For great tips on presenting from one of the worlds elite centres of learning have a look at the following link from Massachusetts Institute of Technology…of all places!
http://isites.harvard.edu/fs/html/icb.topic58703/winston1.html
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Is there a really a feel good side to PowerPoint I hear you cry? YES, there sure is… We love what we do and it gives us great satisfaction to assist groups that would otherwise struggle to get their messages out there. Don’t panic, this is not a sanctimonious lecture about “charity work”… simply the chance to share our thoughts on giving back to the community…
We are often approached to help not for profit businesses get their messages out there. So, it was a natural transition to introduce a formal “Pro-Bono Policy” offering a free or heavily discounted presentation design service to eligible registered charities. So far this year we’ve been able to help The Starlight Foundation, The Epsilon Research Fund and Cure for Life.
Through our work with The Epsilon Foundation, which raises funds for medical research into Alzheimer’s, we’ve been lucky enough to work with a highly inspirational man, Richard Buxton – the founder of the charity. His efforts to aid medical research have seen him circumnavigate Australia by both air and sea, following in the footsteps of Matthew Flinders voyage of discovery in 1801-1803. All this to create a coffee table book on Australia – the proceeds from which will be directed into Alzheimer’s research – an awesome achievement. We created a highly interactive presentation with both audio & video for the charity to launch and sell the book.
You can learn more about the individual charities and their goals here:
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TURN OFF AUTOFORMAT
First off, why do you want to do this? Because, it stops PowerPoint from resizing the text in titles and text placeholders. Great if you want to fit 200 words into your title – but not great if you want consistency of size and font across your presentation.
Very important when you have spent hours setting up beautiful templates! For consistency in presenting, make sure you do this locally on each of your PCs – advise clients and colleagues to do the same.
So, How to do it: AutoFormat options on or off.
Your instructions for PowerPoint 2007 ::
1. Click the Microsoft Office Button
, and then click PowerPoint Options.
2. Click Proofing.
3. Click AutoCorrect Options.
4. Click the AutoFormat As You Type tab.
5. Under Apply as you type; un tick the following:
a. AutoFit title text to placeholder
b. AutoFit body text to placeholder
Your instructions for PowerPoint 2003 ::
1. On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect Options
2. Click the AutoFormat As You Type tab.
3. Under Apply as you type; un tick the following:
a. AutoFit title text to placeholder
b. AutoFit body text to placeholder
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