Do It Yourself PowerPoint Presentations
PowerPoint Tools
If you are creating your own presentation using PowerPoint then you will find these tools to help you enhance your presentation quickly and easily.
PowerPoint Presentation Enhancers
www.pptools.comPowerPoint plug-ins and background images
http://www.crystalgraphics.com
Powerplugs image effects and transitions video backgrounds etc.
http://skp.mvps.org/
A site full of PowerPoint plug-in tools
Converters To Flash
We have tried many free and professional Flash converters and if you don't use animations some of them are fine. Unfortunately we have not found a free item that works properly with animations.
PowerConverter
PowerPoint to Flash converter, fla, executables or for online Flash. Easily the best we have tried. It works and we have no hesitation in recommending it. (AF)
http://www.presentationpro.com/power_converter.aspx
PPT2 Flash Pro
PowerPoint 2 Flash Professional. Good item, supports many animations.
http://www.sameshow.com
Multi Media Power
We remember 20% of what we hear and up to 80% of what we hear,see and do.
Reading Slides
If your presentation consists of you reading your slides, one, or both of you is redundant.
Seven
Know that audience attention peaks at around seven minutes and rises again near the end.
Base your Presentation around a genric Background and title slide. Certainly better than nothing. Get them here.
How to prepare and be calm. Overall stratergy. What to put in and what to leave out etc...
It can help to have some tools avaialbe to create some quick effects. A collection here.
cLinks to important sites all over the world. Learn here.