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The recipe for creating viral videos đ§âđł
Master PowerPointâs selection tool in 2 mins!
Hey hey! Last Thursday, I asked you which free Excel class youâd like to see next, and wowâletâs just say I have enough ideas to last me for years. đ The winner by a landslide was XLOOKUP and VLOOKUP, followed by VBA. BRB, going to hop directly into creating that class for you. đââď¸ Iâll let you know when registration dates are live!
PowerPoint Appreciation Post đŤś
In the 60 editions of The Workbook, Iâve only featured two or three PowerPoint tips. Today weâre changing thatâbecause being a PowerPoint pro instantly elevates your rĂŠsumĂŠ.
Letâs start with PowerPoint 101:Â The Selection Tool. Here it is in action:
Say you want to select all of the different objects on a page of your presentation.
Maybe you want to make them smaller, bigger, or delete them altogether. Sure, you could highlight, click, and drag everything, but thereâs a more ⨠seamless way ⨠to do this.
Under your Home Ribbon, click â Editing â Select â Select All.
Bonus: Use the Ctrl A shortcut for âSelect Allâ to be even more efficient!
Now imagine thereâs a specific shape you want to select. If your PowerPoint doesnât allow your cursor to click on that element, it can quickly switch from your BFF to your worst enemy.
The easy fix is to go to Editing â Select â Selection Pane. This will list out all the different objects of our particular slide on the right-hand side. From here, you can easily move, show, and hide each individual object. Thatâs it!
Do you want to learn more about PowerPoint?Or is there something else calling your name? |
The Recipe For Creating Viral Social Media Videos đł
âAm I hallucinating? This canât be real.â
One day in June 2020, I was sitting in my parentâs living room when I absent-mindedly grabbed my iPhone to open TikTok. Thatâs when I saw it: 177,000 notifications. 7,982 comments. 3.6 million views.
Iâd gone viral.Â
Fast-forward to today, and Iâve lost count of how many of my videos have exploded đ (yet the thrill never goes away!). The wildest part? The recipe for creating thumb-stopping videos isnât super complicated. Here are the three simple ingredients youâll need:
1) Creativity đ â Let your creativity spice things up. In fact, my first popular video was of me dancing to Ciaraâs âLevel Upâ to showcase the LEFT and FIND functions!
âWhat if Iâm not a creative person?â A quick reminder: Creativity is a skill, not a trait! That means you can train yourself to be creative by scheduling creative practices into your calendar. I give myself at least two hours a week to meditate and journal so I can empty my mind and clear it for new ideas.
2) Utility đ â Your video should have a purpose and solve a specific problem. However, utility doesnât have to be as straightforward as âmaster PowerPointâs selection toolâ (đ). It can also come in the form of inspiration and entertainment.
Bonus Tip:đĄCreate videos that are slightly on the faster side. This encourages the viewer to watch your video multiple times, boosting it through the algorithm!
3) Polarity âď¸ â Combine polar opposites to get peopleâs attention. When people think of âExcel,â itâs usually pretty boring and blah. But when I infused my videos with the polar opposite (fun, dancing, singing, etc), my content was different and got people to stop scrolling.
Lastly, the videos that perform (and feel!) the best are authentic to you. Try mixing up all your interests to create something uniqueâin my case, that was teaching, Excel, and dancing.
Most importantly, have fun with it, and donât be afraid of flops! After all, you canât become a good cook if you arenât willing to get dirty. đ§âđł
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Thanks for being here! I hope this lovely little quote will brighten your week. âď¸
âCome on, dance with me. The Earth is spinning. We canât just stand on it.âÂ
Stay Excelent,
Kat