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  • Issue 65, June 2016
  • Finally, to help those of us counting carbs, we’ve moved to bar graphs instead of pie charts. + eSlide’s Quick Tip of the Month: Auto Changing Text. Are PowerPoint’s automatically changing font sizes and text positions interfering with the consistency of your slides? This month’s tip reveals how easy this can be fixed by modifying the placeholders in the Master slide and layouts. Text placeholders are currently set up to “Shrink text on overflow”. Change this setting to “Do not Autofit”. This way, when you type more than what fits, the text will not automatically shrink to fit inside that box. Also, on the Master slide, the Title placeholder has the “Vertical Alignment” set for “Middle”, so when the title wraps to a second line, it will not appear to align with those that have a single line of text. Resolve this by selecting “Top” or “Bottom” from the “Vertical Alignment” dropdown menu. Along with these techniques, find a happy medium for the typical amount of content you use on the slides, then make that the largest font size used in your Master slide and layout placeholders. + Have a PowerPoint Question? Ask the PowerPoint Experts. + For a free copy of our PowerPoint Keyboard Shortcut reference sheet, email us.

  • Issue 64, April 2016
  • Save Time and Stress with a PowerPoint Formatting Spring Clean. Thinking about that presentation you’ve got on the not-too-distant, getting-nearer-by-the-day horizon? Need a PowerPoint professional to take your PowerPoint slide formatting from disheveled and disorganized to polished and professional? Check out this month’s blog to see how eSlide can assist you with all of your PowerPoint formatting needs in a fast, seamless, consistent, and reliable way. + eSlide’s Quick Tip of the Month: One Legend for Four Pie Charts. This month’s newsletter reveals how to “trick” PowerPoint into having one legend for four different pie charts.

  • Issue 63, March 2016
  • March madness is inspiration to Get Your PowerPoint Presentation Game Ready! The best teams draw on the strengths of all of their players, a lot like the components of the best PowerPoint presentations. Having a strong template to rely on is key for a winning PowerPoint presentation. Impactful visuals, impressive infographics, charts, images, multimedia, the words you choose, and enlisting the help of the game-ready PowerPoint designers at eSlide will ensure a high-score. Read this month’s blog for details on how all these components work together to back you up with a stellar presentation! + eSlide's Quick Tip of the Month: Optimizing Screencaps. Learn how to bring screen captures into PPT, crop them, and permanently delete unwanted portions for smaller file sizes.

  • Issue 62, Feb 2016
  • Searching for extra time to magically appear in your busy schedule? This month’s blog features how to make more time for yourself with Professional PowerPoint Presentation Design. If PowerPoint presentation design is stealing time from your busy schedule, ask yourself if it really should be. Does creating slides add value to your professional life? Would your time be better spent developing the ideas that feed those slides? Check out the blog to see how evaluating your workload and identifying tasks that can be let go of can add value to your life. + eSlide’s Quick Tip of the Month: Changing pictures in PowerPoint. Simply right-click the picture in question and select “Change Picture”. This is especially helpful when you have a number of elements grouped together. The picture is isolated so you can change it without ungrouping. To get to a picture that is buried in a complicated animation, use the Selection Pane.

  • Issue 61, Jan 2016
  • Look Sharp with a Tailor-Made PowerPoint Presentation Design. When you’ve got one chance to impress, you need to look your best. Know the difference between a tailor-made suit and one you bought off the rack? The latter is serviceable and will do, but it won't get you noticed in a crowd and it won't wow. The same applies to tailor-made PowerPoint presentation design and the do-it-yourself variety. Great design shows that you're the kind of person or company that goes the extra mile with everything. Check out this month’s blog for 10 more reasons why you need professional PowerPoint presentation design. + eSlide’s Quick Tip of the Month: PowerPoint Advanced Options – Raw Files with "Do Not Compress Images in File Box" Not Checked. We had some image quality issues with a raw file. The original file did not have "Do not compress images in the file" checked off in the advanced options of the actual PowerPoint file. Every time the logo was inserted it looked fine, but as soon as the file was saved, it would get grainy. If you ever experience this, check your PowerPoint Advanced Options and be sure "DO NOT COMPRESS IMAGES IN FILE" is clicked "ON". To find this, click >File >Options >Advanced. You'll see it in the Image Size and Quality section.

