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The technique to be applied in this tutorial to create the long shadow effect, consists of generating a dark PowerPoint Shapes, based on the PowerPoint Icon Outline, duplicating the shape with a 45 degrees angle and 2px spacing and merging this shapes to generate the long shadow. Step 1 – Duplicate the PowerPoint Icon. The first step consists of selecting all the shapes that are part of the Target PowerPoint Icon and duplicate it over the same slide. MORE
Duplicate the image. A subscriber turned me on to Before & After Magazine ‘s YouTube videos, showing great design tips. I thought I would show you how to create one of their effects in PowerPoint. Read to the end, because there’s a contest with a prize for 3 winners! First, watch their video. How to create “stickouts” in PowerPoint. How can you create cool stickout photos in PowerPoint? Here are the steps: 1. MORE
You can duplicate the intro slide and change the text or animation. If you want to create a series of short training or promotional videos, it’s useful to have an intro that you put in front of each video. This might include your company’s branding or just create a theme that viewers associate with your videos. Since you’ll be adding a video, it looks better when you animate the intro so that the intro isn’t static. MORE
Another issue that I ran into at work on both the trial and fully registered versions of the software was the duplication of events. When I went into the bulk edit view (spreadsheet-like option for entering events), each event was duplicated. This is where the event duplication issue caused problems for me. If you’re a Mac user like me, you might be aware of those software bundle deals like Mac Heist and MacUpdate Promo. MORE
You duplicated a great slide and now just want to change the text and substitute another image. You duplicated an image with formatting on the same slide and now just want to substitute another image. The Change Picture feature in PowerPoint is very powerful because it lets you substitute another picture but keep the most of formatting. You might want to change the picture because: You made a mistake and inserted the wrong picture. MORE
I will use visuals to enhance my words, not duplicate them. If you've wondered how to figure out the secrets of speakers at high-profile conferences like TED and TEDMED so you can use them in your own speaking, wonder no more. The keys lie in two documents that are sent to every speaker these conferences select--documents with guidance that any speaker can use to excel. At TED, the document's called "The TED Commandments," and it reads: I. Thou shalt not simply trot out thy usual schtick. MORE
Duplicate the first slide as many times as you need for your situation. A subscriber recently asked me, “I am currently trying to figure out if it is possible to hover over text and have an image pop up when I hover over the text, like you do on most websites these days. Do you know if this is possible in PowerPoint?&#. You’ve probably seen websites with pop-up menus. You hover the cursor over a button and a sub-menu opens. MORE
It's about telling a story and making a connection in a way that can not be duplicated by anyone else. If you are being true to yourself and the audience, if you are authentic, how could it possibly be duplicated? . View image | gettyimages.com. One of the greatest storytellers of our time has died. King passed away today in Las Vegas. The legendary blues musician was 89. Please allow me to quote from presentationzen.com. MORE
Duplicate a slide. Press Ctrl+D to duplicate. I follow several LinkedIn groups related to PowerPoint and presenting (and started one of my own, Great Communicators! Effective Presenting & PowerPoint). Sometimes, you can find gems of useful information. The PowerPoint Stuff group (which was started by Geetesh Bajaj, owner of Indezine.com ) has been running a great discussion on PowerPoint keyboard shortcuts, so I thought I’d put them all together here. MORE
When you select an object, such as a shape or image, a menu appears with options such as Cut, Copy, Paste, Duplicate, Delete, and Copy Formatting. Microsoft recently made PowerPoint (and Word and Excel) available as an Android phone app. It’s my understanding that the same app works on Android tablets as well. Your experience with the menus and options will adapt with the size of your screen. You can go to the Google Play Store to download the app. MORE
The only person who should ever try to duplicate another's speech cadences is an impressionist. I've had several clients come to me with an "idol" in mind as an example of the kind of speaker they wanted to be. One person flat-out told me he wanted to be like Tony Robbins. Sorry. Not gonna happen. Another had a more subtle approach. He sent me a video of a president whose speaking style he admires, so I could see one of his role models in action. MORE
