http://www.brighthub.com/office/home.aspxenhttp://www.brighthub.com/office/home/articles/11630.aspxThu, 23 Jul 2009 22:26:50 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:11630pearlofafrikaIf you are looking for a way to create slide shows, you may want to consider 280Slides. It's a web-based presentation tool. Forget about PowerPoint! If you've ever been in a crunch and needed to create a slide show presentation, but didn't have access to Microsoft Office, you can identify with the panic of not knowing where to turn. Althoug...http://www.brighthub.com/office/home/articles/9306.aspxThu, 16 Jul 2009 21:13:23 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:9306ProfacgilliesIn the good old days we are told that public speakers could produce oratory that would hold the attention of people for hours on end without any recourse to artificial aids whatsoever. So who needs Powerpoint? The article is 1 of 3 The Golden Age As with most nostalgic visions of a golden age in the past, the prowress of public speakers produci...http://www.brighthub.com/office/home/articles/10223.aspxWed, 25 Feb 2009 13:09:04 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:10223ProfacgilliesA presentation before your talk can set the tone for the main event. It can convey gravitas or informality, learning or the common touch, humor or seriousness. It can also be used to communicate knowledge necessary to understand your talk. The Warm Up Act In the entertainment business, the idea of the warm up act is a long and honourable tradition....http://www.brighthub.com/office/home/articles/26820.aspxTue, 24 Feb 2009 16:08:00 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:26820jolizzy60Learn how to create an online collaborative presentation that can be shared with coworkers, published to a website or used as an online portfolio. An online presentation allows you to share your ideas, products or projects at anytime with anyone you choose. The presentation can be posted on a website or sent as an email link to specific individuals...http://www.brighthub.com/office/home/articles/9659.aspxFri, 20 Feb 2009 15:14:19 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:9659ProfacgilliesImages provide a great opportunity to emphasise or reinforce a key message. They only work if used sparingly. One per key message is a good guide – if you have too many images and they are losing their impact, then the answer is to cram less key messages in there. Less is more! Reinforcing a key message Images provide a great opportunity ...http://www.brighthub.com/office/home/articles/9657.aspxWed, 18 Feb 2009 23:52:30 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:9657ProfacgilliesA series of bulleted lists with each point waiting to be clicked is essentially at odds with a talk which should flow. However, there are situations where this fragmentation can be used to advantage. Here's an example. But remember less is more, use it sparingly The presenter's striptease One of my biggest pet hates from the pre-powerpoint ...http://www.brighthub.com/office/home/articles/9632.aspxFri, 13 Feb 2009 17:38:38 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:9632ProfacgilliesThe impact of presentation graphics is usually diminished by continuous repetition. So why not try something different? Use a graphic to set up a question at the beginning of a talk, and one at the end to reinforce the take home message. Even more minimalist PowerPoint Use one graphic at the beginning of your talk like this In this age of unifo...http://www.brighthub.com/office/home/articles/9318.aspxThu, 12 Feb 2009 15:34:29 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:9318ProfacgilliesIf you do not engage the attention of your audience, then you will not communicate your messages and you are wasting your time. As Douglas Adams said
“I wish I’d listened to what my mother said when I was young”
“Why, what did she say?”
“I don’t know, I didn’t listen” Article 3 o...http://www.brighthub.com/office/home/articles/9319.aspxThu, 12 Feb 2009 15:34:20 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:9319ProfacgilliesOne response to the problem of inconsistent speakers is to use presentation graphics software to provide a presentation to illustrate the talk, and maybe give out handouts of the slides as an aide memoire.Unfortunately, this superficially attractive theory doesn't stand up in practice.Article 2 of 3 The age of uniform mediocrity One response to...http://www.brighthub.com/office/home/articles/14200.aspxTue, 09 Dec 2008 16:42:28 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:14200ProfacgilliesEnding a presentation can be a problem. You can use a visual metaphor to reinforce the end. I have used PowerPoint’s gradient fill and animation facilities to create a strong visual metaphor based upon red velvet curtains in an homage to Baz Luhrman’s Moulin Rouge. Introduction Closing a talk can be challenging. A strong visual metaphor...http://www.brighthub.com/office/home/reviews/707.aspxTue, 22 Jul 2008 21:31:19 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:707chrisI remember using OfficeReady about five years ago. My impression is that it has come a long way with its latest version, OfficeReady Professional 4.0. Introduction OfficeReady Professional 4.0 by KMT Software claims to be a virtual panacea for doing template work in Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. A user can select, modify, or create ...http://www.brighthub.com/office/home/reviews/537.aspxMon, 21 Jul 2008 21:05:52 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:537nickyrooke48PowerPoint 2007 lets you easily produce professional-quality presentations. Once you learn how to navigate your way through its new, intuitive ribbon toolbars, it's easy to enhance your presentation in many different ways. Introduction PowerPoint 2007 gives you the ability to produce professional-quality presentations. It is very easy to get an...