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The Social Life of PowerPoint Presentations (or why I really love SlideShare)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SlideShare is a social networking site that lets you share Powerpoint presentations. My wildest dream would be for many nonprofits to upload and share powerpoint presentation (and screencasts) and we could remix each other's work - it would save us time and help build knowledge. I've been using now for six months and I'm an addict.

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Visual Meeting Facilitation Workshop with David Sibbet

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

About a year ago, I came across David Sibbet’s book, “ Visual Meetings ” I have known of his work for years, but always thought graphic recording was for “real artists who can draw.’ Rachel, a virtuoso technologist and artist, used a drawing tablet and Sketchbook pro.

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No Sweat DIY Infographics

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

You don’t have to be the world’s best artist to create a respectable infographic to help you make sense of your data, but it does take a little consideration and small amount of inspiration. It doesn’t have to be that way.

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Faith Ringgold: 30 Years of Art-Making and Activism and Video Clip on Women Artists

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Click here to listen to a very brief interview Over the weekend, I attended the Technology in the Arts Conference in Pittsburgh where artist and activist Faith Ringgold was one of the keynote speakers. " I had a chance to do a quick video interview with her about her thoughts on women artists. They are brilliant!

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Free Webinar: Sharing Trainer's Social Media Bag of Tricks and Secrets

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I've been involved with teaching and learning technology for nonprofits since 1993 when I worked for the New York Foundation for the Arts' online network for artists, Arts Wire. Introduction to six different social media tools and techniques for a planning, delivering, and evaluating a training session.

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Presentation Zen Blog: A Resource Review

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

All the technique, training, and "PowerPoint" tricks are useless if the talk doesn't come from your gut, from your heart and soul. Then, I start to develop it in Powerpoint and I don't touch the templates at all. Spoken as a true artist he writes, "The right color can help persuade and motivate.

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What Video Style is Ideal for Your Hybrid Event?

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If you are hosting a hybrid conference, for example, work with a production team to film a video overlay, which continues to show the presenter even if the Powerpoint presentation is front and center. The scenes might not be in order and might look more artistic. Or allow remote participants multiple camera feeds to choose from.

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