Crafting a Clear Message
This is the second post in a series about presentations.
“Do only what is necessary to convey what is essential. Carefully eliminate elements that distract from the essential whole…. Clutter, bulk and erudition confuse perception…, whereas simplicity allows clear and direct attention.” −Richard Powell
In my last post, I mentioned the “elevator pitch” test, in which you practice speaking your presentation to a friend in 45 seconds. This important exercise forces you to boil down all your crazy, rambling ideas to the bare essentials.
Including too much information in a presentation is like underlining everything on a page. If everything is important, than nothing is important. If everything is a priority than nothing is a priority. You must be ruthless in your efforts to simplify, but not dumb down, the message to its absolute core. [1] Read more
Better (Online) Presentations in 5 Steps
The first in a series about online presentations. By Tim Hon. Posted Oct 7, 2010.
We’ve all been there − been forced to listen to a terrible presentation while day dreaming about killing the power to the entire building. For a generation, we’ve grown up with PowerPoint, and now, we have a generation of bad presentation-givers. Disagree? You might one of them; most of us are without knowing it. Seth Godin, a marketing and presentation guru, got so fed up he even compiled a book on it.
In an era of online presentations, making eye contact and reading your audience presents a large hurdle. It’s even more critical that the speakers’ delivery and visual aids work as a team. Read more
Vyew Keyboard Shortcuts (Hotkeys)
Increase your speed and productivity by using keyboard shortcuts. Where relevant, we have made an effort to make Vyew’s hotkeys consistent with hotkeys from other common applications such as Microsoft PowerPoint and Word.
| KEY COMBO | TOOL/COMMAND |
|---|---|
| When Typing using the Text Drawing Tool | |
| Shift-Enter | Stop editing |
| Ctrl-Enter | Stop editing |
| General Commands | |
| Ctrl-z | Undo |
| Ctrl-x | Cut |
| Ctrl-c | Copy |
| Ctrl-v | Paste |
| Ctrl-Shift-W | Delete current page |
| Ctrl-+ (PLUS) | Zoom in |
| Ctrl- - (MINUS) | Zoom out |
| Commands When an Object is Selected | |
| Delete | Delete selected object |
| ARROW KEYS | Nudge selected object |
| Shift-ARROW KEYS | Move selected object |
| Ctrl-UP | Bring selected object to front |
| Ctrl-DOWN | Send selected object to back |
| Page Navigation | |
| Ctrl-RIGHT | Next Page |
| Ctrl-LEFT | Prev Page |
| Ctrl-Shift-LEFT | First Page |
| Ctrl-Shift-RIGHT | Last Page |
Faster Support for Customers
Did you know? Paying Vyew Customers have priority email support?
Pay customer support emails are handled first. To take advantage of this you must submit your support emails through our website contact form. Read more
Vyew server-side API Released
Are you a developer? Vyew now has two types of API’s:
1. Client-side API = so you can build plugins in Adobe Flash that import into Vyew
2. Server-side API = If you have a webapp of your own, you can integrate it with Vyew to create Vyew meeting rooms, import content etc.
