This short slidecast by Karl Kapp shows great makeovers. You'll learn a lot about how to avoid death by PowerPoin

In fact, visitors searching our site for the phrase “content marketing” increased by 85% in 2009 over 2008. In fact, in 1997 when we started our small business magazine in Southwest Florida, few owners had websites, let alone an online marketing strategy. In 2009, most small businesses do have websites and the term, ‘content marketing,’ has gone from obscure to fashionable. Thanks to everyone for their support in 2009! Share It’s been a very good year for content marketing. Social media certainly loomed larger in the past 12 months but interest in

"What would you like to see in PowerPoint design in 2009?" That's what Olivia Mitchell, who writes the fantastic Speaking About Presenting blog, asked me last month. Lots of great ideas!) My PowerPoint design wishes for 2009? The look and feel of social media techniques will transition into PowerPoint design. Start using this "short and sweet" writing technique in your 2009 PowerPoint Now, Olivia didn't ask just me: she also acted as community organizer, posing the question to a plethora of presentation bloggers. She asked us to write one post on this topic.

The theme is "What would you like to see in PowerPoint slide design in 2009?" Let me then revise Olivia's charter (as did others) to focus on what I'd like to see in PowerPoint, or even just what I'd like to see in presentations in 2009. And, You could bombard them (as did Tom Peters in this example) or you could leave PowerPoint completely out of the picture (as Edward Tufte did in the story at the end of this , my favorite YouBlog post).         So that's what I'd like to see from PowerPoint THERE'S AN INTERESTING TOPIC being bandied about by some of us presentation blogger types that you might find valuable.

Proving again that our readers like to dig into a variety of topics under the broad content marketing umbrella. The topics range from : how to create effective elevator speech to drive your content marketing using content marketing to survive the recession

Thou Shalt Not Steal the Time of Them that Follow Thee. TEDx Tokyo 2009 In less than two weeks TEDx Tokyo will have its unveiling. In general, I do not recommend reading a speech at such a conference, but if you do read, do it in a way that is engaging as demonstrated by Isabel Allende. • Using a prepared script from the lectern (with slides/video) Sylvia Earle (TED Prize winner 2009) . TED has earned a lot of attention over the years for many reasons, including the nature and quality of its short-form conference presentations. All presenters

But what does that mean PowerPoint slides should look like in 2009? say if you must use PowerPoint, in 2009, use it to further the discussion with your audience. In that scenario, speakers in 2009 could use PowerPoint to: Ask questions of the audience: Instead of loading your slides with bullets or pictures, try posing relevant--and thorny--questions about your issue. Olivia Mitchell of the Speaking About Presenting blog sent me this provocative post by Laura Bergells on the Maniactive blog: It notes the backlash against bullet-filled PowerPoint slides, which led to simple art-filled slides.

architecture. revolutionary. relationships. re-contextualize. Those were four words on four slides in a 15 minute PowerPoint presentation I witnessed last month. The remaining 700 slides in the presentation each had one word on them, as well. OK, I'm exaggerating.

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It's already nearing the end of March and I've neglected to mention that I was selected by WE Magazine for Women as one of the 101 Women Bloggers to Watch For in 2009 ! I'm honored! Here are a few blogs on the list I enjoyed checking out: Bari J. for crafty goodness The Get Smart Blog for business resources Ries' Pieces on branding Mingle about networking ...Tags: