Because there’s always a little hint or tip that we’ve picked up along the way Don’t distribute handouts at the beginning or during your talk. People will read them rather than listen to you. Mention at the outset the handouts will be available after the talk so that the listeners don’t have to take notes….
The story is the thing, understand that you’ve got a strong message and everything else will follow. So many business presentations have little or poor story structure. Here’s a short post on the simplest structure for business presenters. Once you’ve got the gist of the three-act thinking, here are a few other ideas that will…
Hypnotists and comedians know that people hypnotise and amuse themselves. A hypnotist’s job is to get the subject to use her own imagination to ‘see’ that other possibilities exist. To see her walking into a room with confidence, getting the job, making the presentation. A comedian’s job is to get us to see the joke…
I know it’s not the thing, but the way you use the thing that’s really the most important thing (With me so far?) But sometimeas a thing comes along that makes you want to dance and sing with joy. Prezi is that thing. What is it? It’s just a presentation software package It’s very good value…
It sounds like a presentation trainer’s cliche, but it’s not. In business presentations, the story is the thing. There’s a skill and a structure to creating interesting and compelling narratives. A craft started in the verbal tradition by prehistoric man, developed by the ancient Greeks, sharpened by the French, the Italians, Spanish and British over…
1. Call the venue to specify how you’d like the room set up well before the event, confirm in writing after the discussion and expect that it won’t be done when you get there. 2. Arrange to show up early on the day to check out the room set-up and that all of the equipment…
I started flicking through the book and read a few parts of it and I was overtaken by an awful sense of dread. A light went out forever for me, and it’s all Cliff’s fault. Beyond Bullet Points (BBP) is a REALLY GOOD BOOK. In my mind, it was me who was going to write…
The first step towards real focus in your presentations is being ruthless at the construction stage of every speech. – 1. Simply, put less in and deliver just the essence of your thoughts in verbal form so that your absolutely key messages stand out. 2. The second step is to make more of your key…
Before the Presentation: Talk to the opinion formers Before you start to prepare anyhting, do a bit of research among your audience. Ask a few of the more inluential people for the 3 most important things they’d like to get out of the presentation you’re going to give them. How? Go and see them, ring…