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50 tips for better presentations

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In conducting some research on design for visual aids I came across this set of tips which I developed with my wife Sue some eight years ago now. Launch your presentation directly No-one wants to see you load your presentation into PowerPoint and then hunt for the right buttons to launch the presentation full-screen. Visual aids 29.

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Tips for do-it-yourself artists

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In Little known ways to create your own graphics using PowerPoint , Tom Kuhlman showed us how to edit Microsoft clip art in PowerPoint to shape it to your own needs. I didn't know you could do it, but I've just tried in PowerPoint 2007 and you certainly can. Monday was graphics day.

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What we need is a little more slide:ology

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Nancy is well qualified to show us how PowerPoint and similar packages can be used to greatest effect, as Duarte Design was the firm that created Al Gore’s Oscar-winning film, An Inconvenient Truth. The book is full of great examples and tips. Tags: reviews PowerPoint. So, no pressure then.

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Clear and to the point

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With the debate about the vices and virtues of PowerPoint continuing to rage without any sign of a conclusion, I was pleased to be alerted to a new book by Stephen Kosslyn, Chair of the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. Either way, let's be clear this is PowerPoint all the way. This book doesn't disappoint.

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Compelling content hooks you in and won't let go

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I’m sure that if you were to open up our brains and tip the contents onto the floor, what would come out but piles and piles of stories. Here are two of my own examples: The Emperor's New Slide Show : which demonstrates how dangerous Powerpoint can be in the wrong hands. Good teachers tell lots of stories.

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Compelling content hooks you in and won't let go

Clive on Learning

I’m sure that if you were to open up our brains and tip the contents onto the floor, what would come out but piles and piles of stories. Here are two of my own examples: The Emperor's New Slide Show : which demonstrates how dangerous Powerpoint can be in the wrong hands. Good teachers tell lots of stories.

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The Big Question: What did you learn about learning in 2008?

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October Present neither too little nor too much (and other PowerPoint tips). You'll do something if you believe there's a strong chance that this will lead to something you want; what this means is you feel capable of doing it, and you have confidence that the reward will be forthcoming. Victor Vroom lives! Clear and to the point.