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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=

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

Optimum Presentation Slot

I enjoyed an interesting discussion over a sushi lunch about when an upcoming presentation should be appointed. Everyone involved realised that two times to steadfastly avoid were the fabled graveyard shift and early bird slot. Why is it that any attendee will be at such a low ebb immediately after

1:18 Poolside Pres Prep

I delivered a draft presentation the other day. I had a 24 page document to condense into less than ten minutes. Thankfully for the draft run-through, I only needed to talk, not talk along to slides. An aligned point is that I was impressed that we’d managed to gain

5-Star Aspirations

I finally caught up with a pop-business reality show I’d been meaning to devote an hour of my downtime to. When the voiceover announced The Hotel Inspector [http://www.five.tv/programmes/lifestyle/the-hotel-inspector] as being born into the Forte dynasty with over 20 years of luxury hotelier experience,

Relentless Infomercial Zeal

Louis Theroux and his Weird Weekends [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Theroux%27s_Weird_Weekends]. Over a decade ago he poked his nose in the world of tv shopping channels, centring on an American station in Tampa. Our first exposure was to a room full of presenters, fully pumped

Picture Your Prospects

I got a terrific wine rack, made from the staves of a Steenberg Merlot barrel by a Cape Town oak artisan [http://www.thatoak.co.za]. He spends most weekends in various shopping centres standing with a display of his craft. As I saw with my own eyes, his wares

Presentation Fires

Wandering through a London rail terminus bookshop I was visually walloped by a huge planagram for a series of books that herald themselves as ‘brilliant’. Suspecting coyness not to be an issue, I knowingly thumbed for a few minutes through one called Brilliant Presentation. It’s written by Richard Hall

The Bullet Point Problem

A magazine piece [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8207849.stm] on the Beeb’s news site poses an interesting question. How many memorable powerpoint presentations have you ever sat through? Almost since the day I discovered slide creation software (it was so long ago that is was