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Harry's Powerpoint

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Tonight we worked on Harry's slide show. I showed him the basics of how to extract the photos from the camera, how to insert them into PowerPoint, and some basic instruction on PowerPoint. Now, all I initially showed him was how to insert a photo and how type in text and how to change the background colors.

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5 Tips For Making An Effective Presentation

Eric Jacobsen Blog

It's not enough to review your notecards and double-check your PowerPoint. You've done all the prep work and you know what you're talking about, so give yourself permission to adapt to changes in your presentation as they occur. You are not bound by slides. Your slides are there to support you, not vice versa.

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Guest Post: Maintaining a connection with pandemic-inactive volunteers

Twenty Hats

First, I introduce a staff member who speaks for 20 minutes about their work, how it has changed since the pandemic, and what they are learning. The last 15 minutes of the meeting are set aside for me to interact with the volunteers and update them on operational changes or news from other parts of the Smithsonian.

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Five Tips For Making A Presentation

Eric Jacobsen Blog

It's not enough to review your notecards and double-check your PowerPoint. You've done all the prep work and you know what you're talking about, so give yourself permission to adapt to changes in your presentation as they occur. You are not bound by slides. Your slides are there to support you, not vice versa.

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Finding The Best Board Retreat Facilitator – 9 Things To Look For

Kindful

Most importantly, board members should leave feeling motivated to make the changes necessary that will take your board to the next level of performance and impact so your mission can soar! No one wants to listen to a stoic facilitator pontificate behind a lectern reading lame PowerPoint slides.

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7 Tips on Asking for Donations — It’s Intimidating, We Get It [Updated]

NonProfit Hub

No presenter who just reads bullet points off a PowerPoint instead does it because they want their audience to eagerly contemplate running from the room. Reading a PowerPoint feels like an easy way to tell your audience all the info they want and be sure not to forget anything important. Stop Being Boring (It Isn’t Worth It).

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Mastering Social Networking as a Volunteer

Amy Sample Ward

The people you want to talk to are closely connected to the goal and if one changes, the other may react. Lastly, check out the various applications that LinkedIn integrates with – for example, you can pull in RSS feeds from your blog or the organization’s website, have your slide shows appear on your profile, and more.