  • Issue 60, Dec 2015
  • This month’s blog focuses on 2015 as a good time to reflect... on your work, your achievements, and especially your business PowerPoint presentations. Sit down with all of your presentations from the past year, identify the big winners and losers, and take stock of when and why things went right or wrong. Access your business PowerPoint presentations’ performance and see it as an opportunity for improvement and strengthening future performance. Check out the blog for more info on what to include in your assessment. + eSlide’s Quick Tip of the Month: Choose a Custom Color for Your PNG Image. This great tip came from a question from one of our newsletter readers. With PowerPoint constantly becoming more powerful, it’s allowing users to do things that used to require Photoshop or other special image editing software. The irony is that sometimes it can be a challenge to find these features. In this issue, we’ll show you where to find that “More Colors” option so you can customize the color of your PNG image.

  • Issue 59, Nov 2015
  • In celebration of Thanksgiving, this week’s pie charts are all pumpkin flavored! + eSlide’s Quick Tip of the Month: Easily Lighten or Darken a Picture in PowerPoint. No Photoshop or additional editing software required. Simply select the picture and the “Picture Tools” Format tab will appear in the ribbon. On the upper left, in the “Adjust” group, click on “Corrections”. A drop-down menu will appear showing a gallery of presets. Select any of these presets to see how your image will look if you “Sharpen/Soften” it or change the “Brightness/Contrast”. + Have a question? Ask the PowerPoint experts. + Ready to learn some PowerPoint keyboard shortcuts? Let us know and we’ll send you our PowerPoint Keyboard quick reference sheet.

  • Issue 58, Nov 2015
  • Seeing is Believing: Why Visuals Work in PowerPoint. Effective Visuals Get Your Message Across Fast and Easy. This month’s blog takes a look at why images have the advantage in presentations and how you can make them work for you. With limited time and competition from distractions, it’s a necessity that audiences get messages fast and easily. Although text and visuals are both useful, visuals have several distinct advantages over text. Check out November’s blog for more info and Business PowerPoint Presentation Visuals Quick Tips. + eSlide’s Quick Tip of the Month: Apply a Gradient or Picture Across Multiple Objects. This tip is fun and easy. Just select the individual objects, right-click and choose Group on the drop-down menu. Right-click the grouped objects again and this time select Format Shape. In the Format Shape Pane, under Fill, select Gradient Fill or Picture Fill. Pick out Gradient Color Stops or insert your picture from your file. Just remember, if you ungroup your objects, each piece will revert back to the individual gradient or picture.

  • Issue 57, Oct 2015
  • Add Punch to Your PowerPoint Presentation with Multimedia. Get everyone engaged in your message by including video, audio, or animation in part of your next presentation. In this month's blog, we’ll give you some best practice tips to bear in mind when using multimedia. + eSlide’s Quick Tip of the Month: Improve Visual Consistency with Default Shapes and Text Boxes. Save a lot of time when preparing new presentations. Each time you create a new shape or text box, they will conform to your personalized fill color, line, text formatting and shape effects. No need to repeat formatting chores and at the same time improve overall visual consistency. Select your text box or shape and format it. Right-click and select Format Shape, then click on either Set as Default Text Box or Set as Default Shape. + Want to learn some new shortcuts? Email us for a PowerPoint Keyboard Shortcut quick reference sheet.

  • Issue 56, Sept 2015
  • Dilbert uses all the white space on his slide with one long bullet. + eSlide’s Quick Tip of the Month:
    Keep PowerPoint Elements in Line with Grids, Guides, and Rulers. Need to visually line something up on PowerPoint slides? Gridlines, guides and rulers are easy to use. Right-click an area outside of your slide and a drop-down menu will appear. Select Grids and Guides. You can add your own individual vertical or horizontal guides, set up Smart Guides, or turn on the gridlines. This drop-down menu is also where you can turn your rulers on and off. To move your horizontal and vertical guidelines around, simply put your cursor over the line and drag them. + Experiencing PowerPoint Stress? Let us know and we’ll send you a bottle of our PowerPoint Pain Relievers.