In this situation, I might have a duplicate title with white text; I could hide the white text and show the black text when I project the presentation and use the animation. A subscriber reminded me about the Selection pane and I realized that I don’t have a tip on it. The Selection pane is so useful, especially for complex and animated slides, that I decided to immediately write a tip on it. The selection pane was introduced in PowerPoint 2007. To find it, click the Home tab. MORE
Press Ctrl + D to duplicate the rectangle and drag it to the right of the first one. Maybe Web 2.0 is already an old look, but you still see a lot of it. Of course, Web 2.0 really refers to how a website functions–especially interactivity and sharing. But, along with Web 2.0 has come a type of design and one of its main hallmarks is a clean, shiny look. Why shiny? I have no idea, but you see a lot of reflections and highlights. MORE
It’s easy to create badly-synced duplicates that don’t co-exist at all happily. Some months ago I blogged about presenting with an iPad. At the time I was still tiptoeing into the world of Keynote and tablet-based presenting. MORE
He posed a simple problem: Given a lot of files, find all the duplicates. Prompted by a recruiter, I submitted a resume to Google. They let me skip the phone screen and just do the full-day interview with 5 guys. It was easier than I feared. If you can do the first half of CLR you should be fine, except for trick questions. Unfortunately, I think I blew my last interview. This is easy. MORE
Choose Duplicate Layout. Right-click the duplicate and choose Rename Layout. Sales reps can use PowerPoint to create a product catalog that they bring to potential customers. This catalog is easy to modify, even at the last minute. You can change photos, prices, descriptions, and so on. From the point of view of the Sales Manager, PowerPoint product catalogs ensure that the catalog always looks professionally laid out and the content is always up to date. MORE
Duplicate the slide and change the objects. Note that you don’t HAVE to duplicate the first slide, but it’s usually easier than creating the second slide from scratch. Earlier this year, Microsoft unveiled new new features for PowerPoint, Morph and Designer. Here, I want to discuss Morph and focus on effects that you can’t create with PowerPoint’s animation feature. How you get access to Morph. Unfortunately, not everyone can get Morph. MORE
And if you could figure it out, wouldn't you want to duplicate that engagement the next time you're on the business stage? If you've ever attended live theatre, you know how riveting the experience can be, to the point where you feel you are right in the middle of the action on stage, aligned with the characters, experiencing their emotions. Have you ever wondered how the actors create such an engaging experience? MORE
If you are going to use slides, I''d like them to further explain or illustrate what you''re saying rather than duplicate it. Dear Presenter, You suck. Sincerely, Your Audience. Luckily most of our audiences are too polite or professional to write such a letter but that doesn''t mean they don''t want to. Business audiences across the globe complain about the same presenter shortcomings, yet somehow we presenters don''t get the message. MORE
In response to a contempt of court charge for refusing to hand over all copies of the alleged Edwards-Hunter sex tape, Young handed over a duplicate today, reports Andy Barr in Politico.com. What game is Andrew Young playing now? Young is retaining the master copy under lock and key. He contends that he was offered plenty of money for the tape but declined the opportunities to sell it. MORE
If you prefer to have a “staging screen” that segues into the video, duplicate the first slide, and insert the video on the second slide. This is a guest blog post from Larry First. The bio he sent me: An “experienced” (newly retired) geek from Alabama. The instructions discuss how to sync lyrics with a music video, but you could use it to transcribe the text of a tutorial as well. MORE
Start with the Two Content placeholder, duplicate it, and then make adjustments. I’ve often been surprised at how many people create PowerPoint slides to print. Here are a couple of examples: Venture capitalist pitch: Sometimes these are projected, but they are often printed and handed out to the venture capitalists around the table. Retail store sales presentation: These are often printed and handed to the store buyer. MORE
Click the text box’s border and press Ctrl + D to duplicate it as many times as you need to for your text. Do you need to create striking graphics for company newsletters, blog posts, posters, training materials, and so on? A nice way to do this is with one of the burst or star shapes. Here you see an example. This is easy to create: On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click the Shapes drop-down arrow and go to the Stars and Banners section. MORE
