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Microsoft has released Social Share, a free plug-in for PowerPoint that lets you share your slides to Facebook and Twitter as images or video. 
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The problem with presentation design is often more about time than actual design. But you must take time in crafting stellar presentations. This might include building a template that you use for presentations or honing in your public speaking skills. Here, we’ll walk through a few ways to design a great presentation that will engage your audience. (While most of these tips are structured around creating a digital presentation, using software such as PowerPoint, the concepts can also be applied to posterboard style presentations as well.)
Jeff Domansky's insight:
Practical design tips to help you improve your visual presentations.
Lauren Heath's curator insight,
September 4, 2015 12:45 PM
I love this article because I enjoy making powerpoint for studying and now I'm having to make visual aids for speeches in my speech class and this was very informative in helping me create a appealing presentation.
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Every time I ask the question “what’s the most difficult part of writing a speech?” the answer is always the same. STARTING. Writing a presentation is inherent… Via Baiba Svenca
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A very creative design and useful presentation tips.
Baiba Svenca's curator insight,
August 21, 2015 2:08 PM
A beautiful presentation with carefully selected visuals about the most important principles in designing presentations.
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Powerpoint, Keynote, Haiku Deck if you’re feeling saucy… when it comes to presentations and pitching it often feels as though you’re limited to a few safe choices, meaning that it’s a struggle to engage your audience at conferences or in the board room. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Even good old Powerpoint can be beautiful, but there’s plenty of other choices out there that will let you sear some eyeballs in your next meeting. I’ve put together some of the most interesting options here....
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19 presentation tools? Who knew? Because pitching doesn't have to be all about Powerpoint. Check this list of tools and you may find several that you never knew about. Recommended viewing. 9/10
Jeff Domansky's curator insight,
August 19, 2015 2:01 AM
19 presentation tools? Who knew? Because pitching doesn't have to be all about Powerpoint. Check this list of tools and you may find several that you never knew about. Recommended viewing. 9/10
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In this post we are going to look at 10 different ways to design a “services slide” which is very common in investor pitch type presentations and other sorts of slides where you’re trying to convince someone to give you lots of money or just impress them in general. Keep in mind that all of the images in this presentation are sample templates found within Graphic River. If there are any slides that capture your imagination you can click on the image to be taken to the full template where you can download it through Graphic River. FYI, if you find a template that you fall in love with, they run about $12-$35—definitely an investment worth making!...
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Useful, quick tutorial on presentation design.
Gonzalo Moreno's curator insight,
July 12, 2015 3:15 AM
Format is key: Bright PPTs engage
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Microsoft has enhanced each version of PowerPoint with killer features and visual elements like templates and themes. However, the inbuilt themes and stock templates may seem inadequate for some users.If you’re among those users looking beyond the routine, then we have a list of resources that will add visual flair to your slideshows without pinching your pocket....
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Still using PowerPoint? Looking for free PowerPoint templates for your next presentations? Stock themes just won't do? Then check out these 10 great resources. Or you could just get smarter and move over to Haiku Deck
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And what's worse than a boring presentation? Five, 10, or even 15 boring presentations. That's the fate clients subject themselves to during the new business process. And while you might think they deserve to be in this situation, it won't help you win the account. Don't be that agency that drives the client team over the edge with a PowerPoint presentation in 11-point Comic Sans text. Check out this SlideShare for a few tips on how to create presentations that don't suck....
Jeff Domansky's insight:
Review this SlideShare for best practices and tips on how to create a memorable presentation.
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If the thought of speaking in front of a crowd makes you uneasy, you're not alone. According to a study by Chapman University, public speaking is the number one fear in America -- followed closely by heights and then by bugs, snakes, and other animals. (Strangely enough, Americans are more afraid of zombies than we are of clowns or ghosts ... but that's a blog post for another day.) If you're anxious about public speaking, the worst thing you can do is nothing at all. There are ways to become a better public speaker, but like most rewarding things in life, they don't come easy. Becoming a good public speaker takes hard work and patience. Thanks to the internet, there are plenty of resources out there to help you conquer your fear -- including the infographic below from the London Speaking Bureau. Check it out to learn what "kissing" has to do with preparing a speech, best practices for delivery, and strategies for making a lasting impact on your audience....
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What does "kissing" have to do with speech preparation? Find out.
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Apart from the corporate world, presentations are used in education as well. Teachers use presentations to deliver information that is successfully incorporated with videos and pictures, thus grabbing the attention of the students and enriching the learning process along the way.While its hard to replace professional presentation designers, here is a list of some powerful tools that would help you to create interactive presentations in case of the absence of professional help..
Jeff Domansky's insight:
Here's a collection of excellent speaking and presentation tools. Recommended reading. 9/10
Gemma Shannon's curator insight,
March 16, 2015 8:49 AM
Great selection of tools for creating presentations including PowToon for creating animated videos. 
wanderingsalsero's curator insight,
March 17, 2015 8:41 AM
Nice info. I write for an MLM magazine and I'm going to spin this as a series. MLM'ers typically sit back and let their companies do everything for them (i.e. on the manner of tools). But in fact, most MLM company's tools suck BIG time.
They talk a lot about being hi-tech but very few are in the marketing sense. The big money earners are the ones who are pro-active and build their own systems. This info is stuff they could use. Most of them have no idea the incredible bounty of free-stuff that's out there.
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Researchers at Purdue University have some bad news for the 40 million people worldwide who deliver “standard” PowerPoint presentations each and every day.
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The bad news about PowerPoint gets even worse according to Eric Bergman.
Viktor Mauzer's curator insight,
February 17, 2015 5:32 PM
Communication in business is extremely important as it's a main medium of introducing new business ideas. Take a look at this turnover for PowerPoint users 
southernbusiness's curator insight,
February 18, 2015 12:14 AM
"Southern Business may not rely on the internet, 70% of consumers will use online search to 
Halina Ostańkowicz-Bazan's curator insight,
February 19, 2015 9:24 AM
What do you think about that; "Students who weren’t exposed to PowerPoint scored 29 per cent higher on the quiz in recalling oral information, and achieved higher overall scores with the recall of all information. “The presence of PowerPoint negatively affected the recall of auditory information,” the researchers concluded, adding that “graphic scores reveal there was no notable gain when using PowerPoint to display graphic information. "
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That said, PowerPoint isn't exactly free, and I suspect most seasoned users would agree it hasn't evolved much over the years. What if you want to integrate, say, a live Twitter feed in your presentation, or move beyond static slides? Good news: There are plenty of PowerPoint alternatives, some of them free, some of them capable of adding considerably more pizzazz to your materials. In addition to the obvious PowerPoint clones -- Google Docs, OpenOffice Impress, Zoho Show and so on -- make sure to check out these three free outliers...
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Want to build slide decks that really stand out? Try one of these three PowerPoint killers. H/T to Baiba Svenca for this.
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The intention of minimalism is to generate meaning from the minimum. This requires simplifying the design, using pure colors and simple flat elements. The “Less is More” statement definitely holds true here. Here are some minimalist rules to follow when creating your next piece of content.... Via Baiba Svenca
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Sometimes less is more. Learn these simple tricks to take advantage the minimalist design trends in graphic design to create more professional presentations.
Bob Connelly's curator insight,
February 19, 2015 9:39 AM
I really prefer minimalist design. This short post gives some simple tips on how to achieve this. 
Gabriel Arturo Viera's curator insight,
February 23, 2015 1:29 PM
This type of work is currently widely used.
Susan Gingras Fitzell's curator insight,
March 15, 2015 3:41 PM
Poses a refreshing contrast to what is very *busy* in most digital media. The tips presented are consistent with brain research on how we take in information visually.
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Have you ever experienced that sinking feeling when a slide pops up on the screen, and it’s just crammed with tiny text? (Or, even worse, when the presenter starts reading it to you, word for word?) Slides like that are hard to understand and remember. (They're great at boring your audience to death, though.) It’s pretty common for people to pack slides full of text and content, but most presentation experts recommend avoiding that....
Jeff Domansky's insight:
Try using one idea per slide in your next presentation. It's hard to do but brilliantly effective.
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Turn your words and pictures into a beautiful visual story. In minutes. It's free and easy to create beautiful newsletters, a photo slideshow, reports, and other documents with Adobe Slate. Via Baiba Svenca
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Thanks to Baiba Svenca for sharing this new, free storytelling tool from Adobe.
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November 13, 2015 4:59 AM
Now is the time to celebrate longevity for survivors of HIV/AIDS.
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Here are ten of the best apps to use to do precisely that, and give you the edge when making that all important presentation at work. We suggest trying them and seeing which ones work best for you. Via Baiba Svenca
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Thanks to Baiba Svenca for sharing this terrific list of 10 presentation apps.
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September 3, 2015 12:12 AM
Chromebooks have been around for quite some time now, these are essentially laptops which run Google's Chrome OS. These devices are usually quite affordabl
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September 3, 2015 12:12 AM
Chromebooks have been around for quite some time now, these are essentially laptops which run Google's Chrome OS. These devices are usually quite affordabl
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September 7, 2015 5:55 PM
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When it comes to presentation design, for instance, there's no shortage of avenues you can take. And while all that choice -- colors, formats, visuals, fonts -- can feel liberating, it's important that you're careful in your selection as not all design combinations add up to success. We're not saying there's one right way to design your next PowerPoint presentation, but we are saying that some designs make more sense than others. To see some examples of the best PowerPoint presentation designs, check out the following decks....
Jeff Domansky's insight:
Check out these 20 examples of gorgeous PowerPoint presentation designs. Creativity with your coffee. Recommended viewing. 9/10
Philippe Hassel's curator insight,
August 25, 2015 9:41 AM
Indispensable, quoi qu'on en dise, Powerpoint n'est pas mort...
