The “day before Day One” kicked off with a media session packed with information. I’ll post in more detail when time allows but an overview will give some impression of the material covered: * Chris Bradshaw (SVP and Chief Marketing Officer) covered Autodesk’s approach to traditional markets and the
AutoCAD & Powerpoint writer, blogger, speaker Ellen Finkelstein has shared a free web presentation on Presentation Slide Design, previewing an upcoming webinar series. It is based on PowerPoint but the concepts apply to any presentation application. Probably too late for your Autodesk University Presentation, I hope!, but well worth viewing.
The Microsoft Office Web applications went live, on Live, today. I’ve only had a brief look but first impressions are pretty good. Live goes Office or Office goes Live? From Office.live.com (* see footnote if not in the US, UK, Canada, and Ireland) you get access to Word,
PowerPoint
Olivia Mitchell has great advice on how to deliver a PowerPoint based presentation that stands out from the crowd... Little-used methods to make the delivery of your PowerPoint stand out There’s a revolution in the design of PowerPoint slides, but not the delivery. Most speakers still rely on their
MindManager maps are often used to reference information in other documents. Traditionally this has been achieved with a topic link to a file or use of "smart" map parts to incorporate information (Ou...
This tip from the PowerPoint Team Blog shows how to use “Arrange All” with a wide/multi-screen display to work more efficiently in PowerPoint. The PowerPoint Team Blog : Quick Try This: It's a M...
Disclosure
If you’ve watched a demonstration you’ve probably seen this! If you’ve presented you’ve done probably this! There is an alternative ! Demo shows Notepad with the ActiveWords Bar visible, i...
At Autodesk University 2004 there was a sense of dread when we learned the “enteratinment” would be a former computer chip engineer comedian who did his routine with PowerPoint. Don McMillan was hi...
I’ve written about Rick Altman and his Corel/PowerPoint related newsletter before . They good and always worth reading. In the latest he makes some fearless forecasts including a mention about the...
Ellen Finkelstein previews Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 with a comprehensive look at what’s new, changed, even a few things that have been removed! Review of PowerPoint 2007 PowerPoint: News and Fea...
Camtasia
Yesterday I did a presentation that was supposed to be 20 minutes but was more like 30. It’s hard to judge yourself but it seemed to go ok. There was no snoring and I’ve had plenty of positive comment...
Joel posted these for the intended audience, comic book artists, but I think many of the techniques for composition/lighting apply to both PowerPoint and rendering. Joel Johnson: Wally Wood's 22 Panels That Always Work: Unlimited Edition Ask any working comic book artist who has been in the
