Needed: your tree related power point!

familytree

familytree

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Haddonfield, nj
Okay folks here's the deal. I've recently purchased an Ipad to help out with my sales.

My plans. To scan in my work order sheet so that I can do paperless estimates via email. Also, I am trying to collect as many tree related power point presentations as I can so that I can use them to explain certain aspect of tree care to my customers. Basically, I don't want to work hard by making my own "why shouldn't you top trees" power point and I'm looking to mooch off of you people.

Feel free to pm me and I'll give you my email account. I promise that if you give me your well thought out and out together power point I will give you no credit what so ever and I'll probably tell people that I did it. (that was meant as a joke)
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if you have the energy, steal from gilman's site.

ISA also has several for free.

how could we email you a ppt?

yours is one of the least thought-out posts ever. did ezphloem knock ALL your brains out?

if u r the future of comedy here, this will be one sad site.
 
Maybe this would be a great project for us all to contribute to AND beneifit from? I'd be glad to get the ball rolling by sharing an outline I put together last week. The intention is to make an iphone presentation to do exactly what familytree is talking about, but also to give traditional presentations to neighborhood groups. Using the iPad is a WAY better idea. So, familytree, thanks alot for the $600 you just cost me. Geesh!

Here's what I have so far. It's just a start...


Basic Tree Care for Homeowners

Why do we want trees
-Shade
-Reduce cooling costs
-Increase property value
-Beauty
-Food
-Screening & Privacy!!!
-Sound Reduction
-Air Cleaning (Filters particulate matter)
-Maintain nature in the city, create habitat
-Increase safety
-Slower drivers
-Less Crime

Scary things to look for
-Wrong Tree in the Wrong place
--Big trees under power lines
--Branches too close to house, sidewalks, roads
-Dead trees
--How do you tell dead for alive
---look for buds
---bend-test for dryness
-How’d it die? Don’t repeat your mistakes
-Codominant stems, the arboreal time bomb!
-Widow Makers

What not to do
-No topping, no topping, no topping!
-Don’t let your gardener trim your trees

Plant properly
What you should do
-Start at the bottom
--Get rid of the grass
--Do you have a root flare
--Mulch has many benefits
-How do you water?
-Junk in the trunk
--Pull stakes after 6-12 months
--Use wide straps to prevent trunk damage
--No nails or staples, please!

Pruning
-The 4 Ds
--Dead/Dying
--Diseased
--Damaged
--Derranged
-think “tomorrow’s structure” (tree time isn’t people time)
-Pruning cycle
-Young trees need structural pruning maybe once a year
-Teenage trees, every 5 or so years

Conclusion
Trees are resilient, but they can’t fend for themselves. Protect them with knowledge.
Resources
nick@treecarela.com
www.treesaregood.com
Google: Ed Gilman
 
Again- this is something I just slapped together in about 20 minutes. It could stand a ton of refinement (couldn't we all?).

Make suggestions. If they are good, I'll update the original post. I could see this being something many of us can use.

love
nick
 
hey ft you know i was just messin right?

ISA members and cert holders don't need to reinvent the sail; they got 8 ready to go:

Public Education & Outreach

PowerPoint® Presentations

ISA is proud to offer public education and outreach presentations as a benefit to ISA members and ISA Certification credential holders. This online library is designed to provide 24-hour access to high-quality PowerPoint® slide presentations on a variety of educational topics.

The presentations located here are intended as a valuable resource for those arborists and tree care professionals who are asked to speak or would like to provide presentations that advance ISA’s mission to promote the professional practice of arboriculture and foster a greater public awareness of the benefits of trees. These presentations can be used to teach basic principles in tree planting and care to school classes, garden clubs, and other community groups.

The PowerPoint® files in ISA’s online library may be downloaded to your computer and edited as required to meet your specific needs.
It’s important to note:

* You should already have some professional knowledge of the area you are presenting in order to accurately communicate the information and provide correct answers to technical questions that may result from your presentation.
* You must be an ISA member or ISA Certification credential holder to log-in and download the presentations. If you need help logging in, please call 888.ISA.TREE (888.472.8733) for toll free assistance.
 
For a second there, I thought Guy was the future of comedy here on TreeBuzz.

Seriously, though, ISA has a ton of resources. No need to reinvent the wheel.

-Tom
 
Don't use powerpoint now that you have a Mac! Use Keynote and your presentations will look way better and have more features to use, not to mention be easier to assemble.
Just start grabbing pictures of the internet, site where you got'em. Or use the ones sent to you. Keynote is very easy to use.
Good luck!
 
Sohner.

The power point converts right away on my ipad into a keynote app. It's frigging awesome. I have a few so far that are absolutely beautiful when viewed through my ipad.

I've restructured my sales pitch a little over the weekend to incorporate two- one min presentations. I'll be putting them to the test tomorrow.

One another note. I have yet to convert my current work orders over to the ipad so that I can stop wasting so much paper and use email. I'm still looking through all of the apps available but I have a feeling I'll be using keynote to make a temporary template.

The photos also look amazing. A few before and after shots of previous work for both removals and pruning. This is really going to be a valuable tool for my company
 
There are apps out there that build a invoice for you and then you can do whatever your heart pleases with them. I've dreamt of having the system your talking about and then sending the invoice back to my truck with a bluetooth printer while also emailing a copy to the customer and back to the office. Look through the apps closely, there are some free ones to try out.
What your doing sounds professional, efficient, and sweet!
 
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mine. Ry can't attach a file in an email let alone use an ipad (that's not a joke, that's fact)

not many people are worried about saving paper but consider this. Imagine only spending half, or even a fourth of the amount of money on work orders every year. It adds up. Now imagine how many trees you may potentially save.

It's all part of my attempt to be as environmentally responsible as possible.

If you're interested cam I'll give you a tour if you haven't already messed around with one.

Aspen. Do you know any app names I can search?
 
It seems like it would be a good idea to purchase files from arborists.

Not many that I know of give away free consulting work.

Unless we are just talking about generic USDA files or something that are public domain.

I wouldn't want to take any of Gilman's without permission either. Unless he offered them for free.
 
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I wouldn't want to take any of Gilman's without permission either. Unless he offered them for free.

[/ QUOTE ]That is exactly what he does. Just attribute properly, of course. and if changes are made it might be interesting to pass on what and why. I think the site manager can tell when they are downloaded so yes they are public domain.

And the ISA ppts are free to members and cert holders.
 
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