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June 1, 2009
If you don’t have a Tablet PC to write directly on your slides during a BBP presentation, you can always use a whiteboard as a companion to your screen. But if you want even more flexibility to write from other places in the room, or to let your audience write on the screen, try Papershow,… keep reading
April 13, 2009
Like comic strips? Like stories that teach? Don’t have a lot of time to read? You’ll enjoy Deck ‘Em! A Novel Approach to Presentation Design and learn how to smarten your presentations, too.
This 23-page PDF story by Jake Greene and Scott Schwertly looks like a cross between a comic book and Roy Lichtenstein pop art.… keep reading
September 1, 2008
We’ve reviewed editable maps from BJDesign.com and have another for you to look at from PresentationMall. Both companies offer high quality editable maps. The main difference is their collections. One might have one thing you need while the other has something else you could use.
Many free maps you can find online aren’t editable or come… keep reading
August 25, 2008
PowerPoint files can turn into a monstrosity. Forget about emailing the big ones to someone. They also add bulge to a hard drive (or server). While you can do lots of tricks to shrink the files yourself, you and your organization may not have the luxury to do that. With many online services letting you… keep reading
August 11, 2008
Maps make great visual aids in a presentation. You might want to use maps in your presentation to show the locations of your offices, where your customers are, or doing an Al Gore and showing the effects of the environment in different cities, states, countries, continents. You could also use maps to make up your… keep reading
August 4, 2008
When you have a complex story to tell that takes place over specific dates, a timeline can help guide your audience if you show a simplified version on screen, and a detailed handout on paper.
For example, one BBP user did a presentation on Mark Twain’s route to Lake Tahoe. A presenter could start with the entire route using a… keep reading
July 1, 2008
There are many resources available to help you manage large PowerPoint files. The cost of thumbdrives has dropped while their sizes go up. Many web sites offer free file sharing services so you can share large files with others without emailing them. The space available on corporate networks grows.
So why bother with software that optimizes… keep reading
