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. has now created an add-in for PowerPoint 2004 and 2007 which does just that. Go to Timo’s PowerPoint Twitter page to download the add-in. Timo Elliott of SAPWeb2.0 It’s called AutoTweet .

There’s a revolution in the design of PowerPoint slides, but not the delivery. Here are five methods that will make the delivery of your PowerPoint presentation stand out. This works best with a PowerPoint slide with a plain background with your message written on it in a clear font in a large point size. Most speakers still rely on their slides to cue them. They click, they talk, click, talk, click, talk…

Working in PowerPoint every day, we’ve learned a few tricks. So when Microsoft asked us to use latest version of PowerPoint to create a cinematic presentation , we couldn’t wait to show off our skills. (Our We used PowerPoint 2010–and only PowerPoint 2010–to create a short trailer sharing “5 Rules for Creating Great Presentations.” When if comes to software, bells and whistles are great! If you don’t know how to use them.

would love to see more tools available which work within the most common slideware – PowerPoint and Keynote. Both Keynote and PowerPoint have add-ins which allow you to automatically send a tweet when you click on a slide. There is an add-in to do this with PowerPoint 2007 called Slide Tweet , but you need Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Studio Tools for Office. Presenting while people are tweeting is challenging – but also adds a new dimension to the presentation experience for your audience. Gradually tools are being developed to make it easier for you as the presenter to

Chris tested the effects of using two different types of PowerPoint slides in a presentation. Related posts: New research questions the benefits of custom animation in PowerPoint Powerpoint custom animation experiment – check out the animation for yourself New scientific evidence for banning bullets from your PowerPoint slides ...Tags: Tags: Powerpoint cognitive load PowerPoint PowerPoint slide design slide design working At last, we have some scientifically rigorous evidence to show that slides full of bullet-points don’t work.

With all the recent emphasis on the design of your PowerPoints (Keynote for the Mac), it's time to revisit the fact that your visuals are NOT your presentation. think that the emphasis on PowerPoints (we'll call them PP for brevity) is because 2008 WAS a great year for great design with the publication of Garr Reynolds' book "Presentation Zen" and Nancy Duarte's "slide:ology" (both still best sellers on Amazon.) You and your Point of View are the centerpiece. I

This is Your Brain on PowerPoint.  When it comes to experiencing a PowerPoint presentation, there's only so much your brain can process. We're seeing more PowerPoint slides with simple images and minimal words. The current PowerPoint design fashion vogue is overly simplistic, and panders almost completely to the right side of the brain. Our brains have 2 lobes. Loosely speaking, the left handles data, facts, and analysis.

Research carried out by Stephen Mahar, Ulku Yaylacicegi and Thomas Janicki found that students who were shown an animated PowerPoint slideshow learnt less than those that saw a non-animated slideshow. When I first read of the research on Science Daily Could PowerPoint presentations be stifling learning? The PowerPoint custom animation they used I thought that simple, non-distracting animations that brought in slide elements one at a time as I verbally introduced them was helpful. I

Time for the free Christmas PowerPoint template link roundup: First, Get Your Christmas Lyrics. Paste the lyrics into PowerPoint, and you're set to lead the chorus. Next, Download Christmas PowerPoint Templates. 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.

Using social media tools like Twitter , you can play a game of "Logical Fallacy Bingo" as you watch slick presenters play fast and loose with the rules of logic. Here's how to play: Just for grins, let's cover some examples of logical fallacies that we often hear about PowerPoint -- the tool many love to hate. Therefore, presenters should use PowerPoint slides as teleprompters during live-audience presentations. " photo credit: brew ha ha This argument, of course, is the fallacy of "False Analogy". Use emotion to connect to your audience. It's