But Cliff Atkinson, who runs a one-man, Los Angeles-based company called Sociable Media, wants to change all that. Atkinson published a book last year called “Beyond Bullet Points” about how to combat ...

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PowerPoint presentations can be a bit boring...okay, let's be honest here: mind-numbingly boring, okay? However, tech blogger Leisa Reichelt of Disambiguity came up with a way to give a more human ...

As a venture capitalist, I am asked to provide feedback on a fair number of PowerPoint and Keynote slide decks. I usually only have time to perform a cursory review. Even so, I find myself repeatedly ...

Nothing can revive a DOA PowerPoint presentation faster than animations. Applied judiciously, these motion effects can bring dynamism to your deck and make your message more powerful. Using the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Harvard instructor and bestselling author on leadership communication. Don’t blame PowerPoint for a boring presentation. The ...

Q: I often present to groups and have received feedback that my PowerPoint slides are dry (actually, the word “boring” was used). I agree but don’t know what to do to get more creative. —Philipp, 56, ...

Microsoft is working on an update for PowerPoint that will give users ever greater creative freedom when it comes to presentation design. According to new entries in the company’s product roadmap, ...