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• Presentation technology / Industry insights
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You can do some really cool things in Microsoft Office with just a few lines of Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) - from creating your own custom formula in Excel to correcting branded content in PowerPoint to merging address data for a mail campaign in Word. And sometimes you need to share that VBA solution with colleagues and clients, via the Internet. A change that Microsoft rolled out at the end of March 2022 tweaks the process required by Windows users to gain access to this active content.

• Sales presentations

Every slide in your sales presentation should earn its place by contributing to the story you’re telling and helping to persuade your prospect to change their behaviour. However, there are certain slides that are pure filler. It’s time to look at your sales presentation with a critical eye and get rid of slides that aren’t pulling their weight!

• PowerPoint design / PowerPoint productivity
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Two years after BrightSlide first hit the virtual shelves it has more to offer than ever. Here are the top 5 features we think you should know about. 

• Industry insights

In the agency world, it’s fair to say that PowerPoint design sits somewhere at the bottom of the pile. Working with a specialist presentation design company will generally deliver better results, with less effort, and typically at lower cost. So why do some companies still not use presentation agencies for slide design?

• PowerPoint design / PowerPoint productivity
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By applying some key principles of presentation design, you can make your PowerPoint design really standout and deliver both a more ‘popping’, but also more effective presentation.

• PowerPoint productivity / Presentation technology

Our comprehensive guide to password protecting PowerPoint files so your precious presentations stay just they you made them!

• Visual communication
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Saying that images are key tools for visual communication may seem obvious, but it’s all too easy to fall into the trap of using pretty pictures in a presentation simply because they’re pretty. Images can be so much more than decoration!

• Effective eLearning

The right partner will help to guide you through the eLearning creation and translation process. They will use their expertise to build the master version of the course in a way that means it can be easily translated, whilst still achieving all your learning objectives and keeping learners engaged.

• Sales presentations / Sales messaging / Visual communication
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Sales presentations are the cornerstone of many companies’ sales efforts, yet so often they aren’t given the time and attention they deserve. Thrown together at the last-minute, often your sales reps stand up in front of a sales presentation that's nothing more than a glorified page of notes. Read this article for everything you need to make the ultimate sales presentation.

• PowerPoint design / PowerPoint productivity
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Getting yourself a basic computer mouse is one of the quickest and most effective ways of revolutionising your presentation design. Think about it, no graphic designer in their right mind would work in their creative programs without wielding their mouse like a mighty sword