Using Microsoft Office to Be More Creative, Productive, and Better Present Your Best Self
Tips and Technology Helping Speakers Do More for Themselves
Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the ax.
Abraham Lincoln - US President, Lawyer, Politician | Orator
When I started Speak to Students, I had no idea what I needed to create or what to use to create it. But, as Plato said, "Necessity is the mother of invention", so I learned. Invest in yourself to learn to create your markeing, content, and more. Here are some of the programs and software I have come to depend on.
Create Your Own Professional Materials and Content
To be competitive, to stand out in the crowd, you have to have quality materials. Image is everything and words matter so your success depends in part on what you say and how it looks when you say it. You have many software options available to you to start and run your business, but here are some of the standard 'must haves' to be in the business of speaking.
Build YOUR Website
Thrive Suite Themes User Friendly Web Business Tools
Building a website, sales funnel, email list, scarcity campaign, online course... can be close to impossible if you have to cobble together all the pieces. That’s why we developed an ecosystem of conversion focused tools that all work seamlessly together to help you start and grow your online business.
Create Your Documents
Microsoft 365
Be Powerfully productive creating, connecting, and sharing content:
- Productivity Power wih ALL the classic Microsoft software including Word, PowerPoint, Pubisher, Excel, OneNote, Access, Outlook
- Create high-quality reports, essays, and presentations, marketing, contracts, and more with smart assistance features in Word, Excel & PowerPoint.
- Save up to 500,000 photos* & files with 1 TB of OneDrive cloud storage
(*assumes 2 MB file size). Share with 5 others
Create Content & Video Presentations
The Best All-In-One Screen Recorder & Video Editor
Camtasia makes it simple to record and create professional-looking videos on Windows and Mac. TechSmith also makes Snagit which lets you quickly capture your screen and camera, add additional context, and share images, GIFs, or videos across your preferred platforms.
Record Podcasts and Audio
Sony Audio Recording technology
SOUND FORGE Audio Studio
SOUND FORGE Audio Studio is the audio tool that lets you achieve professional quality recording, editing, restoration and mastering in one easily learnable interface.
Putting Your Presentation Together
Delivery
Design
Tools
Three Focus Areas for Speaker Entrepreneuers
Quotations for Speakers
Quotes are an important resource for speakers and presenters. With the right quote you build credibility and reinforce your point.
Speaking and Presenting
Making a good presentation is complex interation of Art and Scieince, Design and Delivery, Materials and Message, Tools and Tchniques, Verbal and Non-Verbal.
Tools of the Trade
Do More and Create More of your own professional material. Take control of your presentations, business, and marketing using common software smarter.