  • Issue 55, Aug 2015
  • eSlide Unveils our New, Mobile-Friendly Website! We're excited to announce our new refreshed branding and enhanced website! Now, you can access our design pros faster, easier, and on the go! You'll see new work examples and why top executives have trusted us with designing over 80,000 slides in this past year alone! +Custom PPT Design Tips Roundup: As part of eSlide's mission to make life easier, check out our Power Blog for ideas and inspiration. Also, help keep your design skills sharp by taking a look at our best design tips from the past year. +Have a question? Send them to us!

  • Issue 54, July 2015
  • eSlide’s Quick Tip of the Month: The Power of Customizing SMARTART. Here’s how to take a commonly used SMARTART “Radial Cycle” and customize it for your needs. Just -> click on the Insert tab and choose SMARTART -> then choose the Cycle category -> select Radial Cycle and press OK. Add or reduce the number of elements. To further customize this shape, select Convert to Shapes (on the far right of the Reset Pane), then select the shape and press CTRL – SHIFT – G to ungroup. Now you can insert a company logo or icon into the center of the group, or just use the circles as a guide to help position more of your own custom icons or logos and delete the original shapes when you’re done. + If you’d like a Keyboard Shortcut quick reference sheet, let us know and we’ll send you one. Experiencing PowerPoint Pain? Let us know and we’ll send you some.

  • Issue 53, July 2015
  • 10 Steps to PowerPoint Presentation Slide Design Inspiration: How to Get Creative for Your Next Presentation. In need of a little design inspiration for your upcoming PowerPoint presentation? Got facts and figures that will wow your board but wanting something more than bullet points and bar charts to show them off? To help you get creative for your next professional PowerPoint presentation, start off by taking photos of designs you like wherever you see them. Carry a small notebook with you to jot ideas down if you prefer. Great designs are everywhere, so be ready to capture them to use as inspiration when you need it. Continue on to the eSlide blog for further inspiration ideas for PowerPoint presentation slide design. + eSlide's Quick Tip of the Month: Tame the Animation Pane by Renaming Your Shapes. Manage these anonymous objects by renaming them something more descriptive. Simply click on Home, Select, and then Selection Pane. Double click on the object name to rename it.

  • Issue 52, June 2015
  • eSlide’s Pie Charts — let us cook one up for you. + eSlide's Quick Tip of the Month: Easily Remove Picture Backgrounds Without Leaving PowerPoint. Now you can remove the background of a picture without ever leaving PowerPoint. Simply >Select the picture > Picture Tools > Format tab > Remove Background. The Background Removal tab will come up and show everything that PowerPoint wants to remove in purple. Click or drag areas you’d like to keep or remove with “Mark Areas to Keep” or “Mark Areas to Remove” tools and save. + Let us know if you’d like us to send you our Keyboard Shortcut quick reference sheet or any PowerPoint Pain Relievers.

  • Issue 51, June 2015
  • How to Prep for Your Next Business PowerPoint Presentation: Four Easy Steps to Take Before You Even Open PowerPoint. First, reflect on the past. Browse through some of your business PowerPoint presentations from the past – the good, the bad, and the ugly. Ask yourself what worked, what didn’t and why. Make some notes and refer to them while you take the next steps. Next write down what you want to achieve with this presentation – the purpose, what you want your audience to remember, what value you want them to have, and what you want to get out of the presentation. More steps listed in the eSlide blog. + eSlide's Quick Tip of the Month: Ctrl+Shift+C, Ctrl+Shift+V: To Copy, Paste (Text and Shape Styles).

  • Issue 50, May 2015
  • Top 10 Reasons eSlide Loves Professional PowerPoint Presentations: If You Have a Business Idea to Communicate, It Has to Be PowerPoint. PowerPoint is the language of business. Many of our Fortune 500 clients say that if you have an important idea or initiative, it needs to have a corresponding PowerPoint to be taken seriously. Check out the eSlide blog for the complete list of why we LOVE Professional PowerPoint Presentations. + eSlide’s Quick Tip of the Month: Putting PowerPoint Text in a Perfect Circle. Curved text can be very helpful in constructing infographic style diagrams within your PowerPoint documents and it’s easy to do. Have a PowerPoint question? Contact the eSlide experts for answers.

