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Power-Up Newsletter 06
It’s Tuesday and time to discover how to make your presentations pop✨ We look into the unconventional way Amazon tackles presentations by reviewing their 2023 Annual Shareholder Meeting. Get ready for your world of corporate communications to be rocked 🤯 In this edition: 💻 Presentation Breakdown: Amazon 2023 Annual Shareholder Meeting This week we analyse…
Set up your PowerPoint workspace like a pro
One of the quickest ways to generate an immediate increase in your PowerPoint efficiency is to set up your workspace. I have 2 changes that I apply whenever working on a new machine that I can’t live without. Let me show you how you can apply these to your set-up as well: Step 1: Show…
Power-Up Newsletter 05
It’s Tuesday and time to discover how to make your presentations pop✨ Investor presentations need a shake-up. They don’t exactly scream sexy and innovative. This month we’ll do a mini-series on how the biggest companies share results. In the spotlight today, we look at how Elon Musk shared the latest Tesla results at their Annual…
Next-level bullet point reveal used by big tech companies
You know something is good when it looks simple and natural when executed. Also, if both Google and Apple use it in their presentations, it’s another vote in the right direction 👍 I’m talking about this bullet point reveal: Let me show you how to build this for your PowerPoint presentations. How to: As simple…
Power-Up Newsletter 04
It’s Tuesday and time to discover how to make your presentations pop✨ Today we wrap up our mini-series on presentations from tech developer conferences. In the spotlight, today we analyse everyone’s favourite slide software maker… Microsoft 😉 Let’s go! In this edition: 🎓 Learn: 3 different ways to transform your image into a shape I…
3 different ways to transform your image into a shape
I know!?! You don’t have to be stuck with the default rectangular version that you copied into your slide. Here are 3 different ways to transform your picture into a shape. Find an image that you want to use and insert it into your slide. Now for the magic 🦄 Option 1: Picture Fill Option…
Power-Up Newsletter 03
It’s Tuesday and time to discover how to make your presentations pop✨ We continue our series on presentation secrets from big tech companies with this week’s focus on Google. Is there a formula for capturing that special ‘Googleyness’ in a presentation? Let’s find out! In this edition: 🎓 Learn: How to use Bento Layouts for…
Bento Layouts for cool summary slides
This grid style has a name! The tile-based layout made popular by Apple for their summary slides is known as Bento Layouts. These grids are great for summarising product features or key takeaways in a visual and easy-to-consume way. Even Google was spotted using them in the presentation that we’re unpacking later in this newsletter…
Power-Up Newsletter 02
It’s Tuesday and time to discover how to make your presentations pop✨ The crowd went wild this week because Apple brought the heat in their WWDC keynote. There is so much to unpack so let’s get into it! In this edition: 🎓 Learn: How to apply text effects just like Apple Among all the complex…
Apply Gradient Text fills
Among all the complex transitions and animations in the 2023 Apple WWDC keynote, it was the text effect that really caught my eye. It’s something that takes only a few clicks and adds a nice modern feel to your slides. Let me show you how to add this to your next presentation 👇 How to:…
