Adding Images to Your PowerPoint: Public Domain, Royalty-Free, and Rights Managed Photography

Many Microsoft PowerPoint users add photographs to their presentations, but how many do it legally? Before you download that perfect image from the web, know your rights!

Making Yourself Memorable - PowerPoint Presentation

Did you know that using a PowerPoint presentation can be one of the most effective ways to address a large group of people? With such a variety of learning styles, using a visual presentation allows you to reach a large group of people – particularly those who need to see it to believe it. What better way than to create a stunning PowerPoint presentation?

Efficient Business Presentations That Work Magic!

An effective presentation can serve to communicate your message, enhance your credibility, and close the deal. On the other hand, a poor presentation can diminish even the most promising product or service.

Introducing New Ideas or Innovations

New ideas or inventions are usually met with resistance. There are several approaches to overcome this difficulty. If these approaches do not work, one's own resourcefulness may produce much better results.

Speak to Influence Mini-course; Part 2 of 5

Speaking with influence (or not) can be the essential difference between making the sale (or not) or winning in court (or losing) or achieving your potential (or being average). Pay attention and embrace the material in this mini course and reach greater heights than you may have thought.

Models That Color Your Presentation

Models can color your presentation. It may save you using words. They also bring you new dilemmas when using them.

The Magic of Charisma!

Charisma is that magical quality that people either have or they don't. NOT. It's achievable.. and if you know HOW to go about getting it, you can have that magnetic quality that lights up a room. Here are a few tips to get you started!

Just Go Out There and be Yourself - Yeah, Right!

I've heard this (well meaning) help from friends lots: often it's useless, sometimes it's actually very bad news indeed. This article explains why and what to do instead....

Making a Buck From Presenting - You Can Do It!

If you know something about training and can present fairly well, you'll never be short of a dollar. If you happen to be famous - or even infamous - you can do very well. People are hungry for information. You have information. You can sell it to crowds who will happily pay to hear what you have to say.

Lamp Sockets; Why Are They Going Bad So Often In My Overhead Projector?

Replacing the lamp sockets in your Overhead Projector is by far one of the most common problems faced by the users of Overhead Projectors today. The cause of this problem is very simple and could be avoided very easily.

My Overhead Projector has No Power

You turn your Overhead Projector on and there is no power, it's completely dead. It worked the last time you used it, now for some reason it does nothing. What could be the problem?

My Overhead Projector Has What?

Are you tired of wasting projection lamps? Does your Overhead Projector keep blowing lamps as soon as you turn the projector on? We can help you understand why and help you solve this common problem.

Tips for Making a Sales Presentation to a Group

As a free agent, independent professional, and/or freelancer, we are often asked to present a summary of what we offer to a board of trustees, several officers of a company, leaders of an organization, or members of an association. Dealing with more than one person can create a plethora of different considerations and approaches before reaching a successful outcome. In this article, I share some of my experiences with group presentations -- what's worked for me and what to watch out for.

How to Select and Benefit from Using a Professional Speaker at Your Conference

A great deal of money is wasted by companies booking professional speakers for conferences. This article informs event planners what to expect when looking to book a professional speaker, the questions to ask and how to get the desired results.

Six Steps to a Better Presentation

I have a pet peeve that I didn’t know I had until recently. Having been in education for along time, I’ve sat through my share of presentations. Most of the presentations have been on the positive side of tolerable, but there have been a few that left me with nothing more than a sense of relief when it was over. As I’ve considered the situations, I’ve discovered some characteristics that are common to good presentations. So, regardless of the setting—business, school, church, social organization, and so forth—here are some things to keep in mind next time you have to speak to a group of any size.