  • Issue 49, April 2015
  • I accentually sent this week’s data charts to the 3-D Printer! + eSlide's Quick Tip of the Month — Easily Fix Misspelled ALL CAPS Titles and Text. If you are working in a presentation with ALL CAPS titles and subtitles for slides, do yourself a favor and make sure PowerPoint's spell check feature is not ignoring CAPITALIZED words. Select File, Options, Proofing, and uncheck “Ignore words in Uppercase”. Experiencing PowerPoint Pain and need some PowerPoint Pain Reliever pills? Let us know and we’ll send some to you.

  • Issue 48, April 2015
  • Why Your Business PowerPoint Presentation Needs White Space. White space is the empty space on your slides. It doesn’t really have to be white, but it does have to be there. In fact, it’s an integral component of any presentation design, guiding the viewer’s gaze and their attention as the story unfolds. Check out eSlide’s blog for more valuable information on the use of white space. + eSlide’s Quick Tip of the Month — Shape Drawing Tip: Scaling Objects From the Center. When drawing a new shape or resizing an existing one, hold CTRL+SHIFT to scale from the shape’s center rather than the corner. Use this method when you don’t want the resized shape to drift out of alignment with the others.

  • Issue 47, Mar 2015
  • Does anyone want to take a selfie with their presentation? + eSlide’s Quick Tip of the Month — Shape Drawing in PowerPoint: Quick, Orderly Duplication. To quickly copy a shape and constrain the duplicate vertically or horizontally, select and hold CTRL + SHIFT and drag up, down, left or right. When you release the mouse, a duplicate is deposited in the new location. + What do you find most painful about PowerPoint? Tell us and we’ll send you some PowerPoint Pain Relievers.

  • Issue 46, Mar 2015
  • Red Carpet Ready PowerPoint Presentations. How to Make Sure Your Presentation Looks Good for Your Big Event. Everything about your presentation needs to be right, from the type face to the color scheme and a well-designed template is an absolute necessity. Once your template is decided, make each slide beautiful in its own right. Custom graphics get business presentations noticed even more. Be sure to resist temptations to over-do things, particularly when it comes to animation. Learn how to put your best PowerPoint design foot forward with training or contact us for a personal design consultation. Visit eSlide's Power Blog for more details. + eSlide's Quick Tip of the Month - Learn How to Add Animation to Your Charts.

  • Issue 45, Feb 2015
  • Real Data Visualization Specialists Are 100% Committed to Their Profession. + eSlide's Quick Tip of the Month. Did you know you can insert a screenshot or screen clipping without leaving PowerPoint? It's easy. Just click on the location where you want to add the screenshot. On the INSERT tab, click Screenshot. The drop down menu allows you to choose from available windows or click on the Screen Clipping icon below and press and hold your left mouse button to select the area of the screen you want to capture.

  • Issue 44, Jan 2015
  • 6 Tips for Whipping Your PowerPoint Presentations Into Shape in 2015. eSlide Explains How to Produce the Most Streamlined, Effective Presentations. + Make sure the amount of material fits into the time you have to present. Aim for one key point per slide. Don't present information your audience already has. Prove your point with well-designed infographics. Wait until your final slide to deliver your best information. End with a clear summary of your key points. More details in eSlide's Power Blog. + eSlide's Quick Tip of the Month. Accessing the Merge Shapes commands.

  • Issue 43, Jan 2015
  • Now THAT'S a Presentation! Great delivery, great graphics, and he moonwalks from the room! + eSlide's Quick Tip of the Month - Easy Access to PowerPoint's Selection Pane. Save a lot of time and stress! This is where you can see the entire list of objects on your slide and how they're layered. Easily select and modify individual objects that are at the bottom of the stack. You can even modify, apply, and preview special effects.

  • Issue 42, Jan 2015
  • Presentation sheepdogs can help you keep your deadlines. 8 Tips on Meeting Deadlines on Your Business PowerPoint Presentation. Start with communicating problems, agree on an outcome, keep your deadline on target, have a colleague help you stay on track, be honest with yourself about your weaknesses, reward yourself, keep your eyes on the prize and check out new apps that can help with managing deadlines. More details in eSlide's Power Blog. + eSlide's Quick Tip of the Month - Repeat your last edit in PowerPoint with the F4 Key.

  • Issue 41, Dec 2014
  • Take Charge of Your PowerPoint Presentation Event! eSlide's Four Secrets to Organizing Successful Events. Start with a universal theme. Prepare a custom presentation template. Create a calendar. Explain the environment. More details in eSlide's Power Blog. + eSlide's Quick Tip of the Month - How to crop pictures to any shape in PowerPoint. + Questions? Ask the eSlide Experts!

