Presentation Articles

Business » Communication » Presentation | By Rich Talbot @ Monday, 26th July 2010 @ 4:49 PM

When used effectively, PowerPoint 2007 is a powerful tool which can help you create professional presentations. However, it is worth reminding ourselves of some basic dos and don'ts when designing slides. Get to the point Try not to put too much of your presentation script in your PowerPoint slide show. It's not a good idea to use lots of text over too many lines; this makes your slides look cramped, as well as being difficult to follow. If you do have too much text on a slid... more...

Business » Communication » Presentation | By Rich Talbot @ Monday, 26th July 2010 @ 4:48 PM

For many of us, the challenge of applying for a new job or promotion can sometimes be overshadowed by the prospect of having to perform an observed exercise. Often this is set as delivering a presentation, for example to highlight your industry skills and achievements. If you plan to create a presentation in PowerPoint, then you already have the medium to help you deliver a professional presentation. Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 has an array of tools including SmartArt and a host of Themes which gu... more...

Business » Communication » Presentation | By Rich Talbot @ Monday, 26th July 2010 @ 4:47 PM

Sometimes it pays to think outside the box. Take a typical PowerPoint presentation. A blank page slide will be set to default as landscape, with sizes in proportion to most screens. However, there is nothing to stop you creating a slide show entirely in portrait format if this lends itself better to your delivery. When presenting a continuation of portrait images, for example, you can select the portrait set up for your slides. The images don't have to be sized into landscape shapes, or hav... more...

Business » Communication » Presentation | By Rich Talbot @ Monday, 26th July 2010 @ 4:37 PM

It is often said that preparation is the most important part of a job. The decorator fills, sands and primes before applying paint, and in a busy restaurant the chef doesn't start peeling potatoes when you order chips, there are lots already prepared. So it is with your PowerPoint presentation; careful preparation can make the difference between a successful slide show and a disaster. One of the most useful tools in the preparation of a slide show is the Slide Master. This all... more...

Business » Communication » Presentation | By Rich Talbot @ Tuesday, 20th July 2010 @ 2:29 PM

You've spent hours creating a top class PowerPoint slide show which you're going to send to some friends or colleagues or you might want to make the presentation available in a folder on a shared drive and you're just not quite sure who has and who hasn't got PowerPoint installed on their PC. And even if you do know you may not know if it's PowerPoint 20003 or PowerPoint 2007. One way to be ABSOLUTELY SURE the PowerPoint presentation will run on any PC is to use ... more...

Business » Communication » Presentation | By Victor Antoglia @ Wednesday, 7th July 2010 @ 7:49 PM

Businesses are looking for innovative and unique ways to convince customers to purchase their products. Words are necessary in most instances to convey concepts. However, some concepts are best demonstrated only through video presentation. Video production can be an effective way to communicate important business concepts to business clients and employees. Businesses should consider using videos as a mode of communication on their websites or in corporate meetings and presentations. Indi... more...

Business » Communication » Presentation | By Anna Stenning @ Thursday, 17th June 2010 @ 5:38 PM

In the modern world, media training has become extremely important to all manner of people and organisations. It may have been thought in the past that media training was not an important thing to have, that only politicians and media stars needed to be aware of their communication skills in this way. So who needs media training in the modern world? The answer is, that because there are so many outlets for media, websites, radio, TV, etc., anyone who has to get up in front of people and d... more...

Business » Communication » Presentation | By John Limbocker @ Monday, 31st May 2010 @ 3:28 PM

Sweaty palms, uncontrollable nerves, a quavering voice, these are some symptoms of Public speaking fear. Public speaking is the number one fear in most people especially those novices, the number two would be fear of dying for most people. So many people get stressed out at the thought of speaking in public that many of us would like to avoid this problem entirely, but this is hard to do. If you are a small business owner, or a part of your current job you are expected to provide presentatio... more...

Business » Communication » Presentation | By Rich Talbot @ Monday, 10th May 2010 @ 4:00 PM

Great presentations can see you winning more clients and securing additional business, which explains why many workers feel under pressure on these occasions. In order to get prepared for important talks there are many training courses that can give hints and tips regarding your performance. The majority of advice concentrates on suggesting ways in which you can ensure that presentations run smoothly via effective preparation. Gathering all the necessary materials, including backups, shou... more...

Business » Communication » Presentation | By Rich Talbot @ Wednesday, 28th April 2010 @ 8:34 PM

The presentational slide show is not a new idea. From text printed or handwritten onto acetates for an overhead projector, to the same text typed into a PowerPoint presentation, perhaps with the odd brightly coloured piece of clipart dropped in for good measure. As you click through from one slide to another only slightly different, you have to put more of yourself in, to give the show more of your energy and your belief in what it is that you're trying to say, in order to stop minds from... more...