Even with time-saving videoconference software, meetings still eat up hours. Here’s a handful of tips to make your online meetings more productive — and more enjoyable. Read more
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Designing Your Presentation: How to Choose Colors
What’s your favorite color? That’s a dangerous question when it’s time to choose colors for your presentation design. Red may give you warm-and-fuzzy feelings because you once got a red fire truck for Christmas. But it may be the wrong choice for your audience. Read more
Presentation Design: The Battle Against Boring
Does your presentations design look sleek and trendy or bland and boring? Does it have flair and pizzazz, or is it flat and puny? Great design requires talent and experience. But there are guidelines that can help even a design novice create better presentation designs. Read more
What Shaving Cream Can Teach You About Text Fonts
Today we return to the 1930s to learn about a clever technique that made a company famous. Their method involved presenting advertisements in a series of 4-6 short, sequential messages. Sound like a slide show? Not quite. Let me explain. Read more
Presentations that Enhance Your Brand
Have you ever attended a lame presentation? You know the kind I mean. The presenter limps from slide to slide, and the audience can hardly wait for it to end. If it’s an in-person presentation, the audience may be reluctant to walk out. But online . . . . one click and they’re gone. A presentation should reinforce your brand — and you may need a little help from your friends. So let’s chat about that inside. Read more
3 Webinar-Killing Mistakes — And How to Fix Them
What’s the first word that comes to mind when I say Powerpoint? If you’re like most people, the very word makes your eyes glaze over. Then your chin drops toward your chest. Soon you’re making a sound cartoonists illustrate with z-z-z-z-z. Boring! It’s time for a change. Does that mean you should toss Powerpoint out the nearest window? Here’s a less-drastic solution . . . Read more
Eye-Flirting: Ultimate Videoconferencing Guide ;)
Do you eye flirt? Oh yes you do . . . you can’t fool me. What does eye flirting have to do with business? Surprisingly, business is a highly social activity. Now I’m not saying that you should get overly personal in your business relationships. It’s just that . . . well, come on inside, let’s have a chat about this interesting subject. Read more
5 Creative Concepts for Connecting Classrooms
The school years are a time for young people to develop skills for life, a time to expand their horizons and learn about the world outside their classroom, community and country. Textbooks are a must. But just imagine the doors you could unlock using videoconferencing. Too tough? Let’s find out . . . Read more
How Much Do Your Webinar Attendees Remember?
Lately, business trainers and traditional educators have embraced online learning because of ease and convenience. But teaching is tougher than it looks — just ask any schoolteacher. Why? too often, learners forget what you taught, so you’ve wasted your time and theirs. Today you’re going to learn a term you probably never heard of. And it may unlock some of the mysteries of learning. Let’s dive in . . . Read more
New ClickMeeting Plug-in for Microsoft Outlook
We do everything possible to make ClickMeeting easy. But even that’s not enough for us. We want it to be convenient too. So we took the world’s most widely-used email program — good ol’ Microsoft Outlook — and developed a “killer plug-in” that lets you . . . well, we’ve got a lot to tell you, so let’s get to it! Read more