  • Issue 40, Oct 2014
  • How to Survive the Frenzy Before a PowerPoint Presentation Event - Keep Calm and Carry On! Follow a strict naming system with dates for all files, save work frequently, hide slides you don't need instead of deleting them, spell check, ask presenters to make last minute electronic changes with a virtual red pen or mark changes on printouts. + eSlide's Quick Tip of the Month: RIGHT-CLICK your object and select SET AS DEFAULT SHAPE so as you draw new shapes, they'll have the same style as the object you set as the default. + Got PowerPoint questions? AskTheExperts@eSlide.biz.

  • Issue 39, Oct 2014
  • Is designing PowerPoint presentations in your DNA? + eSlide's Quick Tip of the Month is PowerPoint Sharing and Voice-Over Resource: myBrainshark.com. myBrainshark.com's free cloud-based platform and online video presentation features are great for easily sharing and enhancing PowerPoint slides with voice-overs and audio. Check out eSlide's SEE Presentation Design module to see for yourself. + Need a Keyboard Shortcut quick reference sheet? Email us at info1@eslide.biz.

  • Issue 38, Oct 2014
  • Back to PowerPoint School! Improving your PowerPoint presentation design skills: Quick tips on how to step up your speed and workflow in the world's most important business app so you can spend more time developing fantastic content and less time wrestling with PowerPoint. + eSlide's Quick Tip of the Month: The power of the RIGHT-CLICK. Skip wasting time searching complex pull-down menus or online help forums to find "that tool you always used". Just try right-clicking on the item you want to change! + Got PowerPoint questions? AskTheExperts@eSlide.biz.

  • Issue 37, Sept 2014
  • Right now we have a presentation to save! 20 Essential Presentation Tips from Forbes.com featuring eSlide! eSlide is thrilled to contribute to Forbes columnist Mark Fidelman's great article "20 World-Class Presentation Experts Share Their Top Tips". It's filled with valuable information on how to create truly effective presentations. + Once Upon A Time: Why (and How) You Should Add Storytelling to your Business PowerPoint Presentation: A well-told story increases presentation impact and gets great results! + Got PowerPoint design or technical questions? AskTheExperts@eSlide.biz.

  • Issue 36, Aug 2014
  • eSlide's Quick Tip of the Month: Simplify your charts to the extreme to ensure your important data and message stands out. Tips on how to keep your priority data from getting lost in a sea of too many colors, lines, duplicate information and unnecessary "automatic" chart elements like leader lines, gridlines, tick marks and axis labels.

  • Issue 35, July 2014
  • Need presentation insurance? Run to eSlide! + eSlide's Quick Tip of the Month: Keyboard shortcuts can help you toggle between display modes so you can easily put what you see on your laptop onto a projected screen. + Give a Flawless Business Presentation No Matter What Happens: Failure is NOT an option. Tips on how to be ready with a viable workaround for any potential presenting mishap. + Got PowerPoint questions? AskTheExperts@eSlide.biz.

  • Issue 34, July 2014
  • When PowerPoint Designers Go for Eye Tests: Proofing the eye test chart. + eSlide's Quick Tip of the Month: How to fix mysterious shrinking text. + Perfect Your Custom PowerPoint Design Delivery with Video Rehearsals: Practice makes perfect when it comes to "wowing" your audience. + Need answers to your PowerPoint design or technical questions? Ask the eSlide Experts! Check out eSlide's next Top 10 PowerPoint Tips Webinar.

  • Issue 33, June 2014
  • eSlide's Quick Tip of the Month: An instant design upgrade, try the doughnut chart. The hollow center makes it lighter visually and allows more room for labels and additional information. + Three Easy Ways to Reinforce Your Message Before and After Your Custom PowerPoint Presentation: Set yourself apart from your competitors and expand your opportunities by emailing a "pre-read" summary with a rough list of points. Start a Twitter conversation beforehand to engage and grow your audience's enthusiasm in real time. After your presentation, provide digital hand-outs to keep the conversation going. + Got PowerPoint design or technical questions? Ask the eSlide Experts.

