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PowerPoint and Presenting News: December 5, 2017

Sara McGuire talks about how you can design a presentation that plays to your strengths. You just have to find what works best for you! For VBA-challenged presenters, here’s a trick that you can benefit from without writing a single line of code! Learn how you can change all instances of one shape type to another in PowerPoint. PowerPoint makes it easy to use bright, vibrant colors in a presentation, which can either be good or very, very bad. Laura Foley explains how you can avoid the four biggest PowerPoint color mistakes. And we also show you how to use macros and scripts in PowerPoint.

PowerPoint 2016 for Windows users can learn about the Format Task Pane, changing the interface color, customize the Quick Access Toolbar, and Add or Rename Ribbon tabs. PowerPoint 2016 for Mac users can learn about the Slides Pane. 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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Calendar Template for PowerPoint: Conversation with Chantal Bossé

    Chantal Bossé has been a Microsoft PowerPoint MVP since 2013, and as a presentation & visual communication expert, she spends her time between writing, training, coaching and designing for her clients and speakers. First a scientific, then an instructional designer in telecommunications, she started CHABOS in 2004 to share her passion for visual communications. Chantal and her business partner inspire and empower public speakers and business people to craft and deliver world-class presentations that generate success and results. From story, message, design, delivery, equipment, and event coordination, they help their clients shine in front of their audience.

In this conversation, Chantal talks about her calendar template for PowerPoint she created with John Wilson.

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Slides Pane in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac

PowerPoint 2016 for Mac’s work area below the Ribbon continues to be tri-paned. These three panes comprise the Slides Pane, the Slide Area, and the Notes Pane. The Slides Pane is the thin strip on the left side of the PowerPoint 2016 interface that contains thumbnails of all your slides.

Learn about the Slides Pane in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac.

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PowerPoint and Presenting News: November 28, 2017

We start with a makeover of a slide that includes so many “rights” that it ends up creating one big “wrong.” Explore how we made the slide better. Do you have something significant coming up? What if you could create a dynamic countdown and display it in your office lobby or any other suitable location? Kurt Dupont of PresentationPoint shows you how. We also learn about using safe fonts in PowerPoint. And then, Lyn Roseaman from Toastmasters explores five ideas that can help you turn your fear of speaking into your friend, and achieve success.

PowerPoint 2016 for Windows users can learn about working with RGB colors, using the Pen and Highlighter Tools in Slide Show View, editing Annotations with Ink Tools, and Hiding/Unhiding Slides. PowerPoint 2016 for Mac users can explore the numerous options within the Outline Pane. 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.

You May Also Like: Working with RGB Colors in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows | Ice-Breakers for Your Presentation: 5 Proven Suggestions | Live Preview in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows

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How to Design a Presentation That Plays to Your Strengths

By Sara McGuire

Not all of us are born public speakers. For a lot of people (probably even most), delivering a presentation is a skill that you need to practice.

There are a lot of articles out that provide tips on how to deliver a presentation. But I want to talk about how presentation design can play to your specific strengths as a presenter—even if you think you don’t have any.

The way you structure and design your presentation slides can help prompt your memory, engage your audience, and make your presentation more effective overall. You just have to find what works best for you.

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