Archive for Handouts
Your PRESENTATION needs a MAKEOVER If. . .
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When was Your Presentation
last updated?
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If it’s been awhile - Keep reading!
Doing a Presentation Makeover
makes sense if:
The Information You Want to Convey is Important.
It should be Important!
Important to the audience and
Important to you!
If it’s not important, Why are you doing it?
“The presentation you and/or your team deliver:
directly reflects upon the presenters and those developing the presentation.”
You might need a
Presentation Makeover if you. . . Read More→
Slides: USE TEXT – as little as possible! PLEASE!
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Text and Bullet Points
Do Not reinforce the message!
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Have you ever sat through a presentation where the speaker read, word for word, the bullet pointed text that was on the screen? Terrible, wasn’t it?
Why do speakers do this?
If they want to use notes for their presentation, those details should be placed in the ‘Notes Section’ of the slides, visible only to the presenter using Keynote or PowerPoint in ‘Presenter Mode.’
Placing Text on the screen does not reinforce the presenter’s message with the audience and help them GET IT!
On the contrary, Text and Bullet Points: Read More→
NPR Member Station Book Interview. . .
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Don Marsh, the host of “St. Louis on the Air”, had me as a guest on his show. He is an excellent interviewer.
We discussed my book, “No Sweat Public Speaking!” There was also time for a few call-in questions as well as audience participation thru Twitter and Email.
Click the Blue Speaker/Arrow Icon under I’m a Guest and give it a listen!
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Here is a recent Interview on Public Speaking I did with Dr. Alice Vlietstra, Lifetree Solutions
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Tiny Business, Mighty Profits Radio Interviews ME!
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I recently had the privilege of being interviewed by Russ Henneberry, owner of Tiny Business, Mighty Profits, on his Radio Show, Tiny Business, Mighty Profits Radio. Russ is one of the best internet experts around. I have personally learned a lot from him.
We discussed growing your business thru Public Speaking. Russ exemplifies this thru his own marketing practices. He holds a monthly MeetUp where he teaches his audiences about internet marketing. These classes are always filled with people on his waiting list.
Russ says this about the value of Public Speaking:
“This is how I have grown my business: I write and distribute tons of free content. Writing and distributing content leads to more public speaking opportunities. Public speaking opportunities lead to more clients. If you want to start speaking more, but you don’t know how to get started, you need to start listening to Fred.”
Listen to this interview. Take the ideas, and incorporate them into your business!
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Thank You, Russ!
The perception of someone who speaks is that they are an expert. Perception is reality. All things being equal, we’d rather work with experts - Correct?
Handouts – Hand them out Later!
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If you ‘hand out’ Handouts as the audience is getting seated, they’ll be looking at your brochure, fact sheet, contact information, etc., while you’re giving your presentation.
This can be as bad as having the door to a noisy kitchen open or the the lights go out as you’re demonstrating something.
A speech is always best presented with no distractions.
Unless you’re presenting a workshop that requires material that be specifically followed, put your handouts aside until the end of your presentation.
Handouts can be a great marketing tool. One thing to consider having in your handout is Read More→
