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Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint?

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 27 February, 2010 Wheres the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? Here we were, professional assistants talking about the thingy for the PowerPoint. Nobody seems to really know what its called, but Powerpoint Remote was given as a common name. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint?

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The ‘118’: The Modern Elevator Pitch

Success

How many sales presentations have you sat through with 100-plus PowerPoint slides and wondered afterward, I don’t get it. Today your “ride” lasts no more than two minutes, and sometimes as little as 30 seconds. Your message is key, and knowing how to deliver your company’s message and value quickly is essential. What’s in it for me?

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How to Present Complicated Information That Anyone Can Understand

On The Job

Many of those who work with complex information believe it can’t be done, and hence we have the mind-numbing, jargon-riddled, overloaded PowerPoint presentations that do little to engage or inform. After that, use the “Twitter test” and try to reduce each important point down to 140 characters. Well, they do – and you can.

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How Well Do You Manage Your Social Media Content Assets?

Stephanie LH Calahan

  Twitter , Facebook , LinkedIn , Quora and the list goes on and on!    some prefer short sound bites like you can get on twitter, some like longer digestable pieces they can read on your blog, some would rather listen and consume your knowledge on a podcast or video, and so on. " She was so frustrated.

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10 Tips for a Killer Presentation

Ian's Messy Desk

My three favourites: Don’t abuse your visuals – Usually your visuals are posters, charts, or even a PowerPoint presentation. There’s nothing worse than fighting the nervous butterflies in your stomach and seeing the glazed-eyes look of your audience as you slowly bore them to tears. Learn to tell stories.

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How to Manage the Rush Jobs

Ian's Messy Desk

Fifteen minutes later another manager comes by looking for last-minute help with a PowerPoint presentation. For example: typing a 40-slide PowerPoint presentation: two hours, provided all the material is complete. When urgent requests come in from various sources and you’re already pressed for time, how do you handle them?

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Launching Lessons Learned Interview: Cena Block

Stephanie LH Calahan

During the group coaching program – my web event meeting system dropped my PowerPoint slides.   (I know there are many that would freak out about this, but the best programs really are created this way!)   Your redundant system of sending the powerpoints to your group was a great way to handle the potential problem.