by John Quinn | Tue Apr 2024 | Presentation Training, Presentations
8 things you may not know you can do with PowerPoint Often maligned, PowerPoint has got some tricks you may not have considered… We’re so sick of hearing about ‘Death by PowerPoint’ Chances are you’re doing it wrong… or simply...
by John Quinn | Thu Jun 2020 | Presentation Training, Presentations
10 Amazing things you can do with PowerPoint Checkout our Top 10 PowerPoint features you may have overlooked The world has changed… So in a world of change, it’s time to try something new. Most computers have an amazing, underutilized program sitting on their...
by John Quinn | Thu May 2020 | Audience Engagement, Presentation Training, Presentations, Public Speaking
Being based in New Zealand we are one of the first countries to come out of the Covid19 disaster. Today folks went back to work and next week schools with restart albeit with distancing. Today the PM Jacinda announced that events can restart soon with a max of 100...
by John Quinn | Wed Apr 2020 | Online presentations, Presentations, Public Speaking
If you’ve always been presenting in person to a physical audience, you might wonder “What makes online presenting different?” With events and conferences getting postponed or even cancelled, and travel restrictions making it harder for your teams to make it to their...
by John Quinn | Fri Sep 2018 | Audience Engagement, Live Events, Presentations, Public Speaking
Silent disco presenting – The pros and cons On average I present about 100 times per year to groups. Mostly it’s the normal main screen and theatre style setup but yesterday in Auckland New Zealand I had a new experience! At The office & PA show I presented...
by John Quinn | Wed Aug 2018 | Audience Engagement, News, Presentation Training, Presentations, Public Speaking
ETF is New Zealand’s premier conference for the event industry – and the official conference of the New Zealand Event Association (NZEA). The conference promotes and encourages best practice by presenting and critiquing new ideas, events and initiatives,...
by John Quinn | Wed Aug 2018 | News, Presentation Training
Over 50 people attended a workshop focusing on the latest presentation technologies in Auckland. Each brought their own device and learned techniques such as: Replacing bulletpoints with infographics, Finding and manipulating images, Using video as a background,...
by John Quinn | Wed Aug 2018 | Live Events, News, Presentation Training, Presentations, Public Speaking
MEETINGS is New Zealand’s only national business tourism event for the conference, meetings, events, exhibition and travel incentive industry. MEETINGS is a highly regarded annual event that invites conference and event organisers to experience the very best of...
by John Quinn | Tue May 2018 | Presentations, Techtip
The option to insert 3D models into presentation slides is now available in the Office 365 Version of Microsoft PowerPoint! With the option of using 3D in Microsoft PowerPoint comes the ability to create depth without having to allude to it with 2D images. 2D flat...
by John Quinn | Wed Feb 2018 | Audience Engagement, Live Events, Presentation Training, Presentations, Public Speaking
Remember the basics of presentation preparation for your audience When preparing a presentation, we all remember to think about the basics: what you want to say, the data you need to back it up, any visuals that might help. But what about the people you’re presenting...