Two main reasons: Smaller. If you use Microsoft PowerPoint 2007, you can save your .pptx Now, open a PowerPoint presentation in PowerPoint 2007. Many people like to convert Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt ppt or .pptx) pptx) presentations to Adobe (.pdf)

You've created an encyclopedic and minutely detailed presentation of the topic instead of two or three main points 5. 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 .

has now created an add-in for PowerPoint 2004 and 2007 which does just that. And you can make it easy for your audience to retweet the main points of your presentation (make sure your tweet is easily retweetable by allowing space for “RT @yourusername” within the 140 characters). In my post 10 tools for presenting with Twitter , I lamented that there was no easy-to-use way of posting tweets from within PowerPoint. Timo Elliott of SAPWeb2.0

How to Change the World A practical blog for impractical people. « A Brief History of Mine | Main | Resolution Assistance » December 30, 2005 The 10/20/30 Rule of PowerPoint I suffer from something called Ménière’s disease—don’t worry, you cannot get it from reading my blog. The symptoms of Ménière’s include hearing loss, tinnitus (a constant ringing sound), and vertigo.

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How to Change the World A practical blog for impractical people. « The Education of a Late-Adopter Blogger | Main | Addendum to How to Get a Standing Ovation » January 18, 2006 How to Get a Standing Ovation When I started public speaking in about 1986, I was deathly afraid of public speaking--for one thing, working for the division run by Steve Jobs was

If you have three main points you want to make in that time, each point will be between two and 2 1/2 minutes long , assuming you give them equal time. Determine your main points Once you have your objective in mind, determine your main points that serve that objective and meet the needs of your audience. There's one simple step to ensure that your presentation stays focused and clear. Unfortunately, many speakers neglect this step, which is why their presentations drift, roam and seem to follow no logical path.

The interview suggested that she didn't sound like a "big fan of westerns," and her reply was: It took me a very long time to admit to myself that the main reason I don’t watch many western movies, of the John Wayne kind of western movies, is that I dissolve with desire to have John Wayne take control of my life. We chuckled at this tidbit in the New York Times Magazine interview of noted scholar Patty Limerick , a University of Colorado at Boulder professor of American history and the chair of the school’s Center of the American West in a recent issue about movies and the West. I

Go the the main office for orientation, then use your hall pass to work your way around to the auditorium , science center , teachers lounge , gymnasium and classrooms . If you've wondered how to care for your voice when you're doing a lot of speaking, here are some resources that will be helpful to you. Here's an article on teachers learning to minimize voice strain .

She offered three main points (which I thought were worth sharing with all of you!). Recently I wrote about some short presentations I've experienced where the speakers did not seem prepared , even though they had plenty of time. In addition to lack of preparation, several of these speakers made the faux pas of talking about their business more than sharing information to benefit the audience ( features instead of benefits ).