Duplicate and move objects. Then I moved the duplicate up and to the right to extend the stairs, matching the spacing so the 2 stairs seemed like 1. Yes, you can create your own graphics and icons for PowerPoint! Not all graphics can, or should, be photos, charts, or diagrams. Sometimes you want to represent a concept and need a more symbolic or iconic look. This 2-part series will explore 2 ways you can get result you need. Sometimes, simple shapes are enough. MORE
For example, the Gears graphic limits you to 3 gears, but by ungrouping, duplicating, and choosing Format tab> Rotate> Flip Horizontal or Flip Vertical, you can get the result you want. SmartArt is a great way to create diagrams, but you can also use them to create complex, custom graphics. SmartArt is available in PowerPoint 2007 and 2010. MORE
Don’t customize the default layouts; instead, duplicate a layout, rename it, and customize the duplicate. After coming back from a conference, it’s so easy to get immersed in day-to-day work. I owe you more of my thoughts about the Presentation Summit 2011 and it has been hard to get to it. But I want you to get as much benefit as possible from my attendance. Here are my takeaways from Day 2. Garr Reynolds on learning from bamboo. MORE
Move the duplicate to the right of the square, making sure it is perfectly aligned with it–not higher or lower. Finally, select all of the squares and duplicate them in a second row. It’s often useful to create a menu for your first or second slide. Here are some scenarios: To facilitate easy navigation to anywhere in your presentation. To allow your audience to choose the order of the content, for a non-linear, live presentation. MORE
Employees can be motivated to have a clear career path within functional units and duplication of effort can be reduced. Disadvantages: Divisional Organizations can suffer from duplication of work, since each division will require separate departments. Since Matrix structures are meant to be somewhat temporary and adjustable, there can be problems in managing existing units, which can also become less cost-effective due to duplication of effort. MORE
Follow these steps: Insert the photo and make a duplicate of it. Select the duplicate and choose Format Tab, Remove Background. Color can have a powerful effect on your audience. While you need to be cognizant that colors mean different things in different cultures, you can use color to influence your audience’s mood and feeling about your message. Or you can just create a fun feeling with one color or indicate a change in mood by transitioning from one color to another. MORE
In order to accomplish this, because the shapes have text, I created duplicates of each circle without text. When I did that, the duplicate circles were deleted and I ended up with just the overlap in the center. In Part I of this series, I explained the Union tool and how to get all the Custom Shapes tools on your Quick Access toolbar. In Part II, I covered the Subtract tool. MORE
you will identify places in your presentation or pitch where there is duplicative information (happens constantly), you will identify when you are providing TMI (too much information). . There are two communication “killer apps” that I witness plague startups with frightening frequency. These danger zones are lethal to a startup, especially one seeking funding. . . If you are pursuing venture capital funding, read this prior to presenting. You will be glad that you did. . MORE
The only person who should ever try to duplicate another's speech cadences is an impressionist. I've had several clients come to me with an "idol" in mind as an example of the kind of speaker they wanted to be. One person flat-out told me he wanted to be like Tony Robbins. Sorry. Not gonna happen. Another had a more subtle approach. He sent me a video of a president whose speaking style he admires, so I could see one of his role models in action. MORE
Ctrl+D: Duplicate selected objects. Like all software, PowerPoint has keyboard shortcuts — in fact a lot more than I will cover here. It’s always worthwhile to learn a few shortcuts that you’ll use often because you’ll save time and aggravation. I am still surprised at how many people save by going to the File tab and click the Save item. Or copy by right-clicking and choosing Copy. The keyboard shortcut is so much faster! MORE
He wants to make sure that we don’t duplicate content so that the attendees get the most from their investment of time. Rick Altman, who runs PowerPoint Live ( click here for details ), and I have been corresponding about my proposed session at this year’s conference. I wish some corporate presenters would take the same care. MORE
What''s more, the TED Commandments for speakers don''t mention slides at all (a hint, perhaps) while TEDMED''s speaker guidance says "I will use visuals to enhance my words, not duplicate them." When I''m coaching executives who are using slides in their presentations, I feel as if I''ve heard every excuse in the book. Most of them are designed to justify an enormous number of slides--often, too many to get through in one sitting. MORE
