PPT - Powerful Presentation Techniques

Twitter more fully integrated into PPT - Powerful Presentation Techiques

I haven't been posting to this blog as frequently as I like due to spending more time with Twitter.  I've found that Twitter allows me to quickly share articles and resources that I've come across without spending quite as much time writing and researching for a more thoughtful post here on my Typepad blog. 

I've moved the Twitter feed up to a more prominent location on this blog so that you can see some of the topics that I'm covering there.  I've also updated the footer on this blog to allow for you to re-tweet a post that you find interesting.  Typepad has integrated this widget into their footer options making it far easier to have a default footer that allows re-tweeting via Twitter.

I'll be developing a couple more in depth postings to share with you here on PPT over the next couple of weeks.  I'm also busy updating the PPT-Powerful Presentation Techniques Reference Guide eliminating inactive links and adding new resources and links that you might find interesting.

Remember that you can follow me on Twitter:

• thepptchef for PowerPoint and Presentation Skills postings
• thewebchef for e-business, marketing, social media and communications nuggets

Paul J. Gibler

PPT - Powerful Presentation Techniques Resource Guide Rev 10 Released

I've updated the PPT - Powerful Presentation Techniques Resource Guide listing to include several new books, blogs, web sites and article links that I've come across or that have been submitted to me.  The Resource Guide is now in its 10th version.  You can download and share the Guide -  Download PPT-PowerfulPresentationTechniquesResourceGuideRev10

If you have additions or changes that should be made to the listing, please send me an e-mail.  

If I can be of any help in assessing your team's current level of presentation or PowerPoint skills or assist you with your training needs, please let me know.

Paul J Gibler. MBA
the Web Chef
ConnectingDots
pgibler@connectingdots.com
(608) 255 4092

On the Air - "In Business With Jody & Joan", 12.8.08, 6 - 7:00 PM

I've been invited for my fifth interview by Jody Glynn Patrick and Joan Gillman for their show "In Business with Jody and Joan" on Madison, WI-based radio station WTDY 1670 AM from 6:00 - 7:00 pm.  The show will provide an informal look at some of the evolving changes being created by the Internet. You can listen to the show on the radio or hear the podcast of the show here after the 8th of December.

Paul Gibler
the Web Chef

Just Released! Updated PPT - Powerful Presentation Techniques Resource Listing (REV 9)

I've updated the PPT - Powerful Presentation Techniques Resource Listing to include several new books, web sites and article links that I've come across or have been submitted to me.  I went through and re-verified all of the links, eliminating those that were no longer active, appropriate or relevant to the guide.  The Resource Listing is now in its ninth revision.  Download PPT-PowerfulPresentationTechniquesResourceGuideRev9

If you have additions or changes that should be made to the listing, please send me an e-mail. 

If I can be of any help in assessing your team's current level of presentation or PowerPoint skills or assist you with your training needs, please let me know.

Paul Gibler
(608) 255 4092

Presentations I'll be Doing...

I've got a few presentations scheduled for the next couple of months, some PowerPoint related and others looking at e-business and technology.  Among the presentations currently scheduled:

• Wisconsin Leadership Seminars (a program for high performing high school sophmores)
  Topic: "Generation Immediate" trials and tribulations of the millenials.
• National Conference on University Conference Centers 
  Topic: "Buzz Networks - conference engagement through social computing"
• Magna Publications
  Topic: "Do's, Don'ts and Duhs - Classroom PowerPoint Tips and Techniques"
• CuSchools
  Topic: "25 Great Marketing Ideas for Your Credit Union"

Looking for a speaker or trainer?  Please contact me for one of my standard or custom presentations on a broad range of marketing and communications topics.

Paul Gibler
the Web Chef

PPT - Powerful Presentation Techniques Service Offerings

ConnectingDots, Principal Consultant Paul Gibler offers your organization a range of services to improve presentation development, delivery or overall management.  Among the services that are offered are the following:

• Professional Development - presentation and/or PowerPoint skills coaching or training
• Presentation Strategy Assessment & Development - evaluation of presentation templates, slide databases, slide preparation tools, photo libraries and other slide assets.
• Presentation Delivery Assessment - evaluation of individual presenter delivery
• Presentation Guideline Development - creation or enhancement of guidelines for internal and external presenters
• Presentation Skills Keynotes - online or live presentations on best practices in presentation skills or the effective use of PowerPoint.

These services can be customized to meet your organization's needs.  Please review the service offerings description (Download PPT-PowerfulPresentationTechniquesDescriptionRev2.pdf) and contact Paul Gibler for further information.

NJ Governor needs some PPT help

The New York Times reported earlier this week:

"...Governor Jon S. Corzine, relying on a PowerPoint slide show several fonts too small..." "Al Gore he was not.  Sometimes it was hard to see the charts because the words and figures were too small.  Sometimes he blocked the view." 

Given the picture they showed of the Governor pointing to one of his busy slides, it is clear he needs some help. 

If you or your organization would like to avoid the governors problems, give me a call (608) 255 4092 or drop me a line for help with improving your presentation strategy through PowerPoint and Presentation skills assessments and training or through help in developing your presentation assets strategy.   

Paul Gibler

UPDATED - PowerPoint & Presentation Resource Listing (REV 7)

I've updated the PPT - Powerful Presentation Techniques Resource Listing to include several new books, web sites and article links that I've come across or have been submitted to me.  The Resource Listing is now in its seventh revision. 
Download PPT-PowerfulPresentationTechniquesResourceGuideRev7.pdf

If you have additions or changes that should be made to the listing, please send me an e-mail. 

If I can be of any help in assessing your team's current level of presentation or PowerPoint skills or assist you with your training needs, please let me know.

Paul Gibler
(608) 255 4092

78 Public Speaking related Blogs

Andrew Dlugan at Six Minutes has put together a list with brief descriptions and general categorization of 78 speaking related blogs including this one.  For content die hards, you can conveniently subscibe to all 78 of them at once.

Upcoming Presentation - Enhancing Your PowerPoint Presentations

I'll be conducting a web seminar for Magna Publications early next year.  The web seminar is part of a series of live and online presentations that Magna offers to the higher education market.  My seminar "Enhancing Your PowerPoint Presentations" would be of interest to faculty in higher education that are looking for tips and techniques to bring their presentations from boring to engaging using PowerPoint. 

You can hear a preview audio clip of the presentation (Download magna_ppt_presentation_preview_clip.mp3 ).  If you are interested in this specific web seminar, please contact Magna Publications for further details and pricing information.

If you'd like to talk to me about your organization's presentation training needs using web seminars or other live training sessions, please give me a call in the United States at 608 255 4092 or via e-mail.

I'm also available for keynotes on presentation skills and PowerPoint, executive coaching on presentation skills and for reviewing your current PowerPoint strategies for internal and external audiences.

Paul J Gibler