The Google Docs team has been hard at work on numerous aspects of the online office suite, and they're ready to unveil the new features to the public.
Speaker, Google's answer to Microsoft PowerPoint, received some new features this week, according to the Google Docs Blog. First is the addition of Speaker Notes, which allows the presenter to access chosen highlights of their presentation. These can either be printed out in advance, or you can pop them up on the screen to show off to your audience. You can also now embed videos from YouTube. This could be quite useful if you wish to beat the dead horse further and "Rickroll" a room full of people in the middle of a presentation.
The Docs Blog is also reporting that the offline access feature enabled through the Google Gears plugin has also been added for spreadsheets and presentations. Unfortunately these will be view-only for the time being, but it will at least allow you to show off your work wherever you need to go, and make presentation wherever you choose, regardless of whether you have an Internet connection at the ready.