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File Menu and Backstage View in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows

If you explore how people use PowerPoint, you will discover that people are successful finding options that are intuitive and easy-to-discover. They fail when options are hidden in drop-down menus or dialog boxes. Fortunately, Backstage view is from the former category of options. Let us explore existing features within Backstage view. You access Backstage view from the File tab. The File tab is placed at the left extreme of the Ribbon.

Explore the Backstage view in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.

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Filed Under: PowerPoint 2016
Tagged as: Interface, Office 2016, PowerPoint 2016, Tutorials

Outstanding Presentations 2015: Conversation with TJ Walker

    TJ Walker is the founder of Media Training Worldwide and has been conducting media training workshops and seminars since 1984. Walker has trained Presidents of countries, Prime Ministers, Nobel Peace Prize winners, Super Bowl winners, U.S. Senators, Miss Universes and Members of Parliament. His book, Secret to Foolproof Presentations was a USA Today #1 Bestseller, as well as a Wall Street Journal, and Business Week Bestseller.

In this conversation, TJ discusses his upcoming webinar tomorrow, which he will present as part of the Outstanding Presentations 2015 series.

Geetesh: Tell us more about what you do — and also about how audience perceptions about visuals have changed/evolved over the years?

TJ: Hi, I am TJ Walker, and I have had a lifetime passion for public speaking, oh, or almost! When I was a young boy, I was incredibly shy. I basically never said anything. And, when I was 12, 13 years old, I went to Junior High School – then I developed an interest in government, politics, student government and running for office. That forced me out of my comfort zone. I had to start speaking.

And ever since then, I developed a passion for public speaking, to the live audiences and the media. People ask me all the times, “TJ, how do you capture the interest of an audience? What’s the secret?” Well, here’s the easiest way of making sure you are always going to be interesting to the audience. Practice your speech in advance, on video! These days you can use any cellphone, any smartphone, a webcam, and then watch yourself. If you find that you are boring yourself, guess what, you are boring! Take that part of your speech, tear it up, and throw it away. Keep practicing your presentation on video until you find it interesting throughout. Chances are you are interesting to the audience.

Geetesh: What will you speak about in your session as part of the Outstanding Presentations series – and what would be the takeaway for attendees?

TJ: What you’re going to learn in our time together as a part of this conference, I am going to teach you the secrets of really getting to the next level. And how to rehearse in the way that my clients before they’re going to the TED conference rehearse. You can’t just talk it through once, practice and look at the video. You have to go through it again and again and again until you are everything you say. You also there learn some techniques for making sure your PowerPoint slides actually work. Now, I’ll be different from some of my colleagues at this conference. The golden PowerPoint slide is not doing PowerPoint graphics or words! It’s a test you should give to every one of your slides before you give it to your final audience. And that is to give your presentation user slides to two or three of your colleagues a couple of days before.

Test them. After the presentation, ask them about every slide that they remember. And, what the point was? Any slide they can’t remember, take that slide and throw it in the trash can. That’s right. You can use some controversial things in this webinar – a little different from some of the other experts. But, I look forward to spending time with you and exploring this in greater detail.

The views and opinions expressed in this blog post or content are those of the authors or the interviewees and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any other agency, organization, employer, or company.

Filed Under: Events
Tagged as: Events, Interviews, Outstanding Presentations Workshop, PowerPoint, TJ Walker, Webinar

Presentation Gallery in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows

When launched, PowerPoint 2016 typically opens the Presentation Gallery. This Presentation Gallery provides several ways to start your next presentation using a template, a Theme, a recent presentation, a not-so-recent presentation, or even a blank presentation. These and other choices are explained in this tutorial.

Explore the new Presentation Gallery in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.

Filed Under: PowerPoint 2016
Tagged as: Interface, Office 2016, PowerPoint 2016, Tutorials

Presentation Summit 2015: Conversation with Alexander Hanauer

  Alexander Hanauer is a consultant and designer for More Impact, a specialized presentation agency based in Germany. He has a passion for creating high-impact, inspiring slides designed to connect people with ideas. When he’s not at work, Alex enjoys spending time with his family and friends or playing “Rembetiko” music – Greek Blues – on his bouzouki.

In this conversation, Alexander discusses his sessions at the upcoming Presentation Summit 2015 series.

Geetesh: Alexander, you’re doing two sessions this year at the Presentation Summit. One of them is Outside the PowerPoint Box: Smart solutions for making PowerPoint more powerful. Can you tell us more about this session? What can the audience expect to learn?

Alexander: My session addresses three questions:

1. How can I focus the attention of my audience?
2. How can I establish a good connection with them? and
3. How can I work faster with much better output?

Participants will see some new and astonishing animation effects and discover cutting-edge presentation technologies. They will also learn highly effective working methods and see how add-ins boost efficiency.

Geetesh: Can you tell us more about your work? How do you approach good design for slides?

Alexander: I have an advertising and communication background and more than 20 years of experience as a Creative Director, Presentation Designer and Coach.

Usually, creatives in advertising agencies don’t work with Microsoft Office. And the Office experts and MVPs are not trained designers. In our agency, we combine both and create presentations that reach the audience also on an emotional level.

For most PowerPoint users, creating presentations is a chore. For us, it’s pure joy! We love integrating our DNA into projects and adding emotional impact for clients.

The views and opinions expressed in this blog post or content are those of the authors or the interviewees and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any other agency, organization, employer, or company.

Filed Under: Events
Tagged as: Alexander Hanauer, Interviews, PowerPoint, Presentation Summit

Interface – PowerPoint 2016 for Windows

Here’s a quick walkthrough of the PowerPoint 2016 interface, the PowerPoint 2016 interface is quite similar to PowerPoint 2013. PowerPoint 2016 opens with a Presentation Gallery. The Presentation Gallery provides several ways to start your next presentation using a template, a Theme, a recent presentation, a not-so-recent presentation, or even a blank presentation. Once you make choices in this Presentation Gallery, you see the actual PowerPoint interface.

Explore a quick walkthrough of the PowerPoint 2016 interface.

Filed Under: PowerPoint 2016
Tagged as: Interface, Office 2016, PowerPoint 2016, Tutorials