Presentations Magazine

The Audience: Taboo-proofing global presentations
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Global presenting: Tips for taboo-proofing your presentation How can you taboo-proof your presentations? If you're fortunate enough to have a company subsidiary or offices in a country where you're

The Audience: Using translators
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Is there a translator in the house? Don't be afraid to push for a translator if a situation warrants, advises George Welles, president of Minneapolis consulting firm Future Images. On the first day

Thin CRTs: A slice of the future?
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In a perfect world, displays as slender as LCD screens would perform like CRT monitors -- and share CRTs' lower production costs.

Case Study: Education Media Center, Boston
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Catch-all software helps med-school service bureau crank out the 35mm slides Even with all the electronic presentation technology available today, 35mm slides are still a valuable visual aid in the

Case Study: Education Media Center, Boston
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Catch-all software helps med-school service bureau crank out the 35mm slides Even with all the electronic presentation technology available today, 35mm slides are still a valuable visual aid in the

Case Study: Wilsonville High School
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Seeing is learning in one high school Most everyone agrees that presentation technology would improve the way our children learn in K-12 schools, but budget constraints and teachers who are set in

Creating Your Visuals: Using hyperlinks in PowerPoint 97
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Those of you who read Tom Clancy's books have probably grown accustomed to his unique writing style. All of Clancy's novels juggle multiple plot lines, with characters and situations zinging around

Delivering Your Presentation: Causes of speaking stress
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Dr. Morton C. Orman's 11 hidden causes of public speaking stress Thinking that public speaking is inherently stressful (it's not). Thinking you need to be brilliant or perfect to succeed (you don't).

Delivering Your Presentation: Conquer stage fright virtually
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The virtual crowd In the offices of Boston-based Speech Improvement Co. (617.739.3330), professionals who come to Dennis Becker for help in overcoming stage fright can confront an auditorium full of

Delivering Your Presentation: From nervous to natural
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From nervous to natural: Tony Jeary's 6 secret steps Know what you're talking about. Thorough preparation equals total confidence. Prepare -- then rehearse, rehearse, rehearse! Practice meaningfully,

Delivering Your Presentation: Scared speechless -- stage fright
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You've heard the statistic. According to the Book of Lists, public speaking is most people's No. 1 fear, beating out heights, insects, financial problems, deep water, illness and -- the kicker --

Delivering Your Presentation: Stage fright tips
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Marjorie Brody's tips for managing the symptoms of stage fright If your mouth gets dry, Drink room-temperature or warm water (with lemon, if available). Don't drink milk products, soda, alcoholic

Delivering Your Presentation: Teach them to present
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We've all heard the names used to describe them: Techie, Propeller Head, Flat Luncher. And we've all heard the conventional wisdom of asking technical professionals to present: "Leave 'em at the

Projector Review - Eiki PLD-42UE, NEC PlasmaSync 4200W
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Note: In the following plasma panel display reviews, you'll notice that there is a significant discrepancy between the level of brightness claimed by the manufacturers (from 250 to 350 nits) and the

Creating Your Visuals: Some PhotoShop basics
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Whenever I lean over the hood of my car, I realize that I have a fairly limited understanding of what goes on in there. Oh, I've read some books and know the theory of internal combustion -- but