Archive for June, 2010
Here’s how an EXPERT uses PowerPoint
Posted by: | CommentsI used to be the Poster Boy for very b-a-a-a-d PowerPoint/Keynote presentations.
If there were 20 slide transitions available – I’d use 19 of them.
If there were 15 build-ins and build-outs within those slides available – I’d use 14 of them.
I would use 8 different fonts and put them into all different colors, plus make some bold, italic, strikethrough, underlined, and subscript others. Whatever cool thing was available – I used it!
Garr Reynolds is a guru of Presentations. His book, Presentation Zen, was a real eye opener for me.
This video of a presentation at Google, at 72 minutes, is a long one – and worth every second!
Enjoy!
OK. They asked me to Speak.
What do I talk about?
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Start with Passion and Knowledge . . .
You first choice is to have the opportunitiy to talk about a subject you are passionate about. Ideally, it’s also a subject about which you possess a high degree of knowledge .
It might be work, family, or health related. The topic could be a personal hobby, charitable cause, or lifetime goal.
If it’s something you’re enthusiastic about, it’s much easier to prepare, practice and deliver that talk. You already ‘know the stuff’, so getting the latest information (you always have up-to-date material, don’t you?) isn’t a great challenge. You know how, when and where to look.
Injecting emotion into the talk won’t be an effort, either, because Read More→
Time to Hit the Refresh Button?
Posted by: | CommentsYour Introduction, Opening, Speech, Closing -
Is it time to Update Them?
One of the only things in life that’s certain is – Change.
And if you’re not continually updating and changing your Introduction, Opening, The Body of your Speech and Closing on a regular basis, they will
get stale and lose the impact it initially had.
Some of the information you’re delivering may be really old and out of date – not a good way to build trust and credibility with audiences!
Language evolves, also. Verbiage that was ‘on the mark’ when presented years ago, may now come across like a lady wearing a poodle skirt, saddle shoes and sporting a beehive hairdo. (Some of you are going to have to google those items!) Read More→
You’re Scheduled to Speak at 10:00
Arrive at 8:00!
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Seriously,
there are Lots of reasons to arrive that early!
We all know that ‘Stuff’ happens.
Arriving early, some may say very early, is not an option for the speaker who is on top of his/her game.
It’s your presentation, and your responsibility to yourself and those who will be attending, to do the best you can to make sure Where you are speaking is ready for You and the Audience!
Here is a list of things that need to be checked on, plus a few other reasons to arrive early, that will go a long way towards a delivering a better, less stressful presentation. Read More→
