Free PowerPoint-Tastic Templates – #077: Main Stressed Points

Each week, the Fast Track Tools training company and the Cubicle Ninjas design firm work together to publish a template that makes it easier for you to communicate your ideas. This template will help you communicate points you want to emphasize. You have three circles to call out the high-level topics. Then, there is text to highlight certain words in orange to ensure they stand out prominently. Read more

Personal branding long before social media

Personal branding today is deeply rooted in how you present yourself online. But, a 40-year old brand known as Jimmy Buffett provides some lessons we could all learn about brand building. Read more

So, you wanna be a blogger?

Would you like to start your own blog or website? Are you worried about the commitment? Do you really have enough content to make it happen? Yes, you do. Does the technology scare you? It shouldn’t. Here a few tips and tricks to get you started. Read more

Free PowerPoint-Tastic Templates – #076: Streamlined Process

Each week, the Fast Track Tools training company and the Cubicle Ninjas design firm work together to publish a template that makes it easier for you to communicate your ideas. This week we bring you a template to help you communicate a process or streamlined work flow. Often, you need to help your audience understand why a process is better or more efficient that before. This will get the job done Read more

Free PowerPoint-Tastic Templates – #075: Checklist

Each week, the Fast Track Tools training company and the Cubicle Ninjas design firm work together to publish a template that makes it easier for you to communicate your ideas. This template will help you communicate items that must be highlights with a check mark. This could represent emphasis while proceeding through the list or could illustrate the items that are complete. Read more

The most successful business owners tell the best stories

The best trade-show on earth, well that’s what our group called this past weekend at the Savor the Central Coast wine event near Paso Robles California. It offered rows of booths to visit and everyone wanted you to like their product the best – similar to a trade-show. As easy as it was for each seller to give away wine, the best storytellers were the winners. Read more

How to be a great storyteller

Everyone needs to keep a collection of stories and interesting factoids and be ready for the moment it will help move listeners to action. A great storyteller never tells a story the same way twice. Instead, she sees what is unique in each storytelling experience and responds fully to what is demanded. Read more

Free PowerPoint-Tastic Templates – #074: Circular Concept

Each week, the Fast Track Tools training company and the Cubicle Ninjas design firm work together to publish a template that makes it easier for you to communicate your ideas. This template will help you communicate workflows or items that have a circular relationship; many process flows are not linear, but rather continue around and around. Read more

How to persuade an audience

If you believe you would benefit from techniques to make strong connections with your audience, to inspire and make important changes, you should be exploring the techniques shared by Nancy Duarte, who recently presented a webinar at UCLA entitled: That Resonates with Me! How to Persuade Any Audience. Read more

Free PowerPoint-Tastic Templates – #073: Brand Equity Pyramid

Each week, the Fast Track Tools training company and the Cubicle Ninjas design firm work together to publish a template that makes it easier for you to communicate your ideas. This template will help you communicate how you see your brand. This pyramid is organized such that you have to build up your brand with supporting facts to ensure your brand story is complete. Read more