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3 Unique Ways to Celebrate Special Occasions using Slide Shows
These unique and creative ideas can be applied to birthdays or any other milestone occasion like graduations, weddings or anniversaries.
1) Bubble Speak - Ask everyone to write their favorite/funny memory or quality they most admire about the person. Presentation is key - it does not have the same impact if you just present a list. Add a colored background to each slide by drawing a box that covers the entire slide. Be sure to use different colors on each slide. Then draw a call out or speaker bubble (like the ones in the comics). Insert a 'comment' in each one of these bubbles. One bubble per slide. Change the size and positioning of each bubble. You can add appropriate music but it’s not necessary. You can have the person guess who said what.
2) List Mania - If it's a milestone birthday (30th, 50th etc) try to enlist to come up with 30 things that are special about the person - the funnier the better. List one on each slide or a couple on each slide and add appropriate photos or clip art. It makes it even better if you can get comments from people who are old friends and relatives who live elsewhere. A little finesse may be required in trying to get these contacts but it’s well worth it!
3) Crazy Lyrics - This requires some creativity but not a whole lot.Pick a song that has a catchy tune that sounds good without background music. Popular hits from the 50’s, 60's and 70's always work well. Search for the lyrics online unless you know them by heart. Then copy and paste them into a document and start editing. Start changing a word here or a sentence there but do NOT change the 'sound' of the last word or you'll screw up the rhyming. This is important so that people can still recognize the song. Copy and paste your lyrics into a slide. Create the title slide and write some credits to make it look more official! You can then search for the song on YouTube or Songza. If you are brave you can sing Acapella. Then play the song and show the slide show simultaneously (keep the volume low so people can hear the words) and sing away!
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