We used PowerPoint 2010–and only PowerPoint 2010–to create a short trailer sharing “5 Rules for Creating Great Presentations.” Tags: Design Video Five Rules PowerPoint 201 When if comes to software, bells and whistles are great! If you don’t know how to use them. Working in PowerPoint every

m late to the party again this year, but I feel pretty excited about what 2010 will bring. In the year 2010… Enjoy 2010, everybody! ...Tags: Tags: Business Diary 2010 new year prediction Last year was our first year for making predictions: [link] . I’m

and asked us if we would mind sharing some of our tips in the next release of their presentation software, Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 . We have had to keep our excitement under wraps during the development of the project, but now that Microsoft has released the public beta of its Office 2010 suite, we can let you know about it! Embedded within PowerPoint 2010 you will find Duarte’s Five Rules for Creating World-Changing Let’s arrange a meet up.  How about inside PowerPoint?

Because all of us are smarter than one of us, you will find lots of value in the new e-book, Key Content Marketing Trends and Predictions for 2010 – which even includes my own fearless prediction on content marketing. Key Content Marketing Trends and Predictions for 2010 has plenty of intrinsic value for marketers. New Crowd Sourced E-Book Is Also a Brilliant Example of Content Marketing The genius behind this e-book is Ambal Balakrishnan.

hope 2010 is a healthy and meaningful one for you all. Happy New Year, everyone. I The new year is a time of new beginnings and promises to ourselves to be better in our personal and professional lives (It's also a time to visit the local shrine here in Japan). So the first presentation I point to this year is one that has a message that is important no matter who you are or what kind of work you're engaged in.

Join us March 2010 for the panels, the parties, the 13th Annual Web Awards, the ScreenBurn at SXSW Arcade, the Film and Interactive Trade Show and Exhibition, Microsoft BizSpark Accelerator at SXSW and, of course, the inspirational experience that only SXSW can deliver. Tags: Event 2010 interactive monologue Nancy Duarte panel picker sxs Panelists are currently being chosen for South by Southwest , and YOU get to help decide who makes it in the lineup! This year, you get a say in ALL THREE categories–music, film, and interactive!

Wow, Gates did a great job at TED this year. Why is he suddenly a great communicator and presenter? What has driven his transformation? I think it’s because he moved from presenting about his job to presenting about his passion, and suddenly he communicates well.

Driving in my car, listening to Justin Timberlake’s FutureSex/LoveSound, I realized that J.T. has a really good handle on what it means to deliver a great presentation.  Nice!  Take Take a look.  Take

You can also see some videos of all the Office 2010 products at the Microsoft Office 2010 website (the PowerPoint video shows, or hints at, some of the really great new multimedia features). Being a Microsoft PowerPoint MVP is very cool - but it is difficult keeping things to myself, honor the many NDA's, and simply say " I think the next version of PPT is going to be really good. " Well, the Microsoft Team Blog had a post last week with an embedded video that shows a lot more than I am currently permitted to talk about - and check back for more posts as they seem to be finally revealing

As part of a “Public Speaking and the New Year” blog carnival organized by Angela de Finis, I’ve identified what I see as the major challenge or trend for each presentation type in 2010 and given you my best presentation tip to overcome it. Every type of presentation has its own challenges. Best presentation tip for a training session