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Deliver interactive presentations that combine your PowerPoints and PDFs with video, web content, images and polls. Everyone participates from their own device, in person or remote, in real-time or in their own time. No need to download or install a thing. It just works. Via Baiba Svenca
Jeff Domansky's insight:
Cool tool worth exploring. Kind of a Swiss Army Knife of presentation tools. 9/10
aufaitLibrarian's curator insight,
August 23, 2015 8:53 PM
Looking forward to trying this out. Could be a handy alternative to Poll Everywhere as it doesn't appear to limit the number of participants. 
Richard Whiteside's curator insight,
August 24, 2015 9:25 AM
This looks like a great webinar / presentation tool. On first appearances it certainly seems to make Webex look very 'last century'!
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Lucky for you, there are tons of FREE PRESENTATION TOOLS at your disposal to enhance your slides and turn them from boring to awesome. Here at Presentation Panda, we’re all about finding clever hacks to pimp out your slides in record time. Whether it’s coming up with gorgeous backgrounds for your slides, selecting complimentary font styles, or innovating with screenshots and other images, it’s little things like this that will take your presentation from good to great. That’s why you’ll love these five presentation design tools: they’re free, easy to use, and will make your next presentation look fantastic.
Jeff Domansky's insight:
Presentation tools can make designing slides a heck of a lot easier. Here are 5 free tools for you to start using right now.
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Wideo is a neat service for creating animated, Common Craft style videos in your web browser. I've been using and talking about the service for a couple of years now. Recently, Wideo added a new feature that allows you to generate presentations from your videos. When you create a video in Wideo you do so by dragging and dropping clipart and text in storyboard frames. You set the position and animation sequence for each element in each storyboard frame. When you have completed your storyboards Wideo generates a video for you. The new presentation mode in Wideo will allow you to present each frame of your video independently just like in a slideshow....
Jeff Domansky's insight:
Richard Byrne shares a look at Wideo, a cool video and presentation tool priced very reasonably. Worth exploring. 9/10
flea palmer's curator insight,
June 2, 2015 5:08 AM
Create animated presentations quickly with a range of templates and icons, or you can upload your own. The free version limits you to a 45 sec. presentation.
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Let’s take a step back and consider how people actually learn from a speech. A few years ago, a research team led by Stephen Kosslyn and composed of experts from three universities studied how presenters could improve their public speaking. They discovered three steps that must occur to make your presentation memorable: 1. Information needs to be Acquired 2. Information needs to be Processed 3. Information needs to be Connected to Knowledge If there is any disconnect with these steps your presentation will fall flat. Let’s look at each of these steps and come up with some ideas to help you connect with your audience in a lasting and memorable way....
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Mark Schaefer speaks up about better presentations.
Eloquens's curator insight,
April 19, 2015 6:22 PM
8 quick tips to give your presentation an instant boost!
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Speed and agility are traits that define our society today.We avoid reading extensive articles, watching long how-to videos on YouTube or checking websites that are hard to navigate as we usually look for quick and easy solutions. While a technological progress provides us with plenty of utilities, now finding the right one with user-friendly interface and relevant functions becomes a challenge. Presenting information in a crisp and concise way is something that we need daily needs such utilities as well. So we took our time to find tools that are time-efficient and offer some class in presenting yourself and/or your project....
Jeff Domansky's insight:
Speaking and presentation tools you can really use. Recommended reading. 9/10
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I am evangelizing the 10/20/30 Rule of PowerPoint. It’s quite simple: a pitch should have ten slides, last no more than twenty minutes, and contain no font smaller than thirty points.This rule is applicable for any presentation to reach agreement: for example, raising capital, making a sale, forming a partnership, etc....
Jeff Domansky's insight:
Amen! Recommended reading for speakers, marketers and PR. 10/10
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The motion path end position tool has been merged into this new motion path tools add-in which will now feature all future additions made to it. This freeware add-in features the following handy tools: 1. Motion Path End Position: It will create duplicate shapes at the position where each of the selected motion path animation ends. Using this tool you can quickly determine the end position of the animation at design time. 2. Align/Join Motion Paths: This tool can align the selected motion path assigned to a shape end to end. It can also consolidate the individual segments of motion to create a single continuous path....
Jeff Domansky's insight:
Despite a slight learning curve this tool can help you add animations to your PowerPoint presentations. Give it a try.
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PresentationTube is a free service that teachers can add narration to their PowerPoint presentations. In addition to adding narration to your slides, PresentationTube can be used to add whiteboard drawings, webcam images, and webpages to your presentations. Completed presentations are displayed with a slide in the center of the screen and the slide navigator to the right. The slide navigator allows you to skip forward or backward in presentations with the narration in sync....
Jeff Domansky's insight:
This is a very cool tool worth exploring by marketers, content and PR pros.
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One of the difficulties in understanding how inspirational leaders communicate has been our casual definition of inspiration. Many confuse this word with motivation or operate under the assumption that anyone can "just be inspiring." Dr. Todd Thrash and Andrew Elliot of Rochester University are two of the leading researchers studying the psychology of inspiration. that there are three distinct stages that an individual will go through in the experience of inspiration: evocation, transcendence, and approach motivation....
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Great speeches and presentations have these key principles in common.
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Mighty cool PowerPoint tool from Microsoft. Hey, they still can innovate!