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« Previous EntriesThe "Godin Method" of Presentation Design
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010I have seen a lot of marketing professionals over the years give some pretty awful presentations. But Seth Godin appears to be one marketing “guru” who has given serious thought to how to design appropriate messages and accompanying visuals. Seth gets it. Can we call Seth’s presentation approach the “Godin Method”? (See the “Kawasaki Method” [...]
Effective PowerPoint Presenting
Monday, August 30th, 2010How many of you have attended presentations where the leader of the discussion reads, word for excruciating word, exactly what is written on the slide? Click here to continue…. View the original here.
Slide Makeover — Recreating Visuals for Greater Impact
Thursday, August 12th, 2010Just adding a visual to your slides is not enough; it must have context so the audience can understand it. This makeover shows a visual and how it can be recreated to have a much better impact on the audience. View the original here.
Powerful, Pointed Presentations
Monday, July 12th, 2010Download this PDF file This presentation, filled with terrific graphics, offers useful tips for using PowerPoints, tells how to maintain interest in your presentation, explains how to use “an air of mystery,” and discusses how to handle bullet points well.
Death by PowerPoint and How to Fight It
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010Download this PDF file This nicely illustrated presentation includes a checklist: (1) Significance: Why does it matter?, How do I grab their attention?, and What do I want them to do?, (2) Structure: Convincing, Memorable, and Scalable, (3) Simplicity: One Point per Slide, Images Whenever Possible, Fewer Matching Colors, Very few Fonts, and (4) Rehearsal: [...]
The "Godin Method" of Presentation Design
Monday, July 5th, 2010I have seen a lot of marketing professionals over the years give some pretty awful presentations. But Seth Godin (left) appears to be one marketing “guru” who has given serious thought to how to design appropriate messages and accompanying visuals. Seth gets it. Can we call Seth’s presentation approach the “Godin Method”? In an interview [...]
Effective PowerPoint: Getting Your Message Across
Monday, July 5th, 2010Download this PowerPoint file This 17-slide presentation covers important ways you can effectively get your message across to your audience using PowerPoint.
"Takahashi Method" Uses King-Sized Text As a Visual
Friday, June 25th, 2010In the Japanese language Nikkei newspaper yesterday. I stumbled upon an interesting article featuring stories on people who have started small grassroots movements—however unintentional—by doing something in a unique way. One such person is Mr. Masayoshi Takahashi who has gotten a lot of people interested in his unique way of presenting, now labeled the “Takahashi [...]
PowerPoint Presentations: Robert McKee on the Power of Story
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010As children we were naturally good at telling stories about events or topics that mattered and learning from others via their stories, but as we became older we were taught that serious people relied only on presenting information and “the facts.” Accurate information, sound logic, and the facts are necessary, of course, but truly effective [...]
Putting the Power Back into PowerPoint
Monday, June 7th, 2010Download this PDF file Craig Strachan (left) has written a 34-page ebook in which he will show you how to effectively use PowerPoint to enhance your presentations. Learn how to: * create great slides* get away from bullet points* effectively use graphics* setup the venue* use sound and video
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