Free Presentation Software: Part Two

April 6th, 2011
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In this lesson you will learn about OpenOffice.org’s presentation software called Impress. Impress is a program that is very similar to PowerPoint with one difference, it’s free. I will import a photo and show other tools, plus import a presentation that was created using PowerPoint 2010.

Presentation Design Basics

April 1st, 2011
basics

In this lesson you will learn my “6 Presentation Design Basics” for a successful presentation. This is what you need to know before you start any presentation. These design basics are (1) Determine Your Presentation Size (2) Choose a Presentation Background Color (3) Use a Readable

Voice Over Website and Purchasing

April 1st, 2011
voice-website

In this lesson I visit a Voice Over website called VoiceTalent.com. I’ll look at some of the features that this website offers and review some of the other pages. I will upload a PDF file for a Free Quote. One of my main goals is to see how long it takes to receive my voice over audio file.

Free Presentation Software: Part One

March 21st, 2011
oo

In this lesson you will learn about OpenOffice.org’s presentation software called Impress. Impress is a program that is very similar to PowerPoint with one difference, it’s free. I will walk through the basics of this software and show you some common tools. For those that can’t afford

Working with Photos: Part One

March 21st, 2011
water

This lesson will explain whether or not DPI (Dots Per Inch) is important for a photo that is placed within a PowerPoint presentation. I will walk you through “Pixel Resolution” and files types like… GIF, JPG, and BMP. You will see how to prepare a photo for use in a PowerPoint Presentation.

Adding Voice Overs to PowerPoint

March 19th, 2011
Voice Over

In this video I will be showing you how to insert “voice over audio files” into PowerPoint. You will be learning how to add these audio files and make them match up with animation. This lesson will cover manual timing of slides and how you can preview the audio. I will show you how to

Formatting Bulleted Text in PowerPoint

March 18th, 2011
Text Slides

This video lesson will show you how to “format text” within PowerPoint. You’ll learn how to change the leading (or spacing between lines of text). I will walk you through custom colors, plus show you how to create superscript text, which is important for trademark symbols. This video will explain

Creating Charts in PowerPoint: Pie

March 18th, 2011
Charts

In this lesson you will see how a ”pie chart” is created including; how to import data into pie chart, how to choose the colors, and how you can add other elements within the pie chart. You will you see 2D and 3D pie charts. The video will explain the difference between both and give you examples

Hiring a Voice Over Person

March 18th, 2011
Jim

I visited Jim at VoiceTalent.com studios near Pittsburgh, PA. Jim walked through his steps for creating professional voice overs for presentations. This video will give you the “Top 7 Tips” for hiring a professional voice over person for your project or presentation. Later in another lesson we will be