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Are Your PowerPoint Slides for the Audience or Are They a Facilitator Crutch
When you hear the word “PowerPoint,” what comes to your mind? Many would say their thoughts include boring corporate events, long-winded presentations, and possible snoring. PowerPoint slide decks can be illustrative, dynamic visual aids, but they are more commonly designed in a way that prompts audiences to nap rather than engage.
The “ALT” Keyboard Shortcut Secret
We’re kicking off Season 2 with the key next to your space bar that’s full of POWER! Mike takes you through the ALT secrets to PowerPoint success. Make your next presentation edit fly by with pro tips EVERYONE should be using!
Banish Clip Art!
While clip art may have once served a useful purpose for you or your organization, there are now a plethora of ways to avoid it and find higher quality alternatives instead. We promise, your quest to banish clip art will be easier than you think, and, ultimately, by using better images and illustrations in your presentations and documents, you’ll produce more impactful work.
Determining the Correct Presentation Display Size for Your Event
It’s Saturday night and you and your significant other step up to the cinema box office window for tickets to a movie you are eager to see. The agent smiles and says only first row seating remains. You have visions of leaning way back in your seats, heads at an odd angle, not seeing the whole screen at once because you’re too close. Do you buy the tickets?
#8 The Strangest Sales Experience Yet (Part 2 of 2)
Shopping for the Right Salesperson – My retail days were long ago. But even back then (the ‘90’s), when we had arranged a “sold” deal over the phone, by email, or through a buying service, we’d prepare for the customer’s arrival and would undertake a maximum effort to make his/her time spent in the dealership as short as possible.
#7 The Strangest Sales Experience Yet (Part 1 of 2)
Shopping for the Right Salesperson – After six weeks of online research, multiple store visits, and test drives, my wife Lisa and I agreed we’d lease a new SUV. In a previous post on our vehicle shopping process, I mentioned that we found a helpful, knowledgeable salesperson at the first dealership we visited.
Five Tips For Acing Your Next Big Pitch Meeting
Representing your company at a big client pitch meeting can be a nerve-wracking experience. The only things at stake are your pride, your reputation, the ramifications of losing the big account, your company’s quarterly financial outlook, the impact on your teammates, and your future job security. No big deal, right?
5 Reasons to Love the Selection Pane
In the grand finale of Season 1, host Michael Thiel shares 5 ways the Selection Pane adds massive speed and precision to your PowerPoint workflow.
#6 Form Letters and No Customer Focus
Shopping for the Right Salesperson – During our new vehicle search, my wife Lisa and I recently expanded our consideration set to include a few select sedans in addition to the previously-examined SUVs. A 2019 sedan made the list, so on a Wednesday afternoon, I reached out to a dealership through a link on the dealerships main website.