PowerPoint Tips
Combining PowerPoint and live web access
Have you ever had the need to jump to a live website whilst in the middle of a Powerpoint presentation? It is possible by inserting a hyperling to the site you want, within a slide or image. The problem is that doing so results in you having to come out of Powerpoint and into your…
Read MoreWatch this presentation and put your “big ears” on
This video clip serves four purposes for students of presentation and public speaking skills: It demonstrates the value of a clearly structured message It shows how things like eye contact, body language and vocal variety engage the audience It shows how simple visual aids with well chosen images add to the presentation It contains a…
Read MorePresentation Tips Workshop – Listen to the Presentation Doctor in Action…
Recently I gave a talk on presentation tips to the members of JCI Southampton. We had a lively evening in the lovely Jury’s Inn Hotel and I was able to record the talk so that I could share it with you too. The talk lasts about 45 minutes and covers a range of public speaking and…
Read MoreSlides for Presenting V’s Slides for Reading
Olivia, One of my regular readers posted a comment on my last post regarding the issue of slide design in relation to whether the slides are meant to be a backdrop to a presenter or are meant as an online presentation to be read without any audio component, here is my reply “Thanks Olivia you…
Read MorePracticing what you preach – Simple Slides
I have been getting some great feedback recently regarding the quality of my slide sets. Of course all are built using the principles I advocate in this blog and in my workshops i.e. no bullet points, minimal text, great pictures and logical story flow. At one recent talk a delegate said that he didn’t know…
Read MoreDon’t start creating your presentations in PowerPoint
I was running a workshop on Making the Most of PowerPoint the other day and almost the first tip I shared with the group caused an audible WOW! throughout the room! Not a bad start to a days training. So what was the secret I shared? I suggested that instead of going to PowerPoint you…
Read MoreWhy don’t more presenters use a remote control?
I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve sat through presentations where the presenter has continually had to walk in front of their projector to access the laptop keyboard and change their slide. Shirts or dresses don’t make good projection screens and it gives the impression of an unprofessional and ill prepared presenter. Another…
Read MoreDon’t overdo the animations!
I was presenting recently at a meeting and, as I was fourth on the agenda, I had the opportunity to watch and listen to the presentations of the three preceding speakers. I love to see how others present and how they use, or misuse, PowerPoint. One of the presenters was a lawyer speaking about some complex…
Read MorePowerPoint tip – Cropping pictures in PowerPoint
Recently I have come across a number of clients who didn’t know that you could crop pictures from within PowerPoint, rather than having to use a graphics programme. it’s really simple. Once you have inserted or pasted your picture into your slide, go to the top menu and make sure that the picture toolbar is…
Read MoreA great source of images for your presentations
Many people ask me where I get the pictures I use in my presentations. Well, whilst many of them are my own, I don’t always have the image I need. My first port of call in such a situation is always www.yotophoto.com. This is a user-friendly image search engine that searches lots of online stock photo sites…
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