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January 24, 2013

Where can I find music?

Adding music to PowerPoint presentations can be a great idea. Just as soundtracks help to set the mood in films, music can help to set the right tone (heh) for your PowerPoint presentations. Music, like pictures, has a universal language all its own, enabling an audience to react to what you're … [Read more...] about Where can I find music?

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boring slide numbering

December 7, 2011

You don’t need to number your PowerPoint slides. Discuss.

People often ask me to work with PowerPoint templates that include slide numbers. I can't imagine why slide numbers would be important. Maybe it makes presenters feel like they're accomplishing something if they glance at the screen and see that they're on slide 92, I don't know. But putting slide … [Read more...] about You don’t need to number your PowerPoint slides. Discuss.

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Less is more slide

October 6, 2011

How much text on a slide is too much?

It's surprising how many presenters equate loads of text on a slide with effective information transfer. Some people believe that if they include every last scrap of data on the subject they're presenting that their audience will become as knowledgeable as they are. News flash: it doesn't … [Read more...] about How much text on a slide is too much?

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