Delays in Conversion?

Update: We've added new servers to expedite video conversion. Video conversion will be back to normal in next 3 to 5 days.

Some of you must have noticed a delay in conversion of your rehearsed or narrated PowerPoint presentations to video in the last couple of days. We’re having trouble with some of our conversion servers, due to which you are not able see the ‘Send to YouTube’ option or the iPod video icon.

We’re taking corrective measures and hopefully this issue will get fixed in the next few days. We appreciate your patience and co-operation.

Present Live Presented :-)

SiperEnergy has shared a nice video about Present Live on YouTube. We really appreciate the special efforts for this informative tutorial:

Following Presenters on authorSTREAM

Keeping you updated with all new uploaded presentations from the users you choose to follow, as well as the comments people make on them, is basically the function of the new authorSTREAM feature: Follow, Following.

Have you ever found such nice presentations on authorSTREAM that you just want to continue watching more and more from the same user? Do you already have some friends on authorSTREAM and want to interact directly with them through their PPTS? Or is it just that you have identified a user you admire because you always find that he/she is uploading nice Presentations? Well, as always, authorSTREAM has a solution for all your needs.

What benefits do you get with the Follow, Following feature?

*Select whether you want to follow a user in public or private.

*Receive notifications only when a user uploads new PPTS or a new comment has been made in any previous one.

*Start and stop following whenever you decide.

Login to authorSTREAM now and start following presenters you like on authorSTREAM, the natural extension of PowerPoint on the Web.


Uploaded on authorSTREAM by rmarsiglia

PPT Conversion Failure? It was a Technical Snag

There was a technical snag on our server somewhere between 21-22 November, due to which some of our users faced a "Conversion Failure" message. The issue has been resolved now. If you haven’t deleted your presentation then all your presentations will be available for view now. If your converted PPT is still not available for view then you can send us an email on support@authorstream.com.

We appreciate your patience.

Excellent Interactive Tutorial Presentation Sample

There are thousands of really talented authors uploading authentic ideas in presentations on authorSTREAM, but today we have found a really special one - a PPT about Shoes!

Indezine has made this really detailed PPT slideshow to demonstrate how complicated a pair of shoes can be :-) and yes, as complicated as 37 slides. But we guarantee that by the time you finish going through this interactive tutorial, you will have mastered all the various parts of a shoe and can confidently quiz your colleagues on it. Be sure to click on the shoes and links within - this is an interactive presentation:


Uploaded on authorSTREAM by indezine_powerpoint

Such presentations can be an excellent demonstration or interactive tutorial especially for kids, we sincerely hope to see more presentations like this on authorSTREAM. If you think your PPT is as good, please do let us know, we will surely feature it.

Stanley You

How to Create Rehearsed PowerPoint Presentations

Making rehearsed PowerPoint presentations

Any good performance needs a rehearsal. The same is applicable to technical performances as well. One such option is making rehearsed Power Point presentations. Anyone using PowerPoint knows that every slide needs a different timing. This can be achieved in a simple yet effective way called rehearsing the presentation.

When the presentation is rehearsed, the slide transition is automatic and timed by the creator. But while rehearsing a presentation, the creator has to keep in mind the average reading speed of viewers. The timing should be appropriate in the sense that it should not just flash past or move at a snail’s pace. Otherwise a rehearsed presentation is going to mar the effect of the presentation. It will be inefficacious in conveying the creator’s message.

So anyone desirous of using this neat tool, has to be mindful about its banes as well. Not that once you rehearse a presentation it cannot be re-done. You can re–do it any number of times, till you feel satisfied. But the end product has to be effectively portrayed. It would be best to display it using a rehearsed presentation.

Share your PPTs anywhere with authorSTREAM if rehearsed

Once your presentation is rehearsed you can get advanced sharing options on authorSTREAM. Consider this:

You have made a wonderful presentation that you wish to share with others. You would probably send it as a mail attachment. We know that it's a bandwidth-intensive process often resulting in errors both at the sender's end and the mail recipient's. Simply upload your presentation to authorSTREAM and share the link with your friends. Now rehearsing the presentation has an added benefit on authorSTREAM. The presentation is also converted to iPod compatible MP4 or M4V video formats. And for that you have to pay ........ NOTHING! So go right ahead and share anywhere with authorSTREAM. Check out this presentation on the HOWs and WHYs of making and uploading rehearsed presentations on authorSTREAM.

Now Easy Access to Your Favorite PPT Presentations

When cruising around authorSTREAM, you suddenly find a PPT you really like; what will you do? Bookmark the page? Share with your friends or embed it in your blog? Download the presentation as a PPT or video file for your iPod?

Now you have one more option - click the heart shaped icon, [See how] which reads "Add to your favorites" next to every presentation and you can easily access your favorite slideshows every time you sign in.

As we always say, simple is usable :-)

Stanley You