PowerPoint and Presenting Stuff

Create a Dynamic Countdown in PowerPoint

By Kurt Dupont

Do you have something significant coming up? Is there an important product release, a groundbreaking conference, a huge merger, the opening of a new office, or something else that is happening? Or maybe, you just want to welcome the New Year or some other holiday in style?

What if you could create a dynamic countdown and display it in your office lobby or any other suitable location?

This may be a great idea, but how do you start? Keep reading to learn more.

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Filed Under: Guest Posts
Tagged as: Add-in, DataPoint, Dynamic Time, Guest Post, Kurt Dupont, PresentationPoint

PowerPoint and Presenting News: November 21, 2017

Do you want to make your audience more comfortable before you start your presentation? Robert Daverschot of Sendsteps shares five proven ideas that can work as ice-breakers for your next presentation. In an interview, Reena Cruz talks about Able2Extract Professional 11 a PDF product that also converts PDFs to editable PowerPoint files. Jonathan Winkel explains why Presentation Management is Better Content Management. He says, “Getting the most out of your content starts with having a solid presentation management strategy.” Alex Leopold explores significant aspects that get overlooked by those who are responsible for creating a corporate presentation template.

PowerPoint 2016 for Mac users can learn about Slide Sorter view and Normal view. PowerPoint 2013, 2011, and 2010 users can explore working with RGB colors. Finally, do not miss the quotes, press releases, and templates for this week.

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

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Tagged as: Ezine, Indezine, News, PowerPoint

Turn Your Speaking Fear into Your Friend

By Lyn Roseaman, Toastmasters International

No one is born with a fear of public speaking; it is something we learn, so we can equally learn to quash the debilitating nerves and harness the good nerves that give us positive energy and presence on stage. To achieve this, we need to reprogram our mindset and make friends with our nerves:

Image: StockUnlimited

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Tagged as: Guest Post, Opinion, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking, Speaking, Toastmasters

Working with RGB Colors in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows

We already explored what Color Models are, and we then looked at the RGB color model that uses three primary colors: Red, Green, and Blue to mix and create almost 16 million colors. All RGB colors have values for all the three colors that you mix: R, G, and B. Assuming someone has provided you with an RGB value and asked you to add a rectangle of that color to a slide, then how do you proceed within PowerPoint?

Learn about how to work with RGB Colors in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.

Filed Under: PowerPoint 2016
Tagged as: Color, Microsoft Windows, PowerPoint 2016, RGB, Tutorials

Able2Extract Professional 11: Conversation with Reena Cruz

Reena Cruz is Social media director, blogger, and brand manager for Investintech.com, developer of Able2Extract Professional, a PDF converter, creator and editor. She loves exploring new topics and thoughts on PDF conversion, general technology, and productivity, sharing tips, tricks, and informative content along the way. When not at a computer, she loves reading, skating and watching murder mystery TV shows in her free time.

In this conversation, Reena talks about the new Able2Extract Professional 11.

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