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Thoughts and impressions of happenings in the world of PowerPoint and presentations, continuously updated since 2003.
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What if you draw a line in PowerPoint that is slanted or sloped? Now, if you want to know the length of this line, you should know that there’s no built-in feature within PowerPoint to do so. But, why would you even want to know the size of the line? That’s because you may have to create multiple diagonal lines and the second line may need to be exactly half the length of the first line. There may be any number of other reasons why you need to draw other shapes that are proportional, relative to this line.
Learn how to find out the length of a slanted (diagonal) line in PowerPoint for the Web.
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Tagged as: Lines, Mac OS, Microsoft Windows, Office, Office for the Web, OneDrive, PowerPoint, PowerPoint for the Web, Shapes, Tutorials
Presentation Management is more of a strategy than a service to buy. The idea is to create efficiencies. The strategy is to gain efficiencies through the use, reuse, updating, sharing, broadcasting, tracking, and analyzing of presentations. Imagine your files created for a single purpose are being leveraged across your entire organization, always with the correct images and content. How much time, money, and frustration would that save?
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Tagged as: AlexAnndra Ontra, Guest Post, Presentation Management, Slide Management
James Ontra is the CEO of Shufflrr and a trailblazer in the emerging field of Presentation Management, helping companies save millions by transforming presentations into profitable assets. An early entrepreneur in college, James combined business with academics and was recognized with Houston’s Small Business Administration’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year.
His vision and strategy have been driving Presentation Management to become a recognized communication discipline. James combined this passion with technical development to build Shufflrr.
AlexAnndra Ontra is the Lead Presentation Strategist at Shufflrr, advising clients on presentation strategy and building their structured stories. Prior to partnering with her brother, James, AlexAnndra distinguished herself in advertising, working on creative strategy, production, sales, and media relations. Her experience with messaging discipline and production processes on Madison Avenue has been instrumental in developing Presentation Management and executing presentation strategies for large enterprises.
In this conversation, James and AlexAnndra talk about their new book, Presentation Hell: From Painful Presentations to Better Stories.
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Tagged as: AlexAnndra Ontra, Books, Interviews, James Ontra, Presentation Management, Shufflrr, Slide Management
Judd Albrecht has always been a creative person, from when he was young all the way up until now. Some ways he satisfies that need to be creative are animating, creating graphics, writing/playing music and playing with his kids. He went to school and graduated with a degree in 3D animation. Along with a background in animation, he developed many more skills that have made him a well-rounded digital artist. The thing he loves most about being an artist at PresenterMedia is being able to create content that will help people better express their message and help bring their presentations visually to life.
In this conversation, Judd talks about PresenterMedia’s new Calendar Builder tool.
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Interviews
Tagged as: Calendar, Interviews, Judd Albrecht, PresenterMedia
We first feature Jerry Weissman who compares presenting with swimming, and says, “The fundamental aspect of this approach is to deconstruct the basics and reconstruct them progressively.” We then bring you a guest post by Nick Ronald of Toastmasters International who explains how you can create a rapport with your interviewer.
PowerPoint 365 for Windows users can learn how to flip a picture without flipping the container shape. They can also find out how to calculate the length of a diagonal line. We also bring you quotes, press releases, and templates from the last few days.
Stay informed about updated tutorials and happenings related to PowerPoint and presenting.
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