5 Ways to Make PowerPoint Sing! (And Dance!)

When if comes to software, bells and whistles are great! If you don’t know how to use them. Working in PowerPoint every day, we’ve learned a few tricks. So when Microsoft asked us to use latest version of PowerPoint to create a cinematic presentation, we couldn’t wait to show off our skills.
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Topic: Design, Video
Tags: Five Rules, PowerPoint 2010, Video

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Visualizing the Sun Food Agenda with Michael Pollan

Duarte had the distinct pleasure of working with bestselling author Michael Pollan to turn his ideas about sustainability and food systems into a visual presentation for the PopTech conference last month. Plan to eat your lunch in front of the computer today so you can enjoy his presentation:

It’s rare that we’ll work with such a [...]

Topic: Delivery, Video
Tags: food, michael pollan, poptech, S.T.A.R. Moment, story, Video

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The Trouble with Transitions, Episode 4

Today we get to see a rare glimpse of that most insidious of all transitions: the Random Transition.

Topic: Delivery, Design, Video
Tags: Business, humor, PowerPoint, presentation, random, slide, transition, Video

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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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