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

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To view online or get the RSS file for other podcatchers, click here . Just a quick note to let you know that a new Slide Makeover Video Podcast based on the ideas in "The Visual Slide Revolution" is available for your viewing through the iTunes Store, online or through my YouTube channel. Analogies are a great way to help your audience put your point in context because it relates your point to something they are familiar with.

To view online or get the RSS file for other podcatchers, click here . Just a quick note to let you know that a new Slide Makeover Video Podcast based on the ideas in "The Visual Slide Revolution" is available for your viewing through the iTunes Store, online or through my YouTube channel. If you present a long text list on a slide, it overwhelms the audience and they tune out.

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This makeover shows how to take a graph image and make it more effective using tools in PowerPoint. To view online or get the RSS file for other podcatchers, click here . Just a quick note to let you know that a new Slide Makeover Video Podcast based on the ideas in "The Visual Slide Revolution" is available for your viewing through the iTunes Store, online or through my YouTube channel. When we get graphs as graphics from other sources, we think there is nothing we can do with them.

To view online or get the RSS file for other podcatchers, click here . Just a quick note to let you know that a new Slide Makeover Video Podcast based on the ideas in "The Visual Slide Revolution" is available for your viewing through the iTunes Store, online or through my YouTube channel. If you have to explain the calculations you did or methodology used to create your results, don't use paragraphs on the slide.

To view online or get the RSS file for other podcatchers, click here . Just a quick note to let you know that a new Slide Makeover Video Podcast based on the ideas in "The Visual Slide Revolution" is available for your viewing through the iTunes Store, online or through my YouTube channel. Often presentations need to include statistics.

To view online or get the RSS file for other podcatchers, click here . Just a quick note to let you know that a new Slide Makeover Video Podcast based on the ideas in "The Visual Slide Revolution" is available for your viewing through the iTunes Store, online or through my YouTube channel. Too often presenters lose the audience when presenting a comparison at two points in time.

To view online or get the RSS file for other podcatchers, click here . Just a quick note to let you know that a new Slide Makeover Video Podcast based on the ideas in "The Visual Slide Revolution" is available for your viewing through the iTunes Store, online or through my YouTube channel. Presenting tests or measurements usually includes talking about how often the testing is done and what tests were performed.