  • Issue 32, April 2014
  • eSlide's Quick Tip of the Month: Take control of chart axis labels by using the ALT + RETURN keys to force longer labels onto two lines. + Ask the eSlide Experts: Have a nagging design or technical question? Send it to us and we'll answer it. + Anticipate Audience Needs with your Business Presentations: "People don't know what they want until you show it to them". We can help you apply this same theory to your next important presentation for results. + Create Better Slides Faster with an eSlide Training Webinar.

  • Issue 31, Mar 2014
  • eSlide's Quick Tip of the Month: Copy & paste a formatting style with SHIFT + CONTROL + C and V keys. Save time with this tip the next time you need to copy the style of an object, character, bulleted list or paragraph in PowerPoint. + Next Top 10 PowerPoint Tips Webinar is 4/25. Contact us for our Keyboard Shortcut quick reference sheet for more valuable tips.

  • Issue 30, Feb 2014
  • How do I love thee? I had my eSlide people put some slides together for Valentine's Day. + eSlide's Quick Tip of the Month: This Keyboard shortcut increases or decreases the size of your text quickly. Select the text, then holding the SHIFT + CONTROL keys, click on the < or > key. + Join our next S.E.E. Design Training Webinar on 2/25.

  • Issue 29, Nov 2013
  • A live orchestra, costumes, scenery, fireworks, jugglers, elephants, The Rockettes? Can't you just use PowerPoint like everyone else? + Success with your next Investor Relations presentation depends on a good story and a MONEY slide. Help critical information stand out and guide your audience's attention to key points that they will remember when they walk away. + Lunch and learn at eSlide's Top 10 PPT Tips Webinar.

  • Issue 28, Oct 2013
  • Should you show a pie chart so close to lunch? + Power Blog: Why Edward Tufte is wrong about PowerPoint. For years, he's condemned PowerPoint, even blaming it for the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. But Death by PowerPoint? Unlikely. What sense does it make to blame PowerPoint for a bad presentation? Often, bad design is the culprit. Read on to see how many of Tufte's criticisms are easily addressed in well designed PowerPoints. + Design better slides faster in eSlide's Top 10 PowerPoint Tips Webinar.

  • Issue 27, June 2013
  • Interactive presentations are all the rage. With smart phones, tablets, email, text messages, Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest, it's harder and harder to keep an audience's attention. + What to watch for? Non-verbal feedback. Where are your audience's eyes looking? + Add emphasis to your slides with PowerPoint's terrific animation tools, color, powerful photos, or even cartoons. + More tips on how to make your message scream out in your next presentation can be found in eSlide's S.E.E. Presentation Design Webinars. + This month's cartoon is by our favorite cartoonist, Mike Lynch.

  • Issue 26, Jan 2013
  • Dilbert cartoon: Ever worked for free to worsen a presentation for a meeting that won't happen for a project that doesn't exist? + We'd love to hear your crazy deadline stories. + Produce your next video in PowerPoint! Check out the video eSlide produced with PowerPoint 2010 for CORE Interactive. 312,416 YouTube views to date. Now, there's no need to use other applications to create animated content. Call us for more information.

  • Issue 25, Oct 2012
  • Back to School Special - Learn eSlide's S.E.E. Presentation Design Tips Online for Free during the months of Oct and Nov. The 7 segments are available as on-demand online videos hosted at mybrainshark.com. Move your skills forward with the 3 key principles of presentation design - Structure, Economy and Emphasis!

  • Issue 24, June 2012
  • How's My Presentation? Tweet @eSlide and let us know. + Celebrate eSlide's 10th Birthday this month with a free Top 10 PowerPoint Tips Webinar. Learn time saving tips on using guides, alignment tools, grouping and resizing objects, changing shapes, and keyboard short-cuts. Any PPT how-to questions? A great opportunity to get the answers.

  • Issue 23, Mar 2012
  • "So, you're using PPT 2003, I'm using PPT 2010 and Wendy is using chalk and a slate? ...and this is due in the morning? Better call eSlide!" + Need to give your PPT deck a new look or some polish? Invest in eSlide's S.E.E. Presentation Design Training Webinar and plan on creating slides that stand out from the rest. + Coming soon: eSlide's new Top 10 PowerPoint Tips Webinar with techniques that help reduce presentation stress and save time and money.

