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We first explore another example of a visual clichés: this time we find alternatives to clichéd images of targets and darts. We feature Boris Hristov from Bulgaria, a PowerPoint and presentations designer who heads 356labs. He talks about his motivation and inspiration, and more. Rick Altman has just released the fourth edition of his book, Why Most PowerPoint Presentations Suck. In this exclusive interview, he shares his thoughts about how you can benefit from this book. Mike Parkinson, whom we have featured before, talks again about Build-a-Graphic, a PowerPoint add-in that adds coordinated, intelligent visuals to your slides.
PowerPoint 2016 for Windows users will find a series of tutorials. You can learn about Viewing Sections, Text Placeholders vs. Text Boxes, Importing Outlines, and Outline Pane Options. 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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Last month, we told you about the Presentation Summit-Powtoon Contest in an interview with Rick Altman, host of the annual Presentation Summit.
Here are two videos submitted by participants of this contest.
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Rick Altman has been hired by hundreds of companies, listened to by tens of thousands of professionals, and read by millions of people, all of whom seek better results with their presentation content and delivery. He covers the whole of the industry, from message crafting, through presentation design, slide creation, software technique, and delivery. He is the host of the Presentation Summit, now in its 17th season as the most prominent learning event for the presentation community.
In this conversation, Rick talks about his updated book, Why Most PowerPoint Presentations Suck (Fourth Edition).
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Boris Hristov is the Founder of presentation agency 356labs and a PowerPoint MVP. He has presented in 25+ countries and has been rated as the top speaker numerous times. Boris has years of experience as a trainer, mentor and consultant and works with companies like Deutsche Telekom, KPMG, Renault, Societe Generale, Roche, Publicis, Experian, Bosch, VMWARE, adidas and many, many more to help them craft and deliver truly effective presentations. His agency is also the only presentation agency in the world speaking at Microsoft Ignite – the biggest yearly event of Microsoft, attended by more than 25000 people.
In this conversation, Boris talks about 356labs.
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We first bring you an exclusive conversation with Lauren Janas, Senior Program Manager on the PowerPoint team, who talks about the Morph transition effect. In our Presentation Management series, we look at Visual Storytelling, and explore its beginnings and evolution. We also feature Dr. Nick Morgan, who talks about his new book, Can You Hear Me? In this interview, Nick shares his thoughts about presenting virtually.
PowerPoint users on both Windows and Mac platforms can learn about Opening their presentations from OneDrive. PowerPoint 2016 for Windows users can learn about Moving Slides Between Sections, Removing Sections, and Reordering Sections. 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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