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August is Windows 10 Month!

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


On 11 Aug, 2018
Personal
By : Troy Chollar
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May Is All About Animation!

Welcome to May 2018! This month The PowerPoint Blog is focusing on animation, with a lot of great demos!

Troy @ TLC


On 02 May, 2018
Personal
By : Troy Chollar
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Caution: SCAM Email – Notification: You’ve (1) New Doͼument

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


On 25 Apr, 2018
Personal
By : TLC Creative
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April is All About Other Software

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


On 01 Apr, 2018
Personal
By : Troy Chollar
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The Presentation Summit – Next Month!

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:

  • TLC Creative Services’ amazingly talented Co-founder (and my lovely wife), Lori Chollar, will be at the Summit with everyone.
  • I have no stress or schedule for presenting – so please say hello, show me your great work, or ask any technical questions – I am completely free to talk and enjoy being with so many great presentation industry people (at least Sunday through Tuesday morning)!

Hope to see you in Florida next month at the Presentation Summit!

Troy @ TLC


On 14 Aug, 2017
Personal, Resource/Misc, The PowerPoint® Blog
By : Troy Chollar
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Microsoft MVP for PowerPoint Again!

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

 


On 07 Jul, 2017
Personal
By : TLC Creative
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11 Year Anniversary!!

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 and Daughter @ Disneyland Christmas '05

– Troy @ TLC


On 01 Jan, 2017
Personal
By : Troy Chollar
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Green Screen Holiday Greeting (fun)

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!

http://www.thepowerpointblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/unnamed-file-4.mp4

 

– Troy @ TLC 


On 28 Dec, 2016
Personal
By : Troy Chollar
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Good Bye Microsoft MVP Summit

I am heading home from a great 5 days at Microsoft as an invited guest at the 2016 MVP Summit. Each day was spent on the Microsoft campus in Redmond, WA in conference room meetings seeing the future of PowerPoint and providing input on the current version needs, feedback on concepts and giving examples of real-world use of the application the very dedicated dev team works on. Here are a few photos of the week:

mvp_summit_2016

(Top to Bottom)

  1. Fun photo opportunity at the main conference center.
  2. Comparing PowerPoint notes and files with PowerPoint MVPs Steve Rindsberg and Heather Ackmann.
  3. Multiple espresso bars for the event were fantastic!
  4. Some of the signage found across the Microsoft buildings
  5. Troy with a number of the amazing PowerPoint dev team
  6. 11 of the 15 North America MVPs for PowerPoint were here!

-Troy @ TLC


On 10 Nov, 2016
Personal
By : Troy Chollar
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DreamForce – It’s Big

 I have been in San Francisco this past week at the largest attendee conference I’ve ever worked. DreamForce is massive, with 160,000+ attendees! I have seen just a fragment of the crowds while coordinating the presentation graphics backstage at the “small” 700 seat Yerba Buena Theater (same venue Apple uses for its product launches).

DreamForce 16

-Troy @ TLC


On 07 Oct, 2016
Personal
By : Troy Chollar
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