Yes, of course you can use the tools built within PowerPoint 2010 to turn your slideshow into a video file. Yes, you can post the file online. But honestly, are you not the least bit curious who’s watching it? Do you not care which specific parts of the presentation resonate? What if you could track [...]
Read moreGreat advertisements, like great presentations, tell stories. And while many of last night’s Super Bowl commercials were hilarious, entertaining and memorable, not one gripped me with a real story. At least not like this. Too bad these guys didn’t have a few million bucks for space Sunday night. In my mind, this ad blows the [...]
Read moreGood presentation coaching is like good healthcare: Everyone should have access. That’s why I was immediately intrigued when the nice folks at presentationgym asked me to team up with them as an online coach. In the past, I’ve always thought of presentation coaching as being limited to the select few (CEOs and the like). But [...]
Read moreYour audience has already forgotten most of your presentation. Sorry about that. I’ve been trolling a number of sales and presentation groups on LinkedIn lately, and I’m intrigued by all the claims about “audience retention” and presenters using “scientific methods to get people to recall information.” It’s likely that Doogie Howser and Stephen Hawking were able [...]
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Read moreQuick update, I just got an email from SlideShare that this slide deck was chosen as one of their Top Presentations of the Day” for April 25. Since she doesn’t use computers, I just called my mom. Mom’s very proud. I stopped at 10, but I’m sure there are dozens more. What tips (and films) [...]
Read moreI’m a big believer that PowerPoint slides should not be capable of standing alone. However, I decided to add a bit more text than usual to create this deck so it would convey meaning without the help of a presenter. Let me know what you think! What other challenges result from depending on one person [...]
Read moreI was thrilled to be a guest speaker today in Forge3‘s business webinar with CEO, Jeff Teschke. My talk, “How to Give a Mighty Fine Presentation,” covered my six essential rules for planning, prepping and delivering a rock-solid presentation. Here are the super-abridged CliffsNotes: Start at the end. Julia Child got high marks for starting [...]
Read moreWhether you’re a salesperson or an Elvis impersonator, odds are pretty good you’re one of the 100 million people with a profile on LinkedIn. And if you’re a regular LinkedIn user, chances are you’ve been approached by a contact asking for a recommendation. Here are four simple tips I’ve learned to help craft hard-working recommendations [...]
Read more“All right, Rogers, you have the floor.” Not a very friendly way to tell someone he can begin his presentation. And the expression on Senator John Pastore’s face when he gave Fred Rogers the microphone? He might as well have said, “You’re not getting your twenty-million-dollar endowment, so let’s get this over with.” Surprise! Six [...]
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