  • Issue 22, Feb 2012
  • eSlide Power Blog Post by Russ Borrelli shares information on a great new tool for PowerPoint on iPad: OnLive Desktop's cloud-based app for the iPad allows you create, revise, analyze, and browse. + Join one of eSlide's S.E.E. Presentation Design Training webinars today to take your Do-it-Yourself slides to the next level.

  • Issue 21, Jan 2012
  • Need assistance with presenting PowerPoint on your mobile device? eSlide can prepare your content for iPads, tablets, or other mobile devices. + Speak Like a Leader: Guest Power Blog Post Bob Berkowitz offers tips to help you become a more powerful, persuasive and confident speaker. + Enroll in an eSlide S.E.E. Presentation Design Training webinar to learn strategies used by our experts to create polished, visually impactful professional presentations that get results.

  • Issue 20, Dec 2011
  • Need to use old slides in a newer version of PPT? Learn how to change templates in PowerPoint 2007 & 2010. + Contact us for demonstrations on how to present PPT slides on your iPad. + Upgrade your design and production skills at a S.E.E. Presentation Design Training Webinar. + Thanks for your referrals!

  • Issue 19, Nov 2011
  • Optimize your presentation for online delivery on WebEx, GoToMeeting, Breeze, Brainshark and other online meeting sites. + Learn design and production in our S.E.E. Presentation Design Training Webinars . + Check out past newsletters, training modules, and helpful materials in the new eSlide Website Resource Center.

  • Issue 18, Oct 2011
  • Does your presentation lack power and a point? Contact the PowerPoint experts at eSlide to ensure your presentation communicates your important message! + eSlide Power Blog Post - New Solution for Presenting PowerPoint on the iPad: SlideShark. + S.E.E. Presentation Design Training webinar details.

  • Issue 17, Aug 2011
  • Oxygen masks to prevent a loss of consciousness at your next important meeting? + Details on eSlide's S.E.E. Presentation Design Training Webinar. + eSlide Power Blog: PowerPoint better than sex? + PowerPoint Tip: Fun with page numbers in PowerPoint 2010.

  • Issue 16, June 2011
  • The night before the big meeting, will you get a visit from the PowerPoint fairy? + eSlide continues to emphasize the power and importance of a good template. See Power Blog tips on how to avoid common template troubles. + eSlide Extreme Makeover shows how a change in layout creates a slide that is easy to edit and understand. + eSlide S.E.E. Presentation Design Training webinars cover key design principals.

  • Issue 15, May 2011
  • Keep your audience wide awake! Check out eSlide's new feature-filled website. + PowerPoint Pro's always start with a well functioning template to save time, money, and prevent deadline disasters. Check to see if your template needs a tune up. + eSlide Extreme Makeover reveals the visual difference of working with a template with well defined element styles. + What's Your Point? We'd like to know. + S.E.E. Presentation Design Training webinar details.

  • Issue 14, Mar 2011
  • A New www.eSlide.com for You. + eSlide's Celebrating 9th Anniversary. + Powerful New Website Features! + Client Area: securely upload large files. + Power Blog: new online treasure chest of presentation information. + eSlide Links: library with helpful links from stock photo sites to speaker coaches. + Online Resources: access newsletter archives, on-demand slide training modules. + Assistance, Inspiration, and Free Offers. + eSlide S.E.E. Presentation Design Training webinar details.

  • Issue 13, Jan 2011
  • eSlide Extreme Makeover takes a slide with an embedded Excel sheet with 100 data points and turns it into a visual aid where comparisons can be made instantly. + eSlide S.E.E. Design Training Webinars and New On-Demand Modules available. + Guest expert Sheri Jeavons' tips on "Webinars that Wow" show how to successfully present to virtual audiences.

  • Issue 12, Dec 2010
  • PPT presentations good enough to make into tattoos. + eSlide Holiday Schedule. + eSlide Extreme Makeover creates cleaner and less confusing slides by unifying the message. Important information and photography is aligned, contained and step-wise processes clearly indicated to reduce visual clutter.

  • Issue 11, Oct 2010
  • eSlide's S.E.E. Presentation Design Training Modules are available to view for free on myBrainshark.com for a limited time. + eSlide Extreme Makeover turns information and pictures into "infographics" to communicate main points easier and faster. + eSlide Presentation Design Training Webinar covers design principles that turn bad slides into good slides.

