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PowerPoint and Presenting News: July 23, 2019

We first feature Simon Morton of Eyeful Presentations, who talks about the True Cost of Presentations in Business Today. All PowerPoint users can learn more about color theory. We explore the HSL color model and also look at Luminosity and Hue values.

PowerPoint 365 for Mac users can explore the Presentation Gallery and look at Text Placeholders vs. Text Boxes. And if that wasn’t enough for this week, make sure you do not miss the quotes, press releases, and templates released in the last week.

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

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Tagged as: Ezine, Indezine, News, PowerPoint

Creating PowerPoint Outlines in Microsoft Word 2019 for Windows

An outline encompasses the text content within your presentation slides. In many ways, this text is the story or the structure of your presentation and forms an ideal starting point for a bunch of slides. PowerPoint can import outlines created in many applications, and we have already shown you how you can create outlines for PowerPoint presentations in several versions of Microsoft Word. Follow these steps to create an outline for your PowerPoint presentation using Microsoft Word 2019 for Windows.

Learn how to create outlines for presentations in Microsoft Word 2019 for Windows.

Filed Under: PowerPoint 2019
Tagged as: Office 2016, Office 2019, Office 365, Outline, PowerPoint 2019, PowerPoint 365, Tutorials, Word

How to Pitch and Win People Round

By Seema Menon, Toastmasters International

Every business owner needs good pitching skills. After all, you are always selling your business and yourself as well as making specific deals with existing customers and attracting new customers.

Image: Pixabay

Here are some tips for enhancing your pitching skills.

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Tagged as: Guest Post, Opinion, Pitch Decks, Seema Menon, Toastmasters

Text Placeholders vs. Text Boxes in PowerPoint 365 for Mac

Before exploring the concept of differences between text placeholders and text boxes, let us start with these thoughts: Aren’t text boxes and text placeholders the same? Are they really different? And why should anyone bother even if they are different? All these are valid questions, and the answers to them form one of the most important foundations in learning to create more structured presentations in PowerPoint.

Learn about the differences between text placeholders and text boxes in PowerPoint 365 for Mac.

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Tagged as: Mac, Office 2016, Office 365, Office for Mac, Outline, PowerPoint 2016, PowerPoint 2019, PowerPoint 365, PowerPoint for Mac, Text, Text Boxes, Text Placeholders, Tutorials

True Cost of Presentations in Business Today: Conversation with Simon Morton

  
Simon Morton founded Europe’s leading presentation design company Eyeful Presentations in 2004. His goal was big but simple – support businesses to create more powerful, engaging, and effective presentations that make the most of opportunities and deliver results. 12 years, thousands of presentations, and millions of engaged audience members later, Eyeful’s mission continues. Simon’s book, The Presentation Lab continues to make waves and has been released around the world in 6 languages. He is globally recognized as a thought leader in the field of presentations and now dedicates much of his time to speaking, writing, or coaching businesses on how to make the most of every presentation opportunity.

In this conversation, Simon talks about the true cost of presentations in business today.

Geetesh: Can you tell us more about this survey that explores the true cost of presentations in business, today? Also, tell us more about these costs, both measurable and hidden.

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Tagged as: Eyeful, Interviews, PowerPoint, Presentations, Simon Morton