The DNA isn’t long enough, so I duplicated the image To put the two DNA images, I needed to change the orientation of the duplicate. Then I put the duplicate above the original, overlapping them. Recently I did some slide makeovers for a client, a medical researcher. He was giving a presentation on epigenetics to the general public called, “Mind over DNA: Transforming Your DNA from the Inside-Out.” MORE
The first is messy and complex, the second requires duplication of work, especially if you wish to change the background image. Master slides in PowerPoint provide a very effective mechanism for all of your slides to have a similar look and feel. Now imaging if you could extend the concept to have several different master slides in your presentation? No, I am not suggesting that you change the look and feel or branding every few slides or so. MORE
If you duplicate the slide first, you’ll have a variation and you can create a great library or portfolio of slides this way. A simple way to create stunning slides is to layer an image, a shape, and text placeholders. Here are 2 examples: Here are the steps to create these slides: 1. Enter your text. Use the Title and Content layout. You can right-click any blank area and choose Layout>Title and Content. You’ll see the empty layout. Then enter the text. MORE
If you’re already a subscriber, you won’t get duplicate e-mails.). For several years, I created backgrounds and offered them as free downloads. Now, my emphasis is on training people to present more effectively, but the page with the backgrounds is still on my website. It’s hidden, because there aren’t any links to it, so I’m going to share the secret with you. Also, I used to offer a free e-booklet, called “5 Easy Sure-Fire Backgrounds.&# MORE
Duplicate the text box, press and hold Shift, and drag the copy to the bottom of the circle. Would you like to create your own logo, product image, or course symbol in PowerPoint in a few minutes — following some easy steps? If so, you’re in luck, just read on. I’m going to show you how to create this logo — and you can customize it in any way you want. A logo or product image like this will: Add interest to a sales page or training announcement. Strengthen your branding. MORE
To indicate growth, we’ll duplicate it, enlarge the duplicate, and add animation to fade the small tree into the large tree. ” Select the tree and press Ctrl + D to duplicate it. I’ve often recommended using photos instead of clip art (line art), but clip art can work well if you know how to choose and use it. In this post, I’ll explain how to choose clip art that won’t look silly and how to modify it to make your point clear. MORE
Select the photo, then copy and paste it to duplicate it. Highlighting a part of a grayscale image in color really makes it stand out! Ric Bretschneider wrote a blog post a while back that uses a similar technique to create a blurred background. It uses the Remove Background feature of PowerPoint 2010. Here are the steps: Find a photo that you want to use and insert it. MORE
Duplicate, place, duplicate. PowerPoint duplicates the original object and offsets the 2nd object slightly in both the X and Y directions. Any time you have 3 or more similar objects on a slide, you may want to make them equidistant. PowerPoint offers 3 separate ways to create equidistant objects. This method is so easy, yet many people don’t know about it. I used it for the above slide. Here are the steps: Create an object. Select the object and press Ctrl + D. MORE
The Fuzzimo images contain a number of Post-it notes, so duplicate the file and then crop to the one you want. After that, it’s just a matter of making duplicates: Select the square. Press Ctrl + D as many times as necessary and the new checkboxes will continue the distance and angle of the first duplicate you created. Duplicate the textbox as you did for the checkboxes. I often create a slide that talks about x number of items: 6 tips for stunning slides. MORE
Duplication Related Topics Dave Paradi's PowerPoint Blog
APRIL 21, 2008
He wants to make sure that we don’t duplicate content so that the attendees get the most from their investment of time. Rick Altman, who runs PowerPoint Live ( click here for details ), and I have been corresponding about my proposed session at this year’s conference. I wish some corporate presenters would take the same care.
PowerPoint Tips
APRIL 15, 2013
Duplicate, place, duplicate. PowerPoint duplicates the original object and offsets the 2nd object slightly in both the X and Y directions. Any time you have 3 or more similar objects on a slide, you may want to make them equidistant. PowerPoint offers 3 separate ways to create equidistant objects. This method is so easy, yet many people don’t know about it. I used it for the above slide. Here are the steps: Create an object. Select the object and press Ctrl + D.
