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How to Create a Great PowerPoint Presentation
Are you guilty of information overload? Do you abuse Clip Art? Here, the experts weigh in on how to create a pitch-perfect PowerPoint presentation.
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4 New Killer Sales Apps
The right sales tools can go a long way toward bolstering the bottom line, particularly in a tough business climate. Here are four new applications that can help you set prices, make pitches, and chase down leads.
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5 Must-Have Products for the Virtual CEO
Most virtual employees can do their jobs with a laptop, some free software programs, an Internet connection, and not a whole lot else.
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What Would You Do to Avoid a PowerPoint Presentation?
A new survey suggests people will go to great lengths to avoid PowerPoint presentations, either giving them or listening to them. Read more
What You Missed at DreamIt Demo Day
A sampling of the unusual pitches at this year's showcase of 14 fund-seeking start-ups. Read more
4 Great PowerPoint Tools
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Presenting a Different Way of Presenting
One thing entrepreneurs do often is present their ideas to others. Whether they're selling their business services, pitching investors, or explaining thei... Read more
5 Tips for a Great PowerPoint Presentation
Want to deliver a pitch-perfect presentation? Here are five tips on how to deliver a killer PowerPoint. View slideshow
Cheap Alternatives to PowerPoint
These three presentation tools, SlideRocket, Zoho Show, and Impress are like PowerPoint, only free Read more
Design PowerPoint Slides for Smart Phones
Remember how bad big-screen movies looked on TV before broadcasters came up with formats to make sure everything fit? By following a few simple rules, it’s... Read more
On Creativity
For many years, I have been asked to run creativity sessions for some major corporations. It turns out that many companies think of themselves as not bei... Read more
Technologies to Eliminate Office Paper
As businesses look for ways to go green, one of the simplest is reducing the amount of office paper they use. But cutting out paper goes beyond merely printi... Read more
Every Company Needs an In-House Graphics Police
The smaller the company, the less likely there's enough budget to hire a full or even part-time graphics person. Still all companies need someone to be th... Read more
2011: Tech Innovation Wish List
As surely as the sun will rise in the East and set in the West, we can count on a year of daily announcements of new updates, upgrades and innovations fro... Read more
On Beyond Powerpoint
Presentations get a wake-up call. Read more
Breaking the Rules of Sales
Exceptional sales professionals do the opposite of what most professionals do -- and often break the rules of traditional selling to achieve their success. Read more
Pump Up Your PowerPoint Presentations
Bullet points tell your audience you haven't updated your presentation tools since the 1990s. Try some of the new ways for introducing analytics, getting aud... Read more
Have you Googled yourself lately?
So many companies forget to do this once in awhile: check your rankings in the search engines. And not just with Google , of course! You should be... Read more
Making Your (Power) Point
Presentations don't have to be a bore. Here are six new ways to liven them up. Read more
10 Ways to Make PowerPoint Presentations Powerful
Learn how to make your presentations sizzle, not fizzle. Read more
Making Your (Power) Point
Presentations don't have to be a bore. Here are six new ways to liven them up. Read more
Reinventing the PowerPoint
New tech tools to liven your tired old PowerPoint presentations--and give your online marketing efforts a boost. Read more
Reinventing the PowerPoint
New tech tools to liven your tired old PowerPoint presentations--and give your online marketing efforts a boost. Read more
Grist: More Power Than Point
PowerPoint (or "presentation software") has become the lingua franca of American business. It's also become the problem with American business. Read more
Parley for Profit
Savvy negotiating pays off; the one thing more painful than PowerPoint; hammering home the value of a sound business plan. Read more
Powerful Presentations
"Can you come by and tell us more about your company?" Words you've wanted and dreaded to hear: an invitation to make a presentation to an important poten... Read more
Forget the Glitz -- Deliver the Gold
What do the Pentagon, corporate CEOs, and Patricia Fripp have in common? We all deplore the current trend toward replacing solid presentation content with... Read more
There's No Such Thing as a Free Launch
Andrew Raskin, CEO of Gazooba.com, prepares to wow investors with a unique presentation at an industry conference. Read more
There's No Such Thing as a Free Launch
Andrew Raskin, CEO of Gazooba.com, prepares to wow investors with a unique presentation at an industry conference. Read more
Pretty as a PowerPoint Picture
Moving Pictures
The co-owner of the Virtual Loom reviews LMSoft Presenter 2.1, a multimedia program for creating colorful, animated presentations. Read more
Lawns 'R' Us
A teenage business owner explains how he uses technology to keep his landscaping company growing. Read more
The Suite Spot
A guide to office suite software packages. Includes a review of Microsoft Office 97 Professional Edition, Microsoft Office 97 Small Business Edition, and Lot... Read more
Context: The Who and Why of Work
In the push for higher productivity and better communication, it's disturbing how many managers neglect the crucial task of creating context. Most manager... Read more
How I Did It: Mike Broderick, CEO, Turning Technologies
As told to Ryan McCarthy Industry: Software 2007 Inc. 500 Ranking: Read more
New Tools for the Mobile Presenter
Increasingly, your staff is making presentations on the go -- either at conferences, with clients, or even one-to-one in airport lounges. Here are new techno... Read more
Why You Should Avoid the C-Word (and 7 Others)
If you want to build a valuable company–one someone will buy down the road–consider re-positioning your company out of the "consultancy" box. Read more
Tech Talk: Travel Agency Trains Staff Online
A travel agency that caters to the over 50 crowd saved money and time by cutting down on face-to-face training meeting to update call center employees about ... Read more
Product Roundup: Presentation Technologies
Creating and delivering effective presentations is a lot easier if you match your tools to your specific needs. Read more
Liven Up PowerPoint with Interactivity, Touchscreens, and an iPad
PowerPoint slides are dull as drying paint, especially if someone is just clicking from slide to slide. Now, lower cost interactive projectors, touchscreens,... Read more
Best of the Net: Power Brokers
When it comes to presentation software, most users agree there's one clear standard. We've found some Web-based resources to help you make your point. Read more
10 Ways to Mark Earth Day at Your Company
Celebrate Mother Earth by launching these sustainable initiatives at your company. Read more
How Premature Presentations Can Derail Your Success
Making your big sales presentation too early in the sales process can lessen the likelihood of you making the sale. Read more
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