iStockphoto’s
The video is a bit of a commercial for the host, but I do like what Kelly Thompson, iStockphoto’s Vice President of Marketing has to say about images vs. bullets in presentations.
Watch the video here.
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Wikipedia on PowerPoint
If you want some facts about PowerPoint, you could search the Microsoft website or just head to Wikipedia (click here) for a history of the program and more.
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Pecha Kucha (Tonight)
Pecha Kucha is something that sounds fun and may be a great skill builder for presenters. Basically Pecha Kucha forces presenters to create an on-the-fly presentation. They are given a topic, 20 slides, and 20 seconds per slide. It was created in Tokyo, Japan in 2003 as an event for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public.
If you are in the NorthEast, head over to the free Calypso Communications event in Portsmouth NH. Click here for a story outlining the event and Pecha Kucha.
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Just To Make You Laugh (A Lot!)
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Really Mobile Presentations with the Logic Bolt Projector Cell Phone!
This may make the ‘elevator speech’ and sales presentations even more engaging. T-Mobile will be carrying the Logic Bolt cell phone which looks to have a fully functional projector built into it!
It is being shown at CES this week and features a touch screen interface, quad band GSM, support for Powerpoint, Excel, Word as well as the ability to connect directly to most video sources, and built-in projector that casts images 36-64″+.
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Microsoft CES Keynote(s)
Microsoft is definitely changing the direction and strategies of their software development. I really think the changes will make team projects, asset management and presentations (very excited about the next/future version of PowerPoint!).
Click here to view videos of the major MS Keynote addresses.
27:40 – 44:00 = Demo of Windows 7, Windows Live and Windows Mobile
1:10:00 – 1:19:00 = Overview of key trends and future software demo
And the super-wide, multi-screen staging is really impressive too!
– Troy @ TLC
InfoComm Presentation Survey
Each year InfoComm puts out an online survey where you can compare yourself with others in InfoComm International’s annual Presentation Professional survey.
This year it’s shorter, easier and faster to complete. Whether you’re one of many in a corporate setting, or a one-person shop wearing all the hats, see how you compare in the skills you have and the challenges you face. Best of all, all participants receive a report of the full survey results.
Click here to take the survey.
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Who Is Ric B ???
As we start off 2009 what better time to introduce one of the best people at Microsoft I interact with. For all that use PowerPoint you want to know and acknowledge at least one person at Microsoft – Ric B.
Ric Bretscheider has been at Microsoft for over 15 years with nearly all of that time spent on the PowerPoint development team (starting with the PowerPoint IV – PPT 2007 is version XII/12). He is the Lead Program Manager for PowerPoint and has been a huge influence in listening to end users and steering the program to address our real world needs (and if you don’t like PowerPoint – you would dislike it even more if it were not for the efforts of Ric B! )
Many contributed to his 15 year anniversary with presentations, notes and videos. This one is one of the few that made it to public domain and does a good job of giving a look at Ric B.
Click here to view.
– Troy @ TLC
All 8 FREE PPT 2007 Effects “Templates”
In all Office Online has 8 incredible example templates – each with step-by-step instructions on how to recreate each effect!
– Static Text Effects
– Static Picture Effects
– Animated Text Effects
– Animated Picture Effects
– Combined Picture and Text Effects
– Animated Hierarchy and Process Graphics
– Backgrounds
– 3D Shapes and Objects
Click here to access them all (note: downloads from Microsofts Office Online site must be done with Internet Explorer). All are the work of fellow PPT MVP Julie Terberg of Terberg Design.
(Note: I am grabbing this image from Ric B’s PPT Team Blog)
– Troy @ TLC
PPT 2007 “Picture Animations” Template Deck
More animations! This time 20 slides of image animations with thorough step-by-step instructions. Click here to go to the MS Office Online page to download.
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