Upbringing Plays a Key Role in How We Behave at Work

I read Sylvia Lafair’s book Don’t Bring It to Work while I was on vacation. She was a family counselor for years and then was brought into corporate America to help resolve team conflicts. Her premise is that we play similar roles at work that we played as a child in our family dynamic. There [...]

Topic: Book Reviews, Delivery, Message, Video
Tags: Add new tag, Don't Bring it to Work, Sylvia Lafair, Video

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Book Review: Advanced Presentations by Design

I really like this book. So much that I’m reviewing it while on vacation. Advanced Presentations by Design takes a 10-step approach to writing and designing a presentation. Andrew Abela takes a methodical approach to creating a presentation that drives action. It’s a book that should be in everyone’s presentation library.

Topic: Book Reviews, Design
Tags: book, maui, nancy, presentation, Video

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Of S.T.A.R.s and Mosquitoes

In our slide:ology training seminars we teach people about S.T.A.R Moments™. S.T.A.R. stands for “Something They’ll Always Remember” and S.T.A.R. Moments refer to the memorable moments in a presentation that stick in the minds of your audience long after the presentation is over.
You know, it’s the “I have a dream” phrase in Martin Luther King, [...]

Topic: Delivery, Message, Video
Tags: 2009, Bill, Gates, presentation, S.T.A.R. Moment, TED, Video

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Technology Review: 123PPT VBP

123PPT.com, a long-time supplier of PowerPoint resources (templates, backgrounds, photos, fonts, sound effects, music), recently released the 123PPT Video Backgrounds PowerPoint Add-In, a PowerPoint plug-in that allows you to insert full screen video backgrounds into your PowerPoint presentations, and a corresponding standalone player—the 123PPT Video Backgrounds Player (VBP).
While it is a PC-only application, it works [...]

Topic: Technology, Video
Tags: 123PPT, add-in, application, motion, PowerPoint, presentation, review, Technology, Video

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The Trouble with Transitions, Episode 3

Having all kinds of crazy slide transitions in your presentation can be more distracting to your audience than helpful. Let’s face it, not all transitions work well to help you deliver a powerful message.
And, if you think they don’t work well together in a presentation, you should see how they act when they have a [...]

Topic: Business, Delivery, Design, Technology, Video
Tags: boomerang, Business, checkerboard, corporate, humor, PowerPoint, presentation, slide, transition, Video, wedge

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