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PowerPoint Tips
JUNE 22, 2014
The Fuzzimo images contain a number of Post-it notes, so duplicate the file and then crop to the one you want. After that, it’s just a matter of making duplicates: Select the square. Press Ctrl + D as many times as necessary and the new checkboxes will continue the distance and angle of the first duplicate you created. Duplicate the textbox as you did for the checkboxes. I often create a slide that talks about x number of items: 6 tips for stunning slides.
PowerPoint Tips
OCTOBER 16, 2018
You duplicated a great slide and now just want to change the text and substitute another image. You duplicated an image with formatting on the same slide and now just want to substitute another image. The Change Picture feature in PowerPoint is very powerful because it lets you substitute another picture but keep the most of formatting. You might want to change the picture because: You made a mistake and inserted the wrong picture.
SlideModel
MAY 4, 2015
The technique to be applied in this tutorial to create the long shadow effect, consists of generating a dark PowerPoint Shapes, based on the PowerPoint Icon Outline, duplicating the shape with a 45 degrees angle and 2px spacing and merging this shapes to generate the long shadow. Step 1 – Duplicate the PowerPoint Icon. The first step consists of selecting all the shapes that are part of the Target PowerPoint Icon and duplicate it over the same slide.
PowerPoint Tips
JULY 23, 2011
In order to accomplish this, because the shapes have text, I created duplicates of each circle without text. When I did that, the duplicate circles were deleted and I ended up with just the overlap in the center. In Part I of this series, I explained the Union tool and how to get all the Custom Shapes tools on your Quick Access toolbar. In Part II, I covered the Subtract tool.
PowerPoint Tips
MARCH 21, 2019
If you duplicate the slide first, you’ll have a variation and you can create a great library or portfolio of slides this way. A simple way to create stunning slides is to layer an image, a shape, and text placeholders. Here are 2 examples: Here are the steps to create these slides: 1. Enter your text. Use the Title and Content layout. You can right-click any blank area and choose Layout>Title and Content. You’ll see the empty layout. Then enter the text.
PowerPoint Tips
SEPTEMBER 25, 2011
Select the photo, then copy and paste it to duplicate it. Highlighting a part of a grayscale image in color really makes it stand out! Ric Bretschneider wrote a blog post a while back that uses a similar technique to create a blurred background. It uses the Remove Background feature of PowerPoint 2010. Here are the steps: Find a photo that you want to use and insert it.
Presentation Zen
MAY 15, 2015
It's about telling a story and making a connection in a way that can not be duplicated by anyone else. If you are being true to yourself and the audience, if you are authentic, how could it possibly be duplicated? . View image | gettyimages.com. One of the greatest storytellers of our time has died. King passed away today in Las Vegas. The legendary blues musician was 89. Please allow me to quote from presentationzen.com.
PowerPoint Tips
AUGUST 18, 2018
Follow these steps: Insert the photo and make a duplicate of it. Select the duplicate and choose Format Tab, Remove Background. Color can have a powerful effect on your audience. While you need to be cognizant that colors mean different things in different cultures, you can use color to influence your audience’s mood and feeling about your message. Or you can just create a fun feeling with one color or indicate a change in mood by transitioning from one color to another.
PowerPoint Tips
APRIL 21, 2014
Click the text box’s border and press Ctrl + D to duplicate it as many times as you need to for your text. Do you need to create striking graphics for company newsletters, blog posts, posters, training materials, and so on? A nice way to do this is with one of the burst or star shapes. Here you see an example. This is easy to create: On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click the Shapes drop-down arrow and go to the Stars and Banners section.
PowerPoint Tips
JANUARY 26, 2015
Move the duplicate to the right of the square, making sure it is perfectly aligned with it–not higher or lower. Finally, select all of the squares and duplicate them in a second row. It’s often useful to create a menu for your first or second slide. Here are some scenarios: To facilitate easy navigation to anywhere in your presentation. To allow your audience to choose the order of the content, for a non-linear, live presentation.
