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\"Microsoft<\/a>A client recently sent over a PowerPoint presentation that they were using at an event and asked me to improve it for them.\u00a0 They had a fairly good understanding of PowerPoint and had created a great little basic presentation; however they wanted it to have more impact.\u00a0 With a little time and finesse, I was able to give them an upgraded version and enhance the viewer\u2019s experience.<\/p>\n

Whether you need to present graphics to an online webinar audience, at a face-to-face meeting, or you are using the presentation to create a video, I have learned through my experience both of viewing these PowerPoint\u2019s and in creating them for clients that there are a few things to keep in mind.<\/p>\n

First, your presentation needs to be engaging.\u00a0 Have you ever attended a webinar and were left wanting with what you were seeing?\u00a0 When that happens, your mind wanders, you are more likely to look away and soon your mind follows.\u00a0 Rather than grasping the material being presented, you might be wondering what you should make for dinner or how you could better be spending your time.<\/p>\n

An engaging presentation means much more than having bullet points on the screen that support the verbal content.\u00a0 Photographs, movement, slides that change frequently, color, and sound in a presentation can all engage the viewer and keep them actively engaged with the content.<\/p>\n

Second, when sharing your presentations after an event, you should share them as a video or PDF file, not as the original PowerPoint.\u00a0 This protects your presentation to be viewed as you intended it and not be easily altered by the recipient.\u00a0 Protect your hard work and investment by rolling it out to video so the following experiences are more within your intent and control. Viewers often want the slides to review the content later, and don\u2019t want to deal with video.\u00a0 It\u2019s great to provide the content, but send them the presentation in a PDF file so that you have added security features and control over the end results.<\/p>\n

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Third, your branding and contact information should be on each slide so the viewer is constantly reminded who you are and how to contact you.\u00a0Branding is important during the initial presentation but is paramount when you send out the slides as a PDF or by other means.\u00a0 You want any end user to be reminded who you are and how to contact you, even if they only print out one page of your presentation for safe keeping or future reference.\u00a0 Don\u2019t leave them wanting to know how to get back in touch with the person who provided such a great experience in the first place!<\/p>\n

These are just three of the things I do for clients when I create powerful PowerPoint presentations for their businesses.\u00a0 It\u2019s one thing to know how to use the software, and another to be able to use it effectively, efficiently, and in a way that increases engagement, brand awareness and protect my clients in the process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A client recently sent over a PowerPoint presentation that they were using at an event and asked me to improve it for them.\u00a0 They had a fairly good understanding of PowerPoint and had created a great little basic presentation; however they wanted it to have more impact.\u00a0 With a little time and finesse, I was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":1657,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[22,187],"tags":[38],"class_list":["post-606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-skills","category-work-thoughts","tag-powerpoint"],"yoast_head":"\nPowerPoint Presentations - Amy Hood<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/amyhood.biz\/site\/powerpoint-presentation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PowerPoint Presentations - Amy Hood\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A client recently sent over a PowerPoint presentation that they were using at an event and asked me to improve it for them.\u00a0 They had a fairly good understanding of PowerPoint and had created a great little basic presentation; 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