Episode #6, The Presentation Podcast: Print-only Presentations is live.
Take a listen as we discuss using PowerPoint as a desktop publishing tool. And yes, you have permission to use PowerPoint as a desktop publishing too.
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Looks like there’s another conference dedicated to presentation on the scene this summer in London. This one has a decidedly Prezi focus as it’s being put on by The Prezenter, one of Prezi’s largest training partners, so if that’s your thing, then this conference may be as well.
UPDATE: Oops, it’s seems like while there’s no Prezi logo immediately visible, it is being completely organized by Prezi itself.
Episode #5, The Presentation Podcast: Oh, Font is live.
Take a listen as we dive into the sordid frustrating world of fonts for presentation.
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Too funny to pass up posting:
Corporate advertising on the back of a celebrity death? Check. But this Chevy tribute to Prince is undeniably beautiful from a graphic design perspective.
It is still true what they say: Nobody writes songs about Volvos.
You know I love great stories told without words. And this one from the always creative New Yorker hits it out of the ballpark.
Guy Kawasaki has long said that he would never invest in a business that couldn’t make its case in 10 slides. While I’m no venture capitalist like Guy, I’ve seen plenty of pitch and investor decks that had no hope of getting investment—and one of the common themes was far too many slides. When you don’t understand your business well enough to explain it simply, or if your business model is so complicated that it can’t be explained simply, then why would an outside want to invest?
Guy revisits his 10-slide maxim in the below Entrepreneur article.
Episode #4, Presentation Software: Setup, Best Practices, Tips & Tricks is live.
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The always awesome Johanna Rehnvall of Presentitude.com has put together a comprehensive visual guide to the default color themes included in various versions of PowerPoint.
Check it out here!
And if you are looking for a comprehensive guide to PowerPoint’s default fonts and recommended font combinations, check this out also from Presentitude.com.
Episode #3, How, and When, to Hire a Presentation Design Professional is live.
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