PowerPoint and Presenting Stuff

PowerPoint and Presenting News: December 18, 2018

We first explore how you can present your PowerPoint presentation, or a slide from any other program without laughing, especially if you are delivering slides or content that are funny. We also bring you an interview with Yancey Unequivocally, who talk about preparing for an Ignite or Pecha Kucha event. We also explore how you can restore transparency for pattern fills in newer versions of PowerPoint.

PowerPoint 2016 for Windows users can learn about Notes Page View and Slide Sorter View. PowerPoint 2016 for Mac users can explore tutorials on Text within Shapes, Align Text within Shapes and Text Boxes, and Add and Rename Ribbon Tabs. 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

Reordering and Removing Ribbon Tabs in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac

The PowerPoint 2016 for Mac interface sports the Ribbon, which is tabbed. Each of these tabs contains a set of commands. By default, PowerPoint contains several such tabs. These Ribbon tabs can be customized, and you can indeed add a new Ribbon tab as well.

Learn how to reorder Ribbon tabs and remove the custom tabs in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac.

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Tagged as: Customizations, Mac, Office 2016, Office for Mac, PowerPoint 2016, PowerPoint for Mac, Ribbon, Tutorials

To Close More Deals/Make More Sales–Avoid These Presentation Mistakes

By Karen O’Donnell, Toastmasters International

Every presentation is an opportunity to connect with potential clients and a well-crafted presentation can lead to more success for your business.

Whether we have a product, service, or message, we are selling something! With great presentations, the secret is to grab your audience’s attention at the beginning and keep them engaged until your final word!

Image: Pixabay

Here are eight suggestions to help you make more sales at the end of your presentation:

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Filed Under: Guest Posts
Tagged as: Guest Post, Karen O’Donnell, Mistakes, Presentation Skills, Toastmasters

Present a PowerPoint Without Laughing?

How do I present a PowerPoint or a slide from any other program without laughing? This was one of the challenging questions that someone posted on Quora, and I decided to take up the challenge. Here is my answer based on what I answered on Quora, but I have expanded this version extensively.

First of all, when you ask how to present PowerPoint without laughing, there may be only a few scenarios in which this question is applicable. I may have not even imagined some of them, and add your own scenarios in the comments: )

Image: Pixabay

Here are some scenarios:

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Tagged as: Laughter, Opinion, PowerPoint, Presentation Skills, Slides

Add and Rename Ribbon Tabs in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac

The Ribbon that you see within the PowerPoint 2016 for Mac user interface was designed to make all options easily accessible. To make more options available, you can add more tabs, rename them, and populate them with even more commands, as we will explore within this tutorial.

Learn to add and rename Ribbon tabs in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac.

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Tagged as: Mac, Office 2016, Office for Mac, PowerPoint 2016, PowerPoint for Mac, Tutorials