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Alternative Slide Ideas From A Green Presentation

I helped a marketing expert fine tune a presentation recently. The pitch sought to build on sustainability issues. Leaving aside the structural and strategic advice (for instance they’d developed 82 slides in total planning to show no more than 20 in any one sitting which I suggested may still

Trim That Pitch

I frequently blog on the virtues of short, sharp, snappy pitching. Here’s yet more corroboratory evidence. Workshopped to advise tech start-ups how to deal with the press and opinion forming bloggers, three of this Boston USA conference’s [http://masstlcun.blogspot.com/] 43 tips are useful general pitching pointers.

Auto-Complete Comparison

Here’s an idea worth ten minutes brief exploration next time you prepare a presentation. The suggestions of Google’s auto-completion capability can be neatly graphed [http://hint.fm/seer/]. Positioned properly, it can be lovely jumping-off point for entertaining conversation which also discreetly follows your chosen path. By way

Conference Oratory

UK political Party Conference season ends with the Conservatives this week. It’s Sunday start saw stalwart Foreign Sec William Hague deliver [http://www.conservatives.com/News/News_stories/2010/10/Hague_throws_down_the_gauntlet.aspx] an activist pleasing Labour bashing. Regardless of personal leanings, I particularly noted a

Escape Powerpoint Prison

> “The computer slideshow, the powerpoint presentation, has been with us for 25 years” So says this BBC News Magazine piece, Alternative ways of getting your message across [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11396474]. Both capabilities and logos have changed a fair bit over this quarter-century. [http://blogs.msdn.com/

Slide To Despair

Here’s another cheeky presentation resource. Specifically, I’d only advise utilising this for internal song and dance slots. The kind of forums with just a handful of you. They’ll be regular. You’re all probably friends (no, really). It’s pretty informal. Like a small regional salesteam, or

Ditch Your Pies and Bars

No! Not another pie! I rail against any seller that parades a pie chart or histogram in their deck of slides. Doughnut slices and skyscraper landscapes are surely a major bane of an audience’s life. They are useless. They are not fit for purpose. They are not memorable. They

Slide Action

My recent re-visiting of one-off big presentation prep still being fresh in my mind, I was comforted to see that the renowned marketing blogger (and author) Seth Godin shares my presenting experience. A marketeer and salesperson agreeing is a rarity indeed. What a welcome change! In his recent the 200

In 10 Seconds; Go!

Arh, Kylie [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylie_Minogue]. Kylie, Kylie, Kylie. On the interview milkround to promote her latest album she truly shone in her Sky News outing [http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Showbiz-News/Kylie-Minogue-Singer-Talks-To-Steve-Hargrave-About-Her-Boyfriend-Becoming-An-Auntie-And-Cancer/Article/201006415655768?lpos=Showbiz_News_Second_Home_Page_Article_Teaser_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_

Dress Rehearsals

I saw Aussie Bill Granger [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Granger] cooking for a small Summer evening private dinner party hosted by a couple of girls that design in Sydney’s high-fashion world. Scallops to start, chicken salad then meringue. Having recently delivered a presentation as part of a team