Here in our December template, we have designed a graphic which can be used for most subjects. It allows you to share your message, using the people, lines and spaces. Use the graphic as it is, or customise it, and the parts, to suit your needs. Below, is a very simple Prezi to explain a little…
We love role models. They show us what to do, they don’t just lecture. Prezi is a great tool if you know how to create and present messages already Here are some simple examples of Prezi well used. If you’re using the software or thinking of using it, this is how it is best done….
Let’s imagine what it is like to be Guy Kawasaki for a moment. He’s the captain of the ‘I once walked with Jesus’ team of global presentation and pitching gurus. His post Steve Jobs sidekicks are Garr Reynolds, Nancy Duarte and that other bloke whose name I can never remember. I’ve never seen any of…
We love to try all that’s new and useful in the world of presentations. We’re ‘early adopters’ here at The Message Business. We were one of the first to try, use and promote, Harvard Graphics in the late 80s, PowerPoint back in the 90’s, Keynote in the 00s and good old Prezi in the 2010s….
In a previous post, I asked why I had spent thousands of pounds to attend the Presentation summit 2015 in New Orleans. In this post I answer the question and lead in to a set of posts highlighting the best speakers, most interesting sessions and latest presentation technologies on offer. First the rhetorical question –…
It’s 3am New Orleans time. I’m wide awake in my room at the name hotel on Bourbon St, where I’ve chosen to be for the next 4 days at the Presentation Summit 2015. I spent 18 hours travelling here. I missed the most important game of rubgy there has been for years (I discovered on…
For those of you who haven’t heard of it yet, TED is a nonprofit organisation that is devoted to spreading ideas. The phenomenon that is TED relies on the world’s most inspired thinkers on subjects including science, business and global issues (and pretty much anything else you can think of) sharing their ideas in a short (18 minute…
You might laugh at this. I hope that you do. It’s a brilliant introduction to the importance of facial expression – in this case, the eyebrows, to a presenter. Stay with me, it’ll be worth it. In a previous post I shared some fascinating academic insight on the importance of facial expressiveness in being understood…
How often do you hear that a book has changed someone’s life? Chances are, it hasn’t. It will have been one particular section that made you stop in your tracks, and think… Or even just one little turn of phrase that resonated and remains with you long after you finished reading the book. A few…