Wow, November – 2018 is getting close to being over!
This month I have gathered up PowerPoint formatting tips and tricks from our design team, with a special focus on Master Slide and Master Layout formatting. For The Presentation Podcast we have a conversation about the 2018 Presentation Summit session topics “Filling in Sandy On the Presentation Summit” and a conversation about managing projects and watching for additional add-ons “Scope Creep and the Boiling Frog”.
Troy @ TLC
NXPowerlite is a great app that TLC Creative Services has made use of for several years. The current version, Desktop 8, was the biggest release for new features. I was happily asked to contribute input and ideas as the Neuxpower team was busy strategizing the big release. On a recent Neuxpower blog they talked about the Custom Profiles and to my surprise, I was a part of the blog!
Check out the blog post here.
Troy @ TLC
August is here (amazing)! I lost a week while travelling, but have the balance of August planned out for the blog.
Microsoft has done a lot since the release of Windows 10, which has become my favorite version they have released (and I started my computing journey prior to Windows 95!). Some of the recent fine tuning improvements can directly relate to our presentation world, or being more efficient and saving us time for more presentation design. So if you work on the Windows OS, hopefully a few of these will be new and helpful tips.
Troy @ TLC
Welcome to May 2018! This month The PowerPoint Blog is focusing on animation, with a lot of great demos!
Troy @ TLC
Recently, our team has received several spam emails claiming to be from Box, Dropbox and now OneDrive. The subject will likely claim something along the lines of “Notification: You’ve (1) New Document).” Although it’s clearly a spam email, if you’re even slightly unsure, don’t click on the link and go directly to the source instead.
– Troy @ TLC
Welcome to April! I have structured this month to focus on “other apps and software” because PowerPoint is not a silo, it is one tool in our toolbox.
Troy @ TLC
Where are you going to be at the end of September? If you are involved in the Presentation Industry (designer, speaker, coordinator, trainer, etc.), I recommend attending the only conference exclusively focused on Presentations!
No, this is not a paid endorsement. I have attended and been an invited presenter at almost every Presentation Summit since it began. And I truly believe this is a conference of peers, learning, sharing and having a great time. So if you can make it there, I highly recommend it.
And I am just a happy attendee this year. Sorry, no sessions on animation, multimedia or design from me (not that I am at a loss for session ideas!). But I need to leave the summit early for an international project. So, this year there are few great things:
Hope to see you in Florida next month at the Presentation Summit!
Troy @ TLC
It’s a great day after receiving an email from Microsoft with this as the masthead!
I am honored to have Microsoft continue to include me in the “Most Valuable Professional” program as a representative for PowerPoint.
– Troy @ TLC
11 years ago today, Troy started The PowerPoint Blog. Here is the very first post (reposted) that started it all!
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Happy New Year! So, with the new year comes new resolutions. I figure I have thought about adding an informative and engaging blog for quite a while, so now must be the perfect time to start!
Why a PowerPoint blog? Well, I think there is a need for a good resource that focuses on the development/creation side of presentations. And because that is what I do every day, I should be able to offer up a steady stream of good (if not entertaining) information. Enjoy!
– Troy @ TLC
Christmas Greetings from Troy and Lori of TLC Creative Services, Inc. Many thanks to the Video Resources team for letting us jump in and make a fun Christmas greeting in their very cool green screen studio!
– Troy @ TLC