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Beyond Bullet Points 4th Edition: Conversation with Cliff Atkinson

  Cliff Atkinson is an acclaimed writer, a popular keynote speaker, and an independent communications consultant to leading attorneys and Fortune 500 companies. He crafted the presentation that persuaded a jury to award a $253 million verdict to the plaintiff in the nation’s first Vioxx trial in 2005, which Fortune magazine called “frighteningly powerful.”

Cliff’s bestselling book, Beyond Bullet Points (published by Microsoft Press) was named a Best Book of 2007 by the editors of Amazon and has been published in four editions and translated into a dozen languages including Chinese, Korean, and Russian. Cliff’s work has been featured in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, and Fox News.

In this conversation, Cliff talks about the 4th edition of his book, Beyond Bullet Points.

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Tagged as: Books, Cliff Atkinson, Interviews

Notes Page View in PowerPoint 2019 for Windows

Notes Page view is one of ten views available in PowerPoint 2019 for Windows. This view shows you how your printed notes pages will appear. First of all, the Notes page shows the speaker notes that you add to the Notes pane for each slide. Secondly, these speaker notes are visible in three distinct places within PowerPoint, depending on the view you choose.

Learn about Notes Page view in PowerPoint 2019 for Windows.

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Tagged as: Microsoft Windows, Notes Page, Office 2019, PowerPoint 2019, Tutorials, View

Outline View in PowerPoint 365 for Windows

The Outline view in PowerPoint 365 for Windows provides access to your presentation’s text outline through the alternating Slides and Outline panes on the left side of the PowerPoint interface. The Outline view displays all the text contained within the title and text placeholders of your slides, and is one of the ten views in PowerPoint 365 for Windows.

Learn about the Outline view in PowerPoint 365 for Windows.

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Tagged as: Microsoft Windows, Office 365, Outline View, PowerPoint 365, Tutorials, View

Outline View in PowerPoint 2019 for Windows

The Outline view in PowerPoint 2019 for Windows provides access to your presentation’s text outline through the alternating Slides and Outline panes on the left side of the PowerPoint interface. The Outline view displays all the text contained within the title and text placeholders of your slides, and is one of the ten views in PowerPoint 2019 for Windows.

Learn about the Outline view in PowerPoint 2019 for Windows.

Filed Under: PowerPoint 2019
Tagged as: Interface, Microsoft Windows, Office 2019, Outline View, PowerPoint 2019, Tutorials, View

PowerPoint and Presenting News: December 31, 2019

This newsletter comes to you at the end of 2019, so first of all, wishing all of you subscribers a very happy and prosperous new year. And then we will look at creating timelines in PowerPoint 365 for Windows using SmartArt. We then bring back Jim Endicott’s post, “Are Your Key Takeaways a Needle in a Haystack?” that looks at creating simpler presentations that your audience can understand.

PowerPoint 365 for Mac users can explore keyboard sequences, which are similar to keyboard shortcuts but a little different. PowerPoint 2019 and 365 for Windows users can learn about Slide Sorter View. Also, make sure you do not miss the quotes, press releases, and templates featured in the last week.

Stay informed about updated tutorials and happenings related to PowerPoint and presenting.

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