presentations

I came across this three-part plan accredited to a speaker named Tom Ehrenfeld. > TheWHAT? is (& explains) the content. TheSO WHAT? is why the content matters. And thePROVE IT! provides the credibility. One of my crusades rails against the all too often woeful documentation produced by salespeople. Applying even

I recently found a folder of work I did almost twenty-five years ago. It’s now been packed off to recycling. I couldn’t resist a rummage, and found a batch of old-fashioned ‘transparencies’. In the days before omnipresent computers, if you wanted to pre-prepare slides, you could go through

Here’s a reminder of a well-used and highly effective presentation tactic. This time it comes via dusty old notes from a 1998 Chicago conference I attended. The speaker was then assessing sales system projects, called Timothy McMahon at Labyrinth Research. Outlining his optimal ‘7-step implementation plan’, he sought to

I came across this image in reference to what the creators saw as a disastrous Copenhagen cimate change summit. There’s just over a hundred words highlighted here. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/datablog/2009/dec/08/copenhagen-climate-summit-text-danish-wordle] I was immediately smitten. What a brilliant idea. Surely you must

In the dung-filled field of abundant presentation skill insight on the web, here’s a rare blossoming rose. It comes from Canadian @jessedee [http://twitter.com/JESSEDEE]. His website is well worth a visit, in particular to view his slideshared You Suck At Powerpoint – 5 Shocking Design Mistakes You Need

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

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

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