This sacred cow is such a no-brainer that it begs the question of whether it is in fact a sacred cow or that it’s just poor amateurish judgement. It’s one of the reasons why many people hate slideware. The answer to this isn’t so clear-cut. In many cases it is the latter. In those, it’s [...]
A while back, when Googling for a PowerPoint alternative (competition is good for consumers, and Microsoft too), I stumbled upon SlideRocket. The concept was intriguing. An online service that provided an alternative to PowerPoint and even Keynote, allows you to share your slide decks online, and even deliver them remotely in a meeting. What’s more, [...]
If there’s one thing that’s certain about presenting, it’s that we can expect the unexpected. This is especially true when presenting our slide deck on someone else’s equipment. There’s the potential for breakdown and all sorts of mishaps. One such risk that we face is the host computer not using the same version of PowerPoint [...]
Types of slides that we often create are those that try to present data to our audience. All too often, this data is placed in a cluttered data table or worse, is presented in a narrative format. In most cases, a chart of some sort is the appropriate method of presenting data. However, there is [...]
In my last post, I looked at the basic features of PowerPoint 2004 and Keynote ’08. This time, I’m going to take a look at the two applications from the viewpoint of someone preparing to or actually delivering their presentation. I will also be looking at the various export options should you need to make [...]
Having read in books and online how great Keynote was and how the pros use it over Keynote, how could I not spend the $70 on iWork and give it a spin? The version of PowerPoint that I have to compare Keynote to isn’t the latest and “greatest,” but as some may argue, with the [...]
