Join David Diskin for an in-depth discussion in this video What's your point?, part of PowerPoint Tips and Tricks for Business Presentations.
This chapter is all about crafting a message for your audience that will…deliver results, whether you're reducing workplace injuries or selling the next mousetrap.…Our ultimate goal in the next three chapters is to take the five…different slideshows we've been given and combine them into one…quarterly meeting presentation.…For now, we are not going to worry about the design of the slides, nor the…inconsistencies among them.…We will deal with the way they look in Chapter03 Successful Slide Design.…We will start with the Customer Service slideshow, which needs a lot of work to…convey the right message.…
Whatever your slideshow is about, you have got a point to make.…Figure out what that point is and if you have to, write it down and stick on your monitor.…Think of it as the mission statement to your presentation. Why does it exist?…Once you have figured out the point, run it past any of the stakeholders…involved. That's probably your boss, the marketing department, or maybe HR.…You want to make sure you all agree on the purpose of the slideshow. From there,…
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1/17/2012- Adding whitespace
- Applying transitions
- Using photographs, colors, and fonts
- Incorporating diagrams and SmartArt
- Customizing layouts and templates
- Animating bullets, photos, and other objects
- Inserting music and audio
- Utilizing speaker's notes and the Presenter view
- Creating handouts
- Planning the program
- Dealing with distractions
- Setting up and tearing down
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome43s
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1. Five Quick Tips for PowerPoint
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Adding white space2m 13s
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Applying a transition2m 10s
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Reducing the text2m 37s
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Selecting objects with ease2m 26s
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Opening with Show1m 17s
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2. Composing a Powerful Message
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What's your point?2m 49s
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Getting in their heads2m 29s
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What's in it for them?1m 55s
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Piecing it together5m 49s
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Holding their hands2m 34s
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3. Successful Slide Design
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Using color and fonts3m 18s
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Maintaining consistency4m 57s
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Using photographs5m 21s
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Sharing data with charts5m 20s
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Making your data meaningful2m 23s
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Using diagrams and SmartArt5m 18s
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4. Intermediate Slide Design
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Enhancing text boxes7m 46s
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Building your own layouts4m 59s
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Animating bullets3m 12s
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Animating photos4m 56s
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Animating other objects5m 41s
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5. Using Technology
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Taking control1m 46s
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Utilizing speaker notes2m 17s
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Using Presenter view2m 2s
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Creating handouts2m 34s
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6. Delivering with Confidence
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Planning the program3m 6s
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Sharing your message2m 40s
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Questions and answers1m 43s
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Reading your audience2m 41s
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Setting up and tearing down4m 43s
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7. Bonus Tips
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During the show1m 31s
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Sharing with your audience6m 36s
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Keyboard and mouse tricks5m 32s
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