PRESENTS

Here’s

20
New Ways
To Up Your Presentation
Game In 2020
 Up your
game in

After years of sitting through bullet points,

headers and footers, and bloody boring
corporate templates, it's understandable
that most business professionals feel
unequipped to bring their presentations to
life in a meaningful and interesting way.

The lack of creativity and inspiration when

it comes to putting a presentation together
often leaves us defaulting to the ‘old’ way
of doing things.

As a result, what started as a great idea or

great content is let down by very average
presentations.

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It doesn’t have
to be this way…
I’ll be honest: I’m not the world’s biggest fan
of PowerPoint. But, what I am a fan of is how
our team uses it to create amazing
presentations for our clients.
When we create something new; bringing a
client’s ideas to life, it has a positive knock-
on effect to the impact of their delivery and
how their audience responds. It works and
it's refreshing.
One of the most common feedback we get
from happy clients is that we tried an
approach or showed a PowerPoint feature
they had not come across before - and that
it had a big impact on their presentation.
We work from a library of techniques,
features and fresh design approaches to
serve as inspiration for your future
presentation. It’s at this point that I’d like to
plant the seed of inspiration in you by sharing
some awesome and innovative things
happening in the presentation design world.
More is possible now than ever before.
By being aware of what’s possible and new
in the way we visually communicate; you’ll
absolutely nail your next presentation
and knock the socks off your audience.
Rakhi Ahamed
Creative Strategy Lead
In the last eight years, I’ve reviewed
thousands upon thousands of presentations.
I firmly believe that, with some dedication
and investment, upping your presentation
game can be a significant competitive
advantage for any firm or business. Think
about it: do you want a reputation as an
organisation or presenter who consistently
delivers amazing presentations? Or do you
want to be yet another company whose
presentation is forgotten five minutes after
it’s delivered?
In a crowded market, audiences have
precious little time to sort the wheat from
the chaff.
Make your business memorable.
For those looking to work towards
this goal, I hope this guide will help
you along your journey.
Kris Flegg Julia Lioe
Director Creative Team Lead
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PowerPoint Animation
Features Features

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Transitions Design
Features Styles

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Presentation Bonus +
Tools

A Note…
The concepts and ideas we are looking to share aren’t always
going to be show in full in a static document.

At the bottom of each page you’ll see a link.

Click on this and you’ll be taken to a video that will show more
detail of the what we are showing

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 PowerPoint
Features
Like it or not, PowerPoint

H E R E ’ S
is here to stay.
90% For a long time there was very little innovation in

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PowerPoint. Competitive pressure from presentation

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tech company Prezi and Google Slides have changed
of presentations are all that, forcing Microsoft to improve its offering.

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given in PowerPoint
and with Office 365, With the latest features, the honest truth is they're
it’s embedded into

T O
not too bad. But as these features receive very little
business. attention on launch, very few people are aware of

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them. Fewer are actively using them and almost no

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one is using them effectively.

Here are the five newest features that you should be

P R E S E N T A T I O N
aware of and looking to use

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3D Objects

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FRONT VIEW

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PowerPoint now supports simple
3D Objects.

And it’s awesome!

G A M E

With a 365 subscription you can now show

and move 3D files including .obj, .3mf and
.fbx natively in PPT. Create depth by
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combining #D object with animation and

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transitions. The result is simply stunning in

a way that we’ve never thought about for
presentations.

We’ve already started using this is client

projects and the response is amazing.
That’s why this is #1 for 2020.

ALTERNATE VIEW

Check out 3D Objects in action;

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Morph

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INITIAL SHAPE

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A new smooth transition that feels
more like video than slides.

Another new feature for 365 users is the

ability for objects to move between slides G A M E

as an animated transition. It’s sleek, easy

to use and allows presenters to show
content in a smooth, free flowing style
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rather than a clunky, static slide by slide

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format.

It opens up new options to explain

processes, complex ideas and diagrams in
a stunning way.

ALTERNATE SHAPE

Check out Morph in action;

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Section Zoom

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MENU SLIDE

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Prezi in PowerPoint?

Not exactly but it can achieve the same

effect.
G A M E
By creating sections, you can now generate
a master slide that acts as a clickable
agenda of topics.
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If you want a ‘master deck’ and be able to

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choose your content on the spot, or if you

have multiple presenters, this is an elegant
and easy to use solution that allows a new
freedom when using slides.

SECTION SLIDE

Check out Section Zoom in action;

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Embedded Fonts

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FONT EMBEDDED

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Business now have a choice beyond
plain old Arial and Calibri.

For the longest time, the fear of fonts not

working has meant beautiful brands have G A M E

used bland fonts and their presentations

look the same as everyone else.
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The ability to embed font files within FONT NOT EMBEDDED

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a PowerPoint for viewing and editing has

improved and is reliable. This means that
presentations can now be consistent with
other collateral and presentations can
better use typography for impact.

