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 Beyond Bullet Points: Using Microsoft˘î Office PowerPoint˘î 2007 to Create Presentations That Inform, Motivate, and Inspire $29.99 Beyond Bullet Points helped me to create my very first and very successful PowerPoint presentation before an audience of 80 people. Until I found the book, I was grasping at how to synthesize the vast amount of details that went into a complex two-year project I worked on. Beyond Bullet Points helped me to untangle my thinking into an organized, powerful presentation. I read and highlighted the book, downloaded the the storyboard form, and even took the webinar available from the Beyond Bullet Points web site to help refine the approach of my talk. It took several tries with the storyboard form before the presentation took shape. The layout of the form helped me realize just how little I could really fit in the alloted 30 minutes, which was very helpful. By viewing the presentation as a series of scenes and using the gray, graphically pleasing divider slides for transitions, I was able to lead my audience through the story of the project's development to a powerful conclusion. In addition to Beyond Bullet Points, I referred to the book Presentation Zen for inspiration for the look of several of the content slides. I received a lot of positive feedback verbally after the presentation, but it wasn't really necessary -- I could tell throughout that I had the audience in the palm of my hand. What a feeling! Thank you, Cliff!  Microsoft Powerpoint Home and Student 2007 $119.99 Bill Gates does it again when he does not allow a former or earlier version of his software programs to interface or 'communicate' with a newer version. He has done this multiple times. EXAMPLE: He created versions of MS Publisher that do not open previous work done with a different version. Why would anyone in their right mind want to create projects or designs with one version of Power Point and then thinking to upgrade (that one would think would have greater capabilities on your work)...instead to find that all your previous work is no longer viewable or workable on the new version? What a huge waste of time! Want a clue...go to Apple and a Mac. With the student versions available to buy at huge discounts on software, and good interface and not having to fight with VISTA junk, and no interface between version updates with the more creative software of Microsoft...all Gates has done is drive us all elsewhere with his insensitivity.  Cutting Edge PowerPoint 2007 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) $24.99 I was disappointed because in the introduction, the author states that he assumes throughout the book that the reader is already a user of powerpoint. So, its not written in a way that even gives the basics, which seems like a book for dummies should do. It's more like a intermediate book on powerpoint,and it may even be a good one.  Microsoft˘î Office PowerPoint˘î 2007 Step by Step (Step By Step (Microsoft)) $24.99 I was very happy to receive this product in less then a week. The company and the employee Jenna did a great job, and I look forward to working with them again in the future. |
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