPoint & OfficeArt Team Blog
I just received an email from one of the developers at Microsoft about their Office 2007 blog. Because Office 2007 is now in public beta they are able to talk about more of the nifty stuff it has. They are planning 3+ posts per week specific to PowerPoint 2007 and the new Office Art capabilities, which should prove to be good stuff to read. Visit them at https://blogs.msdn.com/powerpoint.
– Troy @ TLC
Selling Power Magazine Article
A few weeks ago an interview I had with Selling Power Magazine was posted. It is based on the Pre-Show Checklist I posted back in March. The article goes into a bit more detail, giving samples of why each item is important to address and is overall a great write-up.
Click here to visit Selling Power Magazine and read the article (requires free registration). Or search for “Prevention” from the home page.
Click here to see the original post and link to PDF on the TLC website.
-Troy @ TLC
OneSheet on Office 2007 UI
If you are looking forward to Office 2007, or at least curious, here is a quick read that describes what the developers at Microsoft view as the essentials to the new UI.
Click here to download the 1 page PDF.
-Troy @ TLC
Office 2007 – Beta 2
Yesterday was the official release of Office 2007 Beta 2. Anyone is free to download (for free) and see what all the news is about. Of course being a beta, not everything is working 100%, but the new User Interface has to be experienced as words cannot explain it sufficiently. Even more impressive is seeing the new charts and tables engine in action!
The download is 550MB, so have a fast connection. Click here to go to Microsofts Beta download site (wait for the flash animation to finish and click the “Try Now” button).
– Troy @ TLC