Check out Embedded Font Feature in action;

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Transitions
Features
When used well, transitions
break that stop-start feeling.
What audiences really enjoy about using Prezi is a move
away from the “click new slide, click new slide” monotony
of PowerPoint to a more dynamic, free-flowing style of
content presentation. Stories, ideas and content aren't
usually discreet, they don't stop and start in a slide, so
having the artificial stop- start of a deck is a barrier to
both the delivery and audience comprehension of any
presentation.

At a more superficial level they can also look pretty cool,

providing a real ‘wow’ factor, especially on large screens
when well-used transitions have a big impact.

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Push

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FIRST SLIDE

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Push transitions create a sense
of movement.

At times, slides may share a relationship

with each other. G A M E

Push transitions give you the ability to

move forward, go back, or up and down.
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It’s very simple but when used

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appropriately looks great and helps

connect content.

SEAMLESS EXPERIENCES

Check out Push Transitions in action;

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Parallax

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FIRST SLIDE

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Parallax transition involves the
background moving at a slower rate
than the foreground. G A M E

This creates an illusion of depth to

the slide, giving the content a
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3D effect or layered effect as you

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‘scroll’ to reveal content.

Words can’t describe how great this

can look, this is one video to
definitely check out!

PARALLAX PROCESS

Check out Parallax Transitions in action;

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Panorama

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FIRST SLIDE

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Panorama transition smoothly
moves across multiples slides as
one seemingly long slide. G A M E

This feeling of continuity also

creates of feeling of realism, depth
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and space. That you’re eye is not

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limited to the 16:9 from, there is

more to ‘explore’.

This is a cinematic technique that

can be used for your next
presentation – that will look
stunning!

SEAMLESS EXPERIENCES

Check out Panorama Transitions in action;

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Medley of Transitions

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FIRST SLIDE

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Break the pattern and use a
combination of transitions.
G A M E

You might have seen hyper-reel

videos where you see complex cuts
and transitions from frame to frame.
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It is punchy and powerful.

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You can now create a similar effect

by using a medley of transitions in
PowerPoint. Check it out and see!

COMBINED TRANSITIONS

Check out Medley of Transitions in action;

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Animations
Features
Great animations stop things feeling static,
make them look more interesting and add a
sense of liveliness.
When we mention animations to clients the first response is usually “no
way”. Which is a perfectly valid response if the animations that come to
mind are 20-year-old Word Art graphics, bouncy balls, spinning stuff and
way, way too many clicks.

Used well, animations increase engagement when things are up on the

mobile-first
screen for a long time. In a mobile first environment we utilise the best
of mobile UI/UX design and look to translate those into presentations.

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Micro Animations

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ANIMATED SLIDE

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Objects that won’t stay still

We’ve been experimenting with the G A M E

idea of small, continuous movement

of key visual content. Mostly for big
screens, this is a way of taking clean
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simple design and making more of

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an impact having objects hover,

switch position or interact.

It’s a gentle touch and is important

not to overdo but once done well,
looks stunning and keeps focus.

SUBTLE MOVEMENTS

Check out Micro Animations in action;

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GIFs Animations

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GIFS EMBEDDED SLIDE

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Gifs aren’t just for your
favorite memes.
G A M E

They are easy to make and are can

now be used in your presentation.
This bridges the gap between
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a static image and a video and as

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they are small file sizes, work

really well to bring content to life.
As Gifs can be looped to play
indefinitely, care needs to be taken
to make sure they are used well
and don’t become the new clip art.

LOOPING ANIMATIONS

Check out GIFs Animations in action;

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Interactive

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MENU SLIDE

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Create a sense of interactivity with
Trigger and Hover.
G A M E

We often take inspiration from UI

design for Presentation Design.
And we look to create a sense of
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interactivity with clicks and

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animation to emulate a website

format. It makes the slide feel less
like slide and more like an
engaging interface.

And gives the presenter freedom

to navigate a conversational
presentation
INTERACTVE PRESENTATIONS

Check out Interactive Animations in action;

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Video Background

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VIDEO EMBEDDED SLIDE

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Using a looping video as
a background rather than
a static image. G A M E

We love movement and one way to

get your audience’s attention from
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VIDEO PLAYS IN THE BACKGROUND

the get go is a video background.
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Especially for the opening slide;

which you can play on loop as you
audience comes into the room and
see this on the screen.

Create a sense of intrigue and

anticipation from your audience
before you even start your
presentation.

Check out Video Background in action;

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Design
Styles
Ideas, products and services
need great design.
The packaging of ideas is important as it
influences how we understand, relate to and
process those ideas.

Great design also signals to your audience that

you’re relevant and ahead of the curve. It
shows that you care about what you’re
presenting,
and have put in the time and effort to
make sure your presentation is engaging.

These are some of our own design ideas that

we've been using in projects:

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Video in Device

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VIDEO IN DEVICES

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Making videos fit neatly into an
overall design.
G A M E

Not all videos are shown in full

screen.
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VIDEO NOT IN DEVICE

At times presenters might want to
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show a scrolling video of a website

or an article.

Using a device is a natural prompt

that it a video is to be shown and
allows the presenter greater
control.

