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PowerPoint Extreme Makeover

Great tutorial! ...

Great tutorial! Thanks for putting in the time! I cannot believe how many people read off of their slides! I really like how you said exactly what I was thinking: like I'm some idiot that can't read the slide myself! :)

Thanks for the ...

Thanks for the tutorial! I got a few great ideas from it...

Eh, I disagree ...

Eh, I disagree with deelybob. I thought you had pretty good speaking skills.

i have to create a ...

i have to create a powerpoint presentation for class. not sure what to do it on yet but when i find out what i'm going to do it on,i know what not to do. thx. keep em' comin

If you have ...

If you have internet access, you can create a slide deck with something like Google Presentations. Another option is to download Open Office which is free and has a presentation application. I would suggest posting single screens for each event rather than a copy of a calendar. They likely wouldn't be able to read it anyway.

I am starting a job ...

I am starting a job on monday where they told me they create a calendar for the Residents (it's an Assisted Living Facility) -- so they can check the calendar and see what is going on on each day for the month. first they print it out on 11x17 paper and then they project it onto a flat screen on the wall so that all the Residents can go to the flat screen and look and see what is happening. I do not have PP on my computer and am trying to learn this from watching tutorials on YouTube. Help?

Its very good, full ...

Its very good, full of wonderful information.. but I think that if you got to the "point" and after 8mins.. omg.. I am sleepy.. I will make it through it because I think it will be worth it.. *Yawns*

Nice tutorial! ...

Nice tutorial! Should be required viewing for a powerpoint user.

thanks!

thanks!

Thanks so much for ...

Thanks so much for putting up this video. I have been teaching and now I know why my students can't last for over an hour. I got so much to improve now. Take care.

just wondering, how ...

just wondering, how did you become a powerpoint expert?

how did u get a 20 ...

how did u get a 20 minute video onto youtube? max 10 minutes right?

I used Camtasia ...

I used Camtasia Studio.

How did you make ...

How did you make this video? I want to put a video lecture together with a powerpoint presentation and put it out in various video formats. What software did you use? I really enjoyed your presentation.

Thanks deelybob, I ...

Thanks deelybob, I agree, I could have done better with the speaking portion. I created it in more of a hurry than I should have. I think I've gotten better at this but the "ums" and other speaking faux pas in this presentation could have been cleaned up. Even the content, while I think isn't quite as disjointed as you describe could have been tighter. I'm always learning.

Your video is an ...

Your video is an excellent example of how even a good PowerPoint presentation can't make up for speaking skills. I am not trying to be rude but I could not make it past 5 minutes because your speaking style wanders so much and is frankly rather boring. When talking about a specific idea you are to the point and very lively, but in between there are lots of "ums" and it doesn't seem that you actually thought out this presentation. Great slides aside, you are back to a deadly boring lecture.

Thank you for all ...

Thank you for all tips and warnings, it has been helpful for a person like myself as a beginner in Powerpoint usage.

Thats really great, ...

Thats really great, but one thing though... I dont think you can put extreme and powerpoint in the same sentence.

THANKS!

THANKS!

Great video. I ...

Great video. I disagree with the "no using templates" idea, as I make my own which is very minimal and basic so attention is kept. However, my school is full of students who just throw animation and sounds in their presentations EVERYWHERE. So I'm totally against animations and transitions. Thanks :D

Obviously this is a ...

Obviously this is a mash up of various people including Atkinson, Lessig and Godin. This is clearly stated at the end of the video. While I do not clearly list sources and perhaps I should have, there is little in the way of standardization in terms of attribution. Since 2006 I have become better at citing sources in this new age of copyright and mashups. Clearly it's within the bounds of acceptable use and I do attribute sources, albeit not in traditional formats.

I must ask where ...

I must ask where you got a lot of your information. It seems that your work on this presentation took a lot of liberties with other people's work. In particular, right at the very beginning I noticed a very significant parallel with "Five ways to reduce PowerPoint overload" by Cliff Atkinson and Richard E. Mayer. I'd love to see your bibliography, especially when it seems that you take images and ideas right from other people's work.

5 stars. excellent

5 stars. excellent

Thank you for ...

Thank you for taking the time to constructively point out why I have always made fun of powerpoint presentations!!!! I am a graduate student preparing to teach my first class next semester so your sound, well presented tutorial is very much appreciated. I am passing it along to my classmates so that we can all avoid those horrible pitfalls.

Good advice and ...

Good advice and great presentation buddy. You are doing the lord's work sir. KUTGW!