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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Many of you have probably heard of a variety of “methods” to creating a PowerPoint presentation.  What I want to accomplish in this post is to simply expose you to a variety of PowerPoint design methods so you can choose which method (or aspects of them all) you subscribe to.   I believe that effective presentation design is about freedom.  PowerPoint templates have confined presenters for years to slides riddled with bullet points. I’ve often been asked, “What’s the best method?”  Along those same lines I also hear, “How many slides should I have? 

"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. When you visit her blog, subscribe, and you'll be alerted! Lots of great ideas!) My PowerPoint design wishes for 2009? The look and feel of social media techniques will transition into PowerPoint design. 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. Many

If you have already subscribed through iTunes or another podcatcher, the new podcast should be automatically downloaded when you next run the program. To subscribe via the iTunes Store, click here . You can also watch all the podcasts on my YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/ThinkOutsideTheSlide If you have subscribed via iTunes or YouTube, please provide your positive feedback on the videos in the Comments and Ratings areas 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 already subscribed through iTunes or another podcatcher, the new podcast should be automatically downloaded when you next run the program. To subscribe via the iTunes Store, click here . You can also watch all the podcasts on my YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/ThinkOutsideTheSlide If you have subscribed via iTunes or YouTube, please provide your positive feedback on the videos in the Comments and Ratings 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.

This makeover shows how to take a graph image and make it more effective using tools in PowerPoint. If you have already subscribed through iTunes or another podcatcher, the new podcast should be automatically downloaded when you next run the program. To subscribe via the iTunes Store, 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

If you have already subscribed through iTunes or another podcatcher, the new podcast should be automatically downloaded when you next run the program. To subscribe via the iTunes Store, click here . You can also watch all the podcasts on my YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/ThinkOutsideTheSlide If you have subscribed via iTunes or YouTube, please provide your positive feedback on the videos in the Comments and Ratings 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 already subscribed through iTunes or another podcatcher, the new podcast should be automatically downloaded when you next run the program. To subscribe via the iTunes Store, click here . You can also watch all the podcasts on my YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/ThinkOutsideTheSlide If you have subscribed via iTunes or YouTube, please provide your positive feedback on the videos in the Comments and Ratings 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.

This slide was submitted by one of the subscribers to the newsletter - someone just like you who is looking for a way to make their presentations more effective. If you have already subscribed through iTunes or another podcatcher, the new podcast should be automatically downloaded when you next run the program. To subscribe via the iTunes Store, 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.