presentations

[http://www.durr.com/en/company/overview/] Here’s a company presentation I came across recently that, according to the filename as accessed above, seems to have been completed on 23 February earlier this year. It’s evidently fully sanctioned and publicly available. Unfortunately, I fear it would sit firmly

I was helping someone with a couple of slides the other day. In essence, they were a list of statements. Each one listed a fact, or the impact of that fact. This is probably the biggest reason why people switch off during presentations. The instant a new slide appears, people

Brian Conley could possibly do more corporate conference work in Britain than any other celebrity. His brand of family entertainment includes song, comedy and both game and chat show hosting. I’ve attended several such events and have strangely noticed how a star turn can flop. Brian Conley knows this

One of my friends passed on his secret personal presentation ethos to me. The central strand upon which everything hangs is that he must hit big red buttons. He makes sure that before his slot he has identified every single irritation that the prospect suffers. (He feels people either buy

This work is from presentation masters Duarte Design [http://vimeo.com/duartedesign]. My view is succinct. It takes a few minutes to truly get there. But when the meat arrives, it does so with a bang. Bam. If you present, you simply must watch it. [http://blog.duarte.com/] What

In the aftermath of yesterday’s UK Budget, here’s a neat piece of PR using photoshop-style trickery. [http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG8400728/How-to-make-the-budget-fashionable-Avoid-budget-fashion.html] It alters the traditional image of the Chancellor holding aloft his famous Red Box. In this case, instead “George Osborne shows off his

I get highly agitated when I see yet another bar or pie chart thrown my way during a presentation. Aren’t we all bored silly by them? Especially when the main point they attempt to make is often blurred to exclusion. So I keep a constant eye out for better,

[http://www.topgear.com/uk/] Worldwide phenomenon Top Gear has a regular feature in its show where they put “a star in a reasonably priced car”. It’s a highly popular slot and attracts people way above mere zed-list celebrity status. As evidenced by the latest series embryonic leader board.

For those sales presenters boasting a touch more technical expertise, here’s a brace of ideas for enlivening your next message. Choosing colours Colour scheme selection can be traumatic for the untrained. Even when we’re given a template from which to work, there are times when the standard white-and-whatever