PowerPoint Tips
MARCH 13, 2016
Duplicate the slide and change the objects. Note that you don’t HAVE to duplicate the first slide, but it’s usually easier than creating the second slide from scratch. Earlier this year, Microsoft unveiled new new features for PowerPoint, Morph and Designer. Here, I want to discuss Morph and focus on effects that you can’t create with PowerPoint’s animation feature. How you get access to Morph. Unfortunately, not everyone can get Morph.
PowerPoint Tips
JANUARY 18, 2020
Duplicate the text box, press and hold Shift, and drag the copy to the bottom of the circle. Would you like to create your own logo, product image, or course symbol in PowerPoint in a few minutes — following some easy steps? If so, you’re in luck, just read on. I’m going to show you how to create this logo — and you can customize it in any way you want. A logo or product image like this will: Add interest to a sales page or training announcement. Strengthen your branding.
PowerPoint Tips
OCTOBER 21, 2012
For example, the Gears graphic limits you to 3 gears, but by ungrouping, duplicating, and choosing Format tab> Rotate> Flip Horizontal or Flip Vertical, you can get the result you want. SmartArt is a great way to create diagrams, but you can also use them to create complex, custom graphics. SmartArt is available in PowerPoint 2007 and 2010.
PowerPoint Tips
APRIL 4, 2011
If you’re already a subscriber, you won’t get duplicate e-mails.). For several years, I created backgrounds and offered them as free downloads. Now, my emphasis is on training people to present more effectively, but the page with the backgrounds is still on my website. It’s hidden, because there aren’t any links to it, so I’m going to share the secret with you. Also, I used to offer a free e-booklet, called “5 Easy Sure-Fire Backgrounds.&#
PowerPoint Tips
JANUARY 10, 2017
Ctrl+D: Duplicate selected objects. Like all software, PowerPoint has keyboard shortcuts — in fact a lot more than I will cover here. It’s always worthwhile to learn a few shortcuts that you’ll use often because you’ll save time and aggravation. I am still surprised at how many people save by going to the File tab and click the Save item. Or copy by right-clicking and choosing Copy. The keyboard shortcut is so much faster!
Professionally Speaking...
JULY 11, 2013
If you are going to use slides, I''d like them to further explain or illustrate what you''re saying rather than duplicate it. Dear Presenter, You suck. Sincerely, Your Audience. Luckily most of our audiences are too polite or professional to write such a letter but that doesn''t mean they don''t want to. Business audiences across the globe complain about the same presenter shortcomings, yet somehow we presenters don''t get the message.
PowerPoint Tips
MARCH 4, 2020
You can duplicate the intro slide and change the text or animation. If you want to create a series of short training or promotional videos, it’s useful to have an intro that you put in front of each video. This might include your company’s branding or just create a theme that viewers associate with your videos. Since you’ll be adding a video, it looks better when you animate the intro so that the intro isn’t static.
PowerPoint Tips
OCTOBER 9, 2011
Don’t customize the default layouts; instead, duplicate a layout, rename it, and customize the duplicate. After coming back from a conference, it’s so easy to get immersed in day-to-day work. I owe you more of my thoughts about the Presentation Summit 2011 and it has been hard to get to it. But I want you to get as much benefit as possible from my attendance. Here are my takeaways from Day 2. Garr Reynolds on learning from bamboo.
PowerPoint Tips
OCTOBER 1, 2012
To indicate growth, we’ll duplicate it, enlarge the duplicate, and add animation to fade the small tree into the large tree. ” Select the tree and press Ctrl + D to duplicate it. I’ve often recommended using photos instead of clip art (line art), but clip art can work well if you know how to choose and use it. In this post, I’ll explain how to choose clip art that won’t look silly and how to modify it to make your point clear.
The Presenter's Blog
OCTOBER 8, 2012
It’s easy to create badly-synced duplicates that don’t co-exist at all happily. Some months ago I blogged about presenting with an iPad. At the time I was still tiptoeing into the world of Keynote and tablet-based presenting.
PowerPoint Tips
AUGUST 11, 2010
Choose Duplicate Layout. Right-click the duplicate and choose Rename Layout. Sales reps can use PowerPoint to create a product catalog that they bring to potential customers. This catalog is easy to modify, even at the last minute. You can change photos, prices, descriptions, and so on. From the point of view of the Sales Manager, PowerPoint product catalogs ensure that the catalog always looks professionally laid out and the content is always up to date.
