Category Archives for "PowerPoint"
Can this PowerPoint be Saved?
In previous posts we’ve looked at using PowerPoint Templates for video and Leveraging PowerPoint Templates in Camtasia Studio. But what if you need to create the PowerPoint Design for your video from scratch? In this post I’m going to show you what I consider a typical, beginner PowerPoint slide and my opinion of what is wrong with […]
Continue readingNew Video Layouts Using PowerPoint SmartArt
One of the best things about creating video is how much fun you can have with design. If you are an artist wannabe, like me, you get the chance to be really creative without making a mess or spending any money on supplies. And I’m always looking for shortcuts make slides faster without losing creativity. […]
Continue readingSome Fresh Content Layouts to Spice Up Your Videos
We’ve all been there. You’ve learned enough about PowerPoint to create a decent set of slides for a video. You know how to format a nice gradient background and how to choose images. Maybe you know a thing or two about fonts. But after a while all your slides start to look alike. Some text […]
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How To Use PowerPoint Transitions as Animations
A LOT of folks work WAY too hard trying to get elements in their PowerPoint slide content to EXIT. Instead of adding a whole bunch of Exit Animations on a slide…try this little technique: Here is a link to get the Parentheses Open Template and Tutorial: ==> Parentheses Open Template Of course, this won’t always […]
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3D “Pop-out” PowerPoint Trick
Here’s a nifty little trick you can use to create a 3D “Pop-out” effect for pictures using PowerPoint. Super simple! In this tutorial, Lon Naylor will walk you through the steps and you’ll find a link to a sample template to play with below the video. NOTE: Sorry about the audio narration quality… it’s from […]
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PresenterMedia PowerPoint Integration Tool
There are some tools and resources I use when making Camtasia and PowerPoint videos that would simply CRUSH me productivity-wise if I didn’t have them. At the top of that list is PresenterMedia. I know…I talk about it all the time but in this 8 minute mini-webinar (taken from our new Career In Screencasting Course) […]
Continue readingSome Common Mistakes with your Visual Design
I was working with a coaching client the other day. We reviewed his first attempt at a training video. For this review, we focused on the video’s visual design. Overall, he did a great job, especially for someone just starting out. However, he made some mistakes that are common to many of the videos I […]
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Free PowerPoint Effects Template
Over the last year, I’ve had really great results and responses from my live presentations at seminars around the country. One of my favorite’s has been one called: “How To Create Your Very Own Killer Video In 45 Minutes!” In that presentation, I use a PowerPoint 2010 template with nice design and some “pre-built” animation […]
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