PowerPoint and Presenting Stuff

Resize, Rotate, and Flip Pictures in PowerPoint for the Web

Beyond picture enhancement options such as Picture Styles, there are some very significant yet basic picture editing options that you should consider. These include learning how you can Resize, Rotate, and Flip pictures. All of these options help you to enhance the look of your inserted pictures.

Learn how to resize, rotate, and flip pictures in PowerPoint for the Web.

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Tagged as: Flip, Pictures, PowerPoint for the Web, Resize, Rotate, Tutorials

How Will Argentine Tango Skills Make You a Better Presenter?

By Claudyne Wilder

In my Get to the Message Workshop, we experiment using Argentine Tango skills to become more connected and engaged with the audience.

Upright Posture Is Crucial to Look Confident

Just by a person’s stance, each audience member makes a decision on that presenter’s level of confidence. People are told to stand up straight all the time, but there are conflicting views on how to do it. Tango provides clear guidelines on how to stand up straight.

• Roll your shoulders back so your scapula drops.
• Bring your ribs together to protect your back.
• Stand on your big toe mounds and your heel. Why? Standing on your big toe mounds makes you use your inner muscles. Your heel makes you use your hamstrings.
• Project your sternum forward and upwards all the while keeping your ribs together. This makes you raise your head.

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Tagged as: Claudyne Wilder, Guest Post, Presentation Skills, Tango

Picture Styles in PowerPoint for the Web

Similar to Shape Styles for shapes on your slide, PowerPoint also provides Picture Styles for your inserted pictures. With a single click, Picture Styles can transform a simple looking picture to something more distinct. Note that unlike Shape Styles, Picture Styles are not Theme specific. They just transform your picture to make it look stylish by applying a border, or a 3-D effect, or by changing the frame shape, etc. Follow these steps to apply Picture Style presets to selected pictures in PowerPoint for the Web.

Learn how to apply preset Picture Styles to your pictures in PowerPoint for the Web.

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Tagged as: Picture Styles, Pictures, PowerPoint for the Web, Tutorials

Corporate Branding and PowerPoint: Conversation with Frederik Dessau

 Frederik Dessau is a senior consultant at SkabelonDesign, a world leading agency within brand management and productivity in Microsoft Office. Frederik has been working professionally with PowerPoint (from template, to content) since 2005, implementing not only brands, but also sales processes and project management excellence. Frederik came to SkabelonDesign with a broad background from traditional communication, ad and design agencies. Today he is a leading resource in terms of corporate efficiency within Microsoft Office with a special force (and love) within the domains of PowerPoint.

In this conversation, Frederik talks about corporate branding, in relation to PowerPoint.

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Tagged as: Add-in, Branding, Frederik Dessau, Interviews, Omnidocs, PowerPoint

Change Picture in PowerPoint for the Web

Imagine you inserted a picture in PowerPoint for the Web, and then applied various picture editing options to enhance its appearance. For example, you may have added Picture Styles. Probably, you then added both Fade and Zoom animations, synced them to happen together, and also timed the animations to occur at a particular speed. You may find yourself often doing these same tasks: adding all sorts of picture edits and animating them.

Learn how to change one picture into another in PowerPoint for the Web.

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Tagged as: Pictures, PowerPoint for the Web, Tutorials