Check out Video in Device in action;

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Remove Background

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WITHOUT BACKGROUND

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This PowerPoint feature allows you
to remove backgrounds from images
G A M E

Most Business presenters are better

at delivery than they are at
Photoshop. Now there’s a handy
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WITH BACKGROUND
PowerPoint function to make image
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editing easier.

If you have a logo that has the

pesky white background that looks
like an awkward box on top of
images this is a simple way to
remove the background and blend in
images on images well.

Check out Remove Background in action;

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Masking

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INITIAL SLIDES

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Give your audience the element of
surprise.
G A M E

Instead of showing everything at

once, it is best to build the
momentum. By masking or layering
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the content, you can take your

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audience on a journey. Be it to show

a before and after or a compare and
contrast. It takes the audience on
an emotional ride from OH to WOW!

MASKING PROCESS

Check out Masking in action;

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Crop Image

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CROPPED IMAGES

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P R E S E N T A T I O N
Cropping images seems obvious but
not used as well as it should!
G A M E

Rather than cropping images to fit

the slide, take a look at the
interesting shapes that you can
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FULL IMAGES
crop your images to; trapezium,
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round rectangle and of course

circles!

Now there’s no need to stretch a

picture just fill up a slide.

Check out Cropped Image in action;

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Presentation
Tools
Things to add to
the toolkit
What audiences really enjoy
about using Prezi is a move
away from the “click new
slide, click new slide”
monotony of PowerPoint to a
more dynamic, free-flowing
style of content presentation.
Stories, ideas and content
aren't usually discreet, they
don't stop and start in a slide,
so having the artificial stop-
start of a deck is a barrier to
both the delivery and audience
comprehension of any
presentation.

At a more superficial level

they can also look pretty cool,
providing a real ‘wow’ factor,
especially on large screens
when well-used transitions
have a big impact.

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Prezi Video

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Prezi released an AR based presentation tool – Prezi Video
G A M E

It can be hard to create engaging Webinars and video content. It usually

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means looking at either at the presenter or their presentation in

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isolation. Prezi video is a brand new tool that allows you to show you're
content as you present to it – all on the one screen.

Check out our award winning Prezi video to see what this new format
looks like! And try it for free with a 14 day trial.

VIDEO LINK >

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Sli.do

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Forget the Question slide and the awkward silence.
G A M E

Maximise engagement with live polling.

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Live polling is a becoming the new Q&A for large presentation

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audiences. What has kept businesses away from using it was a fear
of a technology fail. We don’t there’s a better tool more reliable tool
than Sli.do – it’s simple, easy to use and we’ve had great feedback
from clients who’ve used it .

WEBSITE LINK >

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Logitech Clicker

LOGITECH Spotlight
Presentation Remote Slate

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LOGITECH R500 Laser
Presentation Remote Black

P R E S E N T A T I O N
Smoother delivery with the right tool.
G A M E

We don’t about the ‘clicker’ that we use to present as something

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important. But how many times have you see an awkward technology
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fail when the presenter clicks the wrong button or doesn’t know how
to use it.

Logitech have made some great products; and they’re become the
our ‘clicker’ of choice because of it’s smooth functionally, ergonomic
design and reliability. The R500 Is my favourite as it’s simple and
feels great in the hand. A step up from that is the Spotlight, it’s the
new gold standard. Our simple advice is that if you don’t have one of
these, go and buy one today.

STORE LINK >

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Video Brochures

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A stylish way to create an impact

Although they’ve been around for a while, recently we’ve had a spike G A M E
in interest from clients interested in using video brochures.

You can send a link or a USB but when it really matters, a custom
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video brochure can be used to deliver interactive video with sound.

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They look great, can be branded and suit all kinds of content. That
could be a video introduction, narration of a presentation or a
montage of an event.

The great news is that they aren’t expensive as you think. The team
at Razor Video Brochures are leading the way, if you’ve got
something special coming up, check out their examples

WESBITE LINK >

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Bonus!
Wait there’s more…

Here’s 3 more cool tools

that we’ve found and
will be using in 2020

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Loom

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Create videos with ease.
G A M E

A problem with sharing videos have been software and file

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size related. Loom solves that with a beautiful easy to use

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solution – record your screen along with yourself to

communicate feedback, updates and just about anything!

We’ve been using loom over the last year for Proposals and
updates. We think it’s a great tool for businesses to try.

APP LINK >

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Otter

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Ai powered dictation.
G A M E

Some of the greatest thinkers created their best ideas whilst

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moving. If you’re preparing for a presentation or just trying to

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get something out of your head, Otter has a remarkable

accuracy of picking words and converting it into text.

You also also using this for meetings, updates, and

brainstorming. Up to 600 mins free and you’ll have fun using it!

APP LINK >

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Snappr

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Great presentations use great, authentic images.
G A M E

Often clients think that stock photos are their only option, as it’s too
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expensive to get their own photos. Snappr is a platform that allows

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you to connect and book a local and affordable photographer.

It’s easy to use, quick simple process. The team photos that you see at
the beginning of this document are thanks to Snappr. Use the code
82KFZekT to get $20 off your first shoot!

SITE LINK >

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