  • Issue 10, July 2010
  • Great looking slides are more powerful than using a bullhorn! + Need help? Send eSlide your PPT Questions. + Get Design and Production Tips in the next eSlide Training Webinar. + eSlide Extreme Makeover - Visually organize the structure of your slides to convey messages instantly. + Don't suffer from PPT Pain, call us for assistance or for our PPT Pain Relievers.

  • Issue 09, June 2010
  • PowerPoint 2010 is here! Planning to upgrade? eSlide's "Which PowerPoint?" survey, PowerPoint 2010 new features. + Guest expert Peter Jeff's "8 Speechwriting Lessons You Can Learn from Songwriters". + eSlide Training webinars - design and training tips from the eSlide experts.

  • Issue 08, Apr 2010
  • PPT 2010 is nearly here! + Guest expert Diane DiResta's "Knockout Presentations: How to Deliver Your Message with Power, Punch, and Pizzazz". + eSlide Extreme Makeover reveals how changes in layout and color can make big difference in readability and comprehension.

  • Issue 07, Feb 2010
  • eSlide loves PowerPoint! + Looking forward to the release of PowerPoint 2010. + Guest experts TJ Walker and Jess Todtfeld's tip "You must record your entire presentation on video and then watch it" from latest book "TJ Walker's Secret to Foolproof Presentations". + eSlide Extreme Makeover - eSlide's design principle of economy, part of our S.E.E. Presentation Design Principles (Structure, Economy and Emphasis). Slide makeover example of economical use of slide real estate and simplifying the visual to the key elements of the message.

  • Issue 06, Dec 2009
  • Life by PPT series. + We're doing our part to rid the world of BAD PowerPoint. + Guest expert tips from Gail Blanke and her "Eight Steps to Being Unforgettable" from her book "Throw Out Fifty Things". Shift your attention to your audience, be passionate, motivate and inspire. + eSlide Extreme Makeover - instead of an unreadable screen capture and a boring block of text, try adding a simple, legible graphic and organizing your text with call-out boxes.

  • Issue 05, Oct 2009
  • LIFE by PPT series. + "Death by PowerPoint" is nonsense, it's "Death by BAD PowerPoint". + We love PPT and have designed PowerPoint presentations that helped close million dollar deals and billion dollar mergers. + Guest experts at mybrainshark.com offer a free service to easily add narration to your slides. + eSlide Extreme Makeover - use eSlide production rule "Less is More" when creating bar charts and eliminate duplicate data to make sure key points stand out.

  • Issue 04, July 2009
  • Check out eSlide's "Enhance Slides with Artwork" Mini-Module on Brainshark Content Network. + Will your audience remember your presentation? + How important is it to have visuals that support your message? + eSlide Extreme Makeover takes slides with organizational charts to the next level.

  • Issue 03, May 2009
  • Virtual meeting tips from the eSlide pros. + eSlide Extreme Makeover slide shows the difference between Clipart VS Photography. + Guest expert Udi Shorr puts information into "buckets" to help audiences remember messages. + eSlide training sessions offer options for on-site, off-site and webinars.

  • Issue 02, March 2009
  • Guest expert Mary Civiello punches up PPT with photos and personal stories. Learn how little stories can help make big points and double the time your message is remembered. + Screen Gems: Check out our YouTube Video Tip on how to fix pesky grayscale printing problems. Also learn how to change grayscale settings without affecting how your slides look in color. + eSlide Extreme Makeover: Think Inside the Box to Add Order to Your Slides. Want more than just tired text? Add impact by using some colorful boxes to organize main points. + Click Forward: Pint-Size Projectors Become a Big Meeting Trend.

  • Issue 01, Feb 2009
  • What affects 75% of all Americans? Glossophobia: The fear of public speaking. + Expert Corner with Presentation Coach Mary Civiello: In Praise of the Pause! Stop Run-Ons and Ramblings. Learn the perfect places to add pauses. Pausing gives your audience time to digest what being said and react. It also reengages anyone who's drifted off. + Screen Gems: Presentation Tips that Save $ and Deliver Smiles: Print multiple slides per sheet, print in grayscale, and learn how to use GreenPrint. + Extreme Slide Makeover: From Snooze to Success: How to Bring a Data Heavy Slide to Life.

 
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