Thank you for your hard work!

RESOURCES:  

If you have any PowerPoint questions please email me at joshua@1221.blue or visit joshuadavi.es. I can also be reached on LinkedIn. Is something you want to know missing below? Let me know and I will add it!

Our slides: https://www.slideshare.net/secret/ioFNSkVclSgxB0

Better PowerPoint Interaction: Socrative.com or polleverywhere.com (interactive polling) or Plickers: http://plickers.com/ or add ons from Microsoft.

Slide deck inspiration: http://noteandpoint.com/

Slide Doc templates & free book: http://www.duarte.com/slidedocs/

FANCY PPT demo slides: http://www.duarte.com/book/slideology/

Where I buy my slides templates from (10-20 USD, but come with hundreds of GREAT templates): https://graphicriver.net/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&term=powerpoint&as=1&type=c&category=presentation-templates&referrer=homepage

Better Image Sources:

Remember: always check for IP rights, and always follow company branding guidelines.

• freeimages.com
• compfight.com
• http://behold.cc/
• http://thenounproject.com/

Better Diagrams:

• http://flevy.com/powerpoint-plugin
• http://slideloot.com/
• Duarte Diagrammer: http://www.duarte.com/diagrammer/
• Chart Chooser: http://labs.juiceanalytics.com/chartchooser/index.html
• Slide Chooser: http://extremepresentation.typepad.com/blog/2015/01/announcing-the-slide-chooser.html
• https://www.officetimeline.com/

PowerPoint Tutorials: 

• http://www.skilledup.com/articles/40-powerpoint-tutorials-resources-take-decks-boring-big-time
• https://www.udemy.com/powerpoint2013/
• Slide Makeover videos: http://www.thinkoutsidetheslide.com/slide-makeover-videos/
• http://www.thinkoutsidetheslide.com/powerpoint-tutorials/

Suggested Books: A small sampling of our favorite books.

• Presentation Zen
• Made to Stick
• The Extreme Presentation Method
• Beyond Bullet Points
• The Secret Language of Leadership: How Leaders Inspire Action Through Narrative
• The Visual Display of Quantitative Information
• Resonate Online: http://resonate.duarte.com/
• Show Me the Numbers: Designing Tables and Graphs to Enlighten

Sentiment Analysis Tools (for analyzing audience):

• https://watson-pi-demo.mybluemix.net/ (best overall)
• https://www.crystalknows.com/ (LinkedIn based)
• http://tonecheck.com/ (good for self analysis of texts)

Advanced add on: http://www.presentationpro.com/active_presentation.aspx