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 ...

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 ...

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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, ...

The four tabs for Themes, Tables, Charts and SmartArt have all gone, and their many different sets of tools have been merged into two new tabs. Like Word and Excel, PowerPoint now includes the new ...

Practice makes perfect when it comes to making PowerPoint presentations for students. PowerPoint presentations can be a useful tool for presenting the information. It can foster student learning and ...

Whatever tools you can find to speed up your day’s work are tools well worth owning. PowerPoint has its share of features that reduce the time it takes to create and format a presentation, but some of ...

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 Emotionally Intelligent PowerPoint Presentation It’s not about sleek ...