PowerPoint and Presenting Stuff

Slide Transition Duration in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows

Every transition you add to a slide within PowerPoint 2013 has a fixed, default duration. Some transitions such as Cut happen sooner than you can imagine (just 0.10 seconds). Some others like Reveal can take 3.40 seconds to be done with. But you really do not need to be happy with the default transition duration as you can make them to happen for as long, or as soon as you want. Before we show you how you can change the duration, do remember that transition duration and transition time are not the same.

Learn how you can alter the duration of slide transitions in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows.

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Tagged as: PowerPoint 2013, Transitions, Tutorials

Learn PowerPoint 2013 for Windows: Text Pane For SmartArt Graphics

We explored how to convert your normal bulleted text to a SmartArt graphic with just a click or two — however, you’ll soon discover that it is neither easy nor intuitive to edit, add, or delete text within a shape inside a SmartArt graphic. Fortunately, all the text edits can be easily performed within the convenient Text Pane of the SmartArt graphic. In this tutorial, we’ll help you explore options for working within the Text Pane for SmartArt graphics in PowerPoint 2013.

Learn about how the Text Pane can help you add text to your SmartArt graphics in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows.

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Tagged as: PowerPoint 2013, SmartArt, Tutorials

PowerPoint and Presenting News: August 19, 2014

We begin with a checklist that will help create your new presentation. We also explore why it is a good idea to create your charts a little slower! Richard Michaels discusses George, his add-in for PowerPoint.

PowerPoint 2013 users can learn about media actions for audio and video plus triggers, poster frames, video correction adjustments, video recoloring, and video styles. We also look at inserting SmartArt graphics.

And finally, do not miss the new discussions and templates of this week!

Read Indezine’s PowerPoint and Presenting News.

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Slide Transitions in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows

Slide transitions do more than causing some movement between one slide and the next — you can actually do a slide transition that is abrupt without any effect or you could look at any of the transition effects, all the way from simple fades and wipes to something that does not cause a vertigo! In addition, you can set timings for transitions and also accompanied by transition sounds. There is plenty to learn, and unlearn!

Learn how to add transition effects to the slides in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows.

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Prezentt: Conversation with Jeff Robson

Jeff Robson is a serial entrepreneur who solely founded Access Analytic, a specialized consultancy that provides financial modelling & management reporting services. He regularly speaks at training events, conferences and seminars all around the world so is extremely passionate about solving problem issues for presenters.

In this conversation, Jeff discusses Prezentt.

Geetesh: Can you tell us more about Prezentt, and how you conceptualized this product.

Jeff: There are over 30 million presentations delivered worldwide every day. Prezentt’s goal is to revolutionize all of them so that presenters and audiences get 1000%+ more value from these: more sales, more engagement, more sharing, more followers, more volunteers, more donations, etc. Prezentt amplifies them all.

Prezentt is a live slide-sharing application that works on any device with a browser. It enables presenters to connect with their audiences precisely when the audience is most interested: during the presentation. It’s like eHarmony for presenters and their audiences and has been designed by presenters for presenters.

Audiences get immediate access to slides, additional resources such as web links, other documents, and the presenter’s contact details. Prezentt also provides interactivity. You can ask questions of the presenter, provide feedback, request a meeting, take & share notes.

Prezentt recently won the prestigious WAiTTA Award that recognizes the best IT companies in Western Australia. We will now compete in the national iAwards that reward the best IT companies in Australia.

The idea for Prezentt came about when I was doing a presentation for a group of about 100 accountants. I could see they were interested and engaged: they were taking notes, asking questions, and paying attention. Yet, when the presentation finished, I spoke to about 5 people, got 2-3 business cards and the rest of the audience walked out the door and I never heard from them again. I figured, “Surely there must be a better way to do presentations than this!” After researching for many months and not finding anything suitable, I discussed the idea with my co-founder, Justin Davies, and we decided this was a big problem that needed solving.

Geetesh: Is Prezentt a product that is complementary to what everyone does using PowerPoint or other similar applications?

Jeff: The great thing about Prezentt is that you don’t need to change the way you present at all. Before the presentation, you (the presenter) simply upload a PDF copy of your slides into Prezentt, but then give your presentation exactly as normal using PowerPoint (or any other presentation software you prefer). Prezentt makes your slides available to your audience as a series of images that can be viewed in any web browser on any modern device: phone, tablet or laptop.

The key things that Prezentt does (which PowerPoint and other similar applications don’t do) are:

• It allows you connect with your audience via e-mail or social media and it lets your audience interact with you during the presentation;
• It provides your audience with immediate access to your slides & other files/links & lets them take notes electronically; and
• It enables social sharing of your presentation right when your audience is most interested, so your message goes out to not only the people in the room, but all their social networks as well.

There are several options to enable your audience to find your presentation including: a short URL, search on the Prezentt website, or scan a QR code.

Prezentt is the perfect solution for presentations of all kinds: conferences, seminars, business development, internal & external training, company meetings, investor presentations, lectures & schools, charity fundraisers, political rallies, church sermons, etc.

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.

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