Craig Strachan - Keep Talking!
DECEMBER 13, 2009
The first is messy and complex, the second requires duplication of work, especially if you wish to change the background image. Master slides in PowerPoint provide a very effective mechanism for all of your slides to have a similar look and feel. Now imaging if you could extend the concept to have several different master slides in your presentation? No, I am not suggesting that you change the look and feel or branding every few slides or so.
SlideModel
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
Employees can be motivated to have a clear career path within functional units and duplication of effort can be reduced. Disadvantages: Divisional Organizations can suffer from duplication of work, since each division will require separate departments. Since Matrix structures are meant to be somewhat temporary and adjustable, there can be problems in managing existing units, which can also become less cost-effective due to duplication of effort.
PowerPoint Tips
JULY 21, 2014
If you prefer to have a “staging screen” that segues into the video, duplicate the first slide, and insert the video on the second slide. This is a guest blog post from Larry First. The bio he sent me: An “experienced” (newly retired) geek from Alabama. The instructions discuss how to sync lyrics with a music video, but you could use it to transcribe the text of a tutorial as well.
PowerPoint Tips
NOVEMBER 21, 2011
Duplicate and move objects. Then I moved the duplicate up and to the right to extend the stairs, matching the spacing so the 2 stairs seemed like 1. Yes, you can create your own graphics and icons for PowerPoint! Not all graphics can, or should, be photos, charts, or diagrams. Sometimes you want to represent a concept and need a more symbolic or iconic look. This 2-part series will explore 2 ways you can get result you need. Sometimes, simple shapes are enough.
PowerPoint Tips
FEBRUARY 22, 2012
Duplicate the image. A subscriber turned me on to Before & After Magazine ‘s YouTube videos, showing great design tips. I thought I would show you how to create one of their effects in PowerPoint. Read to the end, because there’s a contest with a prize for 3 winners! First, watch their video. How to create “stickouts” in PowerPoint. How can you create cool stickout photos in PowerPoint? Here are the steps: 1.
PowerPoint Tips
MARCH 27, 2012
In this situation, I might have a duplicate title with white text; I could hide the white text and show the black text when I project the presentation and use the animation. A subscriber reminded me about the Selection pane and I realized that I don’t have a tip on it. The Selection pane is so useful, especially for complex and animated slides, that I decided to immediately write a tip on it. The selection pane was introduced in PowerPoint 2007. To find it, click the Home tab.
PowerPoint Tips
JANUARY 2, 2011
Duplicate a slide. Press Ctrl+D to duplicate. I follow several LinkedIn groups related to PowerPoint and presenting (and started one of my own, Great Communicators! Effective Presenting & PowerPoint). Sometimes, you can find gems of useful information. The PowerPoint Stuff group (which was started by Geetesh Bajaj, owner of Indezine.com ) has been running a great discussion on PowerPoint keyboard shortcuts, so I thought I’d put them all together here.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
FEBRUARY 5, 2010
In response to a contempt of court charge for refusing to hand over all copies of the alleged Edwards-Hunter sex tape, Young handed over a duplicate today, reports Andy Barr in Politico.com. What game is Andrew Young playing now? Young is retaining the master copy under lock and key. He contends that he was offered plenty of money for the tape but declined the opportunities to sell it.
Speak Schmeak
DECEMBER 8, 2011
The only person who should ever try to duplicate another's speech cadences is an impressionist. I've had several clients come to me with an "idol" in mind as an example of the kind of speaker they wanted to be. One person flat-out told me he wanted to be like Tony Robbins. Sorry. Not gonna happen. Another had a more subtle approach. He sent me a video of a president whose speaking style he admires, so I could see one of his role models in action.
Thoughts On Presenting And Design
MARCH 28, 2010
Another issue that I ran into at work on both the trial and fully registered versions of the software was the duplication of events. When I went into the bulk edit view (spreadsheet-like option for entering events), each event was duplicated. This is where the event duplication issue caused problems for me. If you’re a Mac user like me, you might be aware of those software bundle deals like Mac Heist and MacUpdate Promo.
