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Thursday, October 18, 2007
And while these "summer of 2007" instructions still work, today, there's an even easier way... Enter the autumn of 2007. Back in August, these four online videos showed us how to embed YouTube videos into PowerPoint presentations. That was August. Microsoft MVP Shyam Pillai offers a PowerPoint Add-In called YouTube Video
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007
For free. For example, I used Camtasia 3 to create this YouTube Video about PowerPoint in August 2007.) Here are instructions for getting your free, fully-functional copy of Camtasia 3: Step 1: Download & install the Studio 3 software: [link] Step 2 : Register for a password: [link] Step 3: Enter the password into the software. For free. Right now, Techsmith is giving away their popular screencasting software, Camtasia 3. This is not a 30-day trial.
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Thursday, December 6, 2007
If you use Microsoft PowerPoint 2007, you can save your .pptx pdf with a few clicks -- but only if you download and install the free " Save as PDF add-in " from Microsoft. If you haven't installed this free add-in, go ahead and do it. Now, open a PowerPoint presentation in PowerPoint 2007. Many people like to convert Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt ppt or .pptx)
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Thursday, November 29, 2007
Time for the free Christmas PowerPoint template link roundup: First, Get Your Christmas Lyrics. All sorts of free Christmas PowerPoint Template madness abounds online. Oh, the Christmas season is upon us yet again. You can find lyrics to your favorite Christmas carols online. Paste the lyrics into PowerPoint, and you're set to lead the chorus.
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Monday, December 10, 2007
Go get my free checklists to help you with your preparation!
...Tags: Cam Beck asked me this question the other day in response to my post about your worst public speaking fear coming true : "So how do you know the difference between preparing and over-preparing?" First of all, here's what it looks like to be unprepared . Also, here's a post I wrote about how I prepare for a presentation .
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Friday, January 8, 2010
PowerPoint 2007’s shadows are so much better than 2003’s. And it’s a contest with free prizes! In this video lesson, I show you how to use all the settings.
Listen to the video!
Do you prefer video lessons to text lessons?
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Tuesday, December 4, 2007
(They keep changing the date, so I'm going to keep this live until the promotion runs out!) CafePress is offering free shipping on orders of $75 or more - and they keep revising the date, so just go to the site and look for the promotion! Use code SHIP07 at checkout. Now might be a good time to get over there and check out my Speak Schmeak shop as well as my super-talented designer friend Kim Reese's shop - her designs (that's one on the left) are targeted to coffee lovers.
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Friday, May 1, 2009
DarrenBarefoot.com Contact Jobs Speaking About Home September 3rd, 2007 Filed under: Mixed Bag , Technology , The Arts 71 Comments » Everything I Know About Presentations, I Learned in Theatre School An Unlikely Education I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while, and was inspired to get it done by Merlin Mann’s recent piece about improving his use of PowerPoint. Entertain your audience, and they’ll
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Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Free SnagIt 7 Offer. You can now get a free copy of SnagIt 7. (SnagIt That's three for free. SnagIt 8.2 is the most recent version.) Here are the "how to get it" details >>> (courtesy of Microsoft MVP Marc Liron.) In case you missed it... Last month, TechSmith began giving away Camtasia
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Thursday, November 29, 2007
Last week, the two authors released an exciting, full-color book called Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit . In a free online excerpt, you'll see how to transform a dated, bullet-list presentation into a fashionable , bullet-free look. If your organization has upgraded to PowerPoint 2007, make sure your presentation design approach keeps pace with a 2008 look and feel. How do you tell your boss or colleagues that they need a makeover? I'm not talking about their clothes, hair, or makeup.
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