TurningPoint and its sister applications will instantly enhance any presentation, but there are still some basic principles to keep in mind when creating your slideshow.

Start with an icebreaker. It may be the oldest trick in the book, but ask a silly or off-topic question so participants are familiar with the ResponseCard® keypads and how the [...]

Start with the basics. Before introducing audience response into your presentation, create a slideshow that is truly dynamic. Don’t clutter slides with too much data or imagery. Keep it simple, structured and significant. Make sure that your point is clear and supported by reasoning. Don’t plan on rattling off statistics to make your argument – [...]

If you have ever been a victim of “Death by PowerPoint” then you understand how poorly designed slideshows and monotonous lectures can cause symptoms of inattentiveness, boredom and fatigue. More serious cases can even induce bouts of full-blown narcolepsy. While PowerPoint, and other presentation tools like it, are extremely effective for relaying information, it [...]

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Louis Foreman is the executive producer of Bouncing Brain Productions, a Charlotte, North Carolina company that develops the television series, “Everyday Edisons” for PBS television. Currently in its second season, the show strives to educate and inspire the inventor in all of us. Louis says, “Everyone has a great idea. But most people do not [...]

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Equal Voice for America’s Families is a movement aimed at improving the lives of low income households nationwide. As a part of the renowned Marguerite Casey Foundation, Equal Voice organized approximately 60 town hall meetings over a six month period in order to address issues most important to poor and working families. From their discussions, [...]

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Common Ground Church Community in North Lima, Ohio is a recently established community of faith that seeks “to reach out to the next generation of believers.” For the last two years, Pastor Steve Fortenberry has led the charge to build the Common Ground Church Community.
Pastor Fortenberry, a graduate of Taylor University in Indiana and Louisville [...]

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Sarah Decker is the Knowledge Manager for Meeting Professionals International’s (MPI’s) World Education Congress, coordinating the logistics for the conference’s 131 educational sessions. It is Sarah’s responsibility to set-up, manage and assist each of the guest speakers as well as evaluate their sessions to ensure their presentations are appropriate and beneficial for conference attendees.
The World [...]

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InfoComm International® is the international trade association of the professional audiovisual and information communications industries. Established in 1939, InfoComm’s membership of over 3,600 companies and individuals includes manufacturers, systems integrators, dealers and distributors, independent consultants, programmers, rental and staging companies, end-users and multimedia professionals from more than 70 countries.
InfoComm International is the leading resource for [...]

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Darrell Shull is Vice President of Political Operations and the Executive Director of the Prosperity Project at BIPAC (Business Industry Political Action Committee), a 44-year-old political action committee based in Washington, D.C. Since he joined the organization in 1997, Darrell has been leading efforts to engage businesses and their employees to vote in elections, especially [...]

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The Colorado Springs Osteopathic Foundation coordinates a practice-based research network for residencies. The goal of the network is to promote the competency of professional development and to help residencies better deal with common clinical problems. Joel Dickerman is the Medical Director for the Foundation. He has won the Educator of the Year from Colorado Springs [...]