August 2011

August 9, 2011

Steve Jobs Unveils iCloud Reading (Gasp!) Text Slides

Presentation guru Steve Jobs would never unveil iCloud reading the text right off his slides. Would he? Fast forward to (3:17-3:55) and (6:10-6:47) and see for yourself. Isn’t […]
August 8, 2011

Survey Says! Top 10 Tips for Better Webinars

Conducting a webinar looks easy. But there are a lot of potholes you can fall into if you don’t prepare properly. Here the top 10 problems […]
August 5, 2011

How to Create Triangle-Shaped Tables – PowerPoint Video Tip #12

You can build pyramid shapes using SmartArt, but there are some limitations to SmartArt I don’t like: can’t use other shapes (eg. circle, hexagon), text pop-up […]
August 3, 2011

Slide Makeover – John Boehner’s Debt Ceiling Deck

The U.S. voted to increase the debt ceiling and now John Boehner’s PowerPoint deck, explaining the plan, is already drawing traffic tickets from the PowerPoint vigilantes […]
August 1, 2011

Boring Text Slide? Use Font Size to Make it Pop!

Ever have a slide like this, showing your audience some important statistic? Do you wish you could make this slide design pop more? Here’s an idea inspired by Before & After magazine. Like […]
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