Topic: Microsoft PowerPoint

Presentation Package Picks

Pick the presentation package that best suits your needs.READ»

PowerPoint of No Return III

Ramon Ray, a member of the New York City Company of Friends group, today transmitted a pointer to Sunday's New York Times Magazine article about how "PowerPoint Makes You Dumb." The piece opens: In August, the Columbia Accident ...READ»

The Corporate Shrink

Why are we obsessed with PowerPoint?READ»

Death To PowerPoint!

I'm on a mission this year. A mission to expunge PowerPoint slides from all my clients' presentations. For a while, I thought it was getting better. People seemed to be using fewer slides, though they were as poorly designed as ever. ...READ»

Professional Presentation Pointers: Part Four – Everything Else

Well, not everything else, exactly. But enough so that if you include the first three installments of this series, you'll have a very good idea of just what it takes to deliver professional presentation with polish and panache. (1st ...READ»

My High-Tech Road Test

Collect the top-rated gear for road warriors, take it all on a 36-hour business trip-and what do you get? The final word on whether this stuff really works.READ»

NeoCon World's Trade Fair

Does the mere thought of PowerPoint-glutted conferences send your fingernails inching toward your eyeballs? Then we suggest the pecha-kucha night at this designers' gathering. The brainchild of Tokyo architects Mark Dytham and ...READ»

iMac, uMac, Can We All Mac?

Sure, it's a PC world -- but that doesn't make Mac lovers outcasts. Meet three hard-core Mac addicts who can teach you the shortcuts and tools that you need to make your Mac "pc."READ»

Near Death by PowerPoint

Ever been stuck in an interminable meeting in which a speaker slogged through 101 frustrating PowerPoint slides? Ever finish sitting through a presentation and wonder, well, what the point was? It doesn't have to be that way. ...READ»

Blame It on Microsoft

Yes, Powerpoint presentations are a disaster. And in this article in today's NY Times, The Level of Discourse Continues to Slide, Dan Leach, who's responsible for PowerPoint at Microsoft, and should know better, says, "I feel like ...READ»

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PowerPoint of Fact

Leaders at the University of Tasmania tried and tested several online learning platforms before deciding that their best bet was PowerPoint. Educators there say that it's a wonderful tool for self-paced, case-based learning -- and ...READ»

Crisis

"In times of crisis, give help first, then advice."  Seems like a simple, easy to follow quote.  Ever catch yourself giving advice first? Here is an example: Your friend routinely skips breakfast.  By 1pm ...READ»

PowerPoint of Fact II

Thanks to Frank Patrick for referring us to Michael Hyatt's roundup of useful PowerPoint resources. If you must use the presentation tool, these resources will help you do so with skill and savvy -- not sleepiness. These Web sites, ...READ»

Corporate Cartoons

Inspired by David Rees' Get Your War On clip-art comic strip, Frank Patrick is experimenting with making comic strips using PowerPoint. He even offers a template so Web readers can create their own corporate clip-art comic strips. If ...READ»

Blame It on Microsoft II

David Byrne loves PowerPoint. Edward Tufte loathes it. And Cheryl Dahle suggests that there's more to off-site and planning meetings than slide shows and white boards. Plenty of parallel reads!READ»

Work/Life: There's Always Room For More Football Metaphors

CEO Dad’s Tuesday Tirade… The NFL playoffs are in full swing, and there’s nothing like watching a bunch of very large men get into altercations over some pigskin to inspire new ideas. So, this morning at breakfast I unveiled ...READ»

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Tips for the Big Pitch

Tips and tools for making your big pitch smoothly and successfully.READ»

Information Design is Cool

Josh Rubin, who practices the erratic and ephemeral art of cool hunting, has a, well, cool post on his blog today about 10x10, an interactive tool that gives an arresting snapshot of the most relevant words and images of the moment. ...READ»

Careers: Put Your Best Face Forward

It always surprises me when companies spend a ton of time and money developing slick marketing materials and a great website but then overlook the importance of putting the right people in front of potential employees. At the end of ...READ»

Widespread Empathy: Rewiring Your Corporation for Intuition

Companies that make empathy an easy, everyday, and experiential part of work inevitably outperform their peers.READ»

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Networked AV Empowers Communication

The latest digital signage systems, networked video/data projectors, and collaborative solutions combine the power of multimedia and IT to produce major gains in productivity.

Taking Your Show on the Road

Nothing gets your point across like a dynamic, media-rich presentation.

Handy Devices

Printing and scanning in the palm of your hand.READ»