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Why
should I hire someone outside my company to do a presentation?
Can I do what you do by buying some other software?
How
is Talking Point different than someone in my Art department?
How
much should I expect to pay for a presentation?
What
should I look for when I'm evaluating presentation designers?
If
I choose Talking Point to design my presentation, what steps
do I take from my end and what is the work flow process?
Can
Talking Point help me with other details related to the presentation?
What
bells and whistles does Talking Point employ other than PowerPoint?
What's
the typical turnaround time?
What
are your "Terms & Conditions"?
Why
do I need someone outside my company to design a presentation?
The presentation landscape is laden with look-alike presentations
and it's important to have a distinctive-looking presentation
that gives you a visual advantage. Typically, most companies
aren't set up to have someone on staff that does presentations
and nothing but presentations so you have to factor in the
time you might be taking away from other projects and the
speed with which they could complete a similar-style presentation.
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Can't
I do what you do by buying some other software? Yes
you can. There's quite an array of software options that will
allow you to replicate much of what we do once you become
familiar with them. On average, our presentations utilize
about $2,000 of professional graphics software.
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What
makes Talking Point different than someone in my Art department?
Not much, really, except that we focus solely on presentations
and have in-depth experience working with this animated medium.
Generally, Art Departments with a strong print focus don't
fully take advantage of the multimedia dimension and may not
be as familiar with how the two intersect.
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How
much should I expect to pay for a presentation? Our
prices are based on a number of items: Number of slides, turnaround,
bells & whistles (i.e., video inserts or music), the complexity
and number of charts, etc. According to the "Pricing
& Ethical Guidelines" sourcebook, comparative fees
for "Business Presentations" vary from $120 to $300
per slide. On average, a Talking Point-designed presentation
costs anywhere from $40-$80 a slide frame.
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What
should I look for when I'm evaluating presentation designers?
Three things: Creativity/Style... experience... and the adaptability
of the presentation.
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Creativity/Style:
Are they giving you something completely custom? Can they
adapt the look and feel of your corporate culture into the
presentation design? Do they have a sense for design that
you think would instantly set you apart from the others?
Experience:
Are they presentation designers alone or is presentation design
something they do as just part of their offerings? How long
have they been involved in the medium? Have they created presentations
for similar industries or companies?
Adaptability
of the presentation: Can the presentation they create
be edited by you or your staff? Does it require special
software or plug-ins that you will have to buy or install?
Can it be run easily on most computers?
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If
I choose Talking Point to help me with my presentation, what
do I need to do from my end -- and what is your typical work
flow process? Send us any collateral
material whose look you'd like to reflect, plus your logo
in preferably an .ai (Illustrator) or .eps (postscript) format
and any photos you want included. If you want video inserted,
you can convert it on your end to a digital file (.avi) or
have us do the conversion. For a copy of our typical work
flow process, click here.
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Can Talking Point help me with other details related to the
presentation? Yes. Our services range from developing
content to being on-site to run your presentation. Please
refer to our "Services"
page for more...
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What bells and whistles does Talking Point employ other than
PowerPoint? Video, Flash, live web-linking and custom
music soundtracks are just some of the things we can add to
your presentation. Be sure to let us know if there's anything
special you'd like when you call.
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What's
the typical turnaround time? We pride ourselves on
meeting tight deadlines, but typically a project will take
about three weeks to complete. For those projects that need to
be completed sooner, we do charge an additional rush
fee.
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Terms
and Conditions? Please click here
if you plan on contracting us so you can review the terms
and conditions of our contract.
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Contact
us today about your next presentation: 1-502-456-9800 or toll-free
at 1-877-98point. E-mail us, too, if you like!
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