PowerPoint Tips
JUNE 14, 2014
Start with the Two Content placeholder, duplicate it, and then make adjustments. I’ve often been surprised at how many people create PowerPoint slides to print. Here are a couple of examples: Venture capitalist pitch: Sometimes these are projected, but they are often printed and handed out to the venture capitalists around the table. Retail store sales presentation: These are often printed and handed to the store buyer.
PowerPoint Tips
JUNE 27, 2015
When you select an object, such as a shape or image, a menu appears with options such as Cut, Copy, Paste, Duplicate, Delete, and Copy Formatting. Microsoft recently made PowerPoint (and Word and Excel) available as an Android phone app. It’s my understanding that the same app works on Android tablets as well. Your experience with the menus and options will adapt with the size of your screen. You can go to the Google Play Store to download the app.
PowerPoint Tips
APRIL 21, 2011
Press Ctrl + D to duplicate the rectangle and drag it to the right of the first one. Maybe Web 2.0 is already an old look, but you still see a lot of it. Of course, Web 2.0 really refers to how a website functions–especially interactivity and sharing. But, along with Web 2.0 has come a type of design and one of its main hallmarks is a clean, shiny look. Why shiny? I have no idea, but you see a lot of reflections and highlights.
Ian Griffin - Professionally Speaking
DECEMBER 10, 2010
He posed a simple problem: Given a lot of files, find all the duplicates. Prompted by a recruiter, I submitted a resume to Google. They let me skip the phone screen and just do the full-day interview with 5 guys. It was easier than I feared. If you can do the first half of CLR you should be fine, except for trick questions. Unfortunately, I think I blew my last interview. This is easy.
Matt Eventoff
MAY 12, 2009
you will identify places in your presentation or pitch where there is duplicative information (happens constantly), you will identify when you are providing TMI (too much information). . There are two communication “killer apps” that I witness plague startups with frightening frequency. These danger zones are lethal to a startup, especially one seeking funding. . . If you are pursuing venture capital funding, read this prior to presenting. You will be glad that you did. .
Professionally Speaking...
OCTOBER 14, 2009
And if you could figure it out, wouldn't you want to duplicate that engagement the next time you're on the business stage? If you've ever attended live theatre, you know how riveting the experience can be, to the point where you feel you are right in the middle of the action on stage, aligned with the characters, experiencing their emotions. Have you ever wondered how the actors create such an engaging experience?
Speak Schmeak
DECEMBER 8, 2011
The only person who should ever try to duplicate another's speech cadences is an impressionist. I've had several clients come to me with an "idol" in mind as an example of the kind of speaker they wanted to be. One person flat-out told me he wanted to be like Tony Robbins. Sorry. Not gonna happen. Another had a more subtle approach. He sent me a video of a president whose speaking style he admires, so I could see one of his role models in action.
PowerPoint Tips
MAY 12, 2010
Duplicate the first slide as many times as you need for your situation. A subscriber recently asked me, “I am currently trying to figure out if it is possible to hover over text and have an image pop up when I hover over the text, like you do on most websites these days. Do you know if this is possible in PowerPoint?&#. You’ve probably seen websites with pop-up menus. You hover the cursor over a button and a sub-menu opens.
The Eloquent Woman
JULY 9, 2012
I will use visuals to enhance my words, not duplicate them. If you've wondered how to figure out the secrets of speakers at high-profile conferences like TED and TEDMED so you can use them in your own speaking, wonder no more. The keys lie in two documents that are sent to every speaker these conferences select--documents with guidance that any speaker can use to excel. At TED, the document's called "The TED Commandments," and it reads: I. Thou shalt not simply trot out thy usual schtick.
The Eloquent Woman
OCTOBER 15, 2014
What''s more, the TED Commandments for speakers don''t mention slides at all (a hint, perhaps) while TEDMED''s speaker guidance says "I will use visuals to enhance my words, not duplicate them." When I''m coaching executives who are using slides in their presentations, I feel as if I''ve heard every excuse in the book. Most of them are designed to justify an enormous number of slides--often, too many to get through in one sitting.
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