Almost any PowerPoint presentation would benefit from clever animation. And, lucky for us, the Internet has an endless supply of animated templates that you can download for free (or for a nominal fee ...

Ten years ago, Ian Parker of The New York magazine estimated that over 30 million presentations are prepared everyday. Needless to mention the technology outbreak that has happened since, but that’s ...

One of the coolest PowerPoint slideshows I have ever seen is one of PowerPoint’s own templates; it’s called “Duarte’s Five Rules.” It uses animation, graphics, fonts, layout, design, sound, narration, ...

It is 25 years ago since PowerPoint first inflicted itself on the world. Whether the world is a better place as a result is open to debate. In the last 25 years we have discovered plenty of ways to ...

I hate PowerPoint presentations. Let me clarify; I don't hate PowerPoint. I actually like the program quite a bit. But most of the PowerPoint presentations I am forced to sit through seem to combine ...

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Stop hiding behind your slides: Lead the room, don’t read to it Here are five tips to ensure that you, not your slides, are doing the talking. Slides don't inspire. You do. How To Design An ...

PowerPoint is the second most popular communication tool after email. Yet there is huge variation in how effectively entrepreneurs use it. As an enhancer or a barrier, it’s the visual elements that ...

Programmer Eric Lippert offers good advice for Powerpoint presenters discussing technical topics: When I write a PowerPoint presentation I do two things that help to keep it information-dense. First, ...