PowerPoint Presentation can be fun
Here are two more PowerPoint Presentations from the SlideShare.net contest.
Finally some folks are demonstrating creative ways to leverage the "visual" aspect of PowerPoint. I guarantee you that you won't sleep through these PowerPoint Presentations. I bet you can't say the same about all the PowerPoint Presentations you have experienced - or delivered.
See the other entries in the contest at SlideShare.net
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Better PowerPoint Presentations - story telling
Better PointPoint Presentations - story telling
Enjoy this light and illustrative PowerPoint presentation about how to use and tell better stories within your business presentation.
This show demonstrates that a PowerPoint presentation can be and should be engaging, entertaining and effective.
This PowerPoint presentation was an entry in a contest conducted on Slideshare.net
PS: Read Presentation Power does not come from PowerPoint
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Enjoy this light and illustrative PowerPoint presentation about how to use and tell better stories within your business presentation.
This show demonstrates that a PowerPoint presentation can be and should be engaging, entertaining and effective.
This PowerPoint presentation was an entry in a contest conducted on Slideshare.net
PS: Read Presentation Power does not come from PowerPoint
George Torok, Speech coach for Executives
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Power Presentation Tips
Power Presentation Tips on Best Ezines
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Presentation Recovery after a Flop
Presentation Recovery after a flop
A business presenter should never try to be a comedian. Yes, it is a good idea to include humor, but don't relay on the humor to make your point.
We can learn a lot from stand up comedians whose job is to be funny and make people laugh. So when a joke flops - what do you do?
Watch how one of the best, Johnny Carson, recovers from a flop - hereeeees Johnny!
Always be ready to recover when things flop. More likely it will be a technical or logistical thing in your presentation. Keep a saver line ready to save your presentation.
George Torok
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A business presenter should never try to be a comedian. Yes, it is a good idea to include humor, but don't relay on the humor to make your point.
We can learn a lot from stand up comedians whose job is to be funny and make people laugh. So when a joke flops - what do you do?
Watch how one of the best, Johnny Carson, recovers from a flop - hereeeees Johnny!
Always be ready to recover when things flop. More likely it will be a technical or logistical thing in your presentation. Keep a saver line ready to save your presentation.
George Torok
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Power Presentation Tip 10: Emphasize key points
Power Presentation Tip 10:
How to emphasize your key points
Your audience doesn't need to remember your presentation word for word. You probably only want them to remember your key points. But if they don't remember your key points then your presentation was a waste of time.
What must you do to ensure that your audience remembers your key points?
You need to ensure that they hear it, understand it and see the relevance. If you do all that, then they will most likely remember your key points.
Help them hear
No one is listening to every word you say - except you. When you are about to say something important use these techniques to grab their attention:
Say, "This is important."
Pause just before and after the key point. That's like putting quotation marks around it.
Say the important point slower. This is especially applicable when stating your name or giving your phone number.
Help them understand
Use language that all of your audience can easily understand. Avoid jargon and the ten-dollar words. Use charts, props or other visuals to illustrate your point.
Make it relevant
Connect your point to your audience. Show how it affects them or has affected others like them. This is why political elections are won or lost.
Two more things
Repeat your key points. Say it at least three times during your presentation. That helps them to remember it. When you are trying to memorize a name or line you will repeat it to yourself several times.
Tell a story or anecdote. A good story told well will grab attention, clarify understanding and relate to your audience. And they will remember your key point because they will first remember the story and then your point.
George Torok
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How to emphasize your key points
Your audience doesn't need to remember your presentation word for word. You probably only want them to remember your key points. But if they don't remember your key points then your presentation was a waste of time.
What must you do to ensure that your audience remembers your key points?
You need to ensure that they hear it, understand it and see the relevance. If you do all that, then they will most likely remember your key points.
Help them hear
No one is listening to every word you say - except you. When you are about to say something important use these techniques to grab their attention:
Say, "This is important."
Pause just before and after the key point. That's like putting quotation marks around it.
Say the important point slower. This is especially applicable when stating your name or giving your phone number.
Help them understand
Use language that all of your audience can easily understand. Avoid jargon and the ten-dollar words. Use charts, props or other visuals to illustrate your point.
Make it relevant
Connect your point to your audience. Show how it affects them or has affected others like them. This is why political elections are won or lost.
Two more things
Repeat your key points. Say it at least three times during your presentation. That helps them to remember it. When you are trying to memorize a name or line you will repeat it to yourself several times.
Tell a story or anecdote. A good story told well will grab attention, clarify understanding and relate to your audience. And they will remember your key point because they will first remember the story and then your point.
George Torok
PS: tell me how this tip helps you.
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Power Presentation Tip 09: Why do you say that?
Power Presentation Tip 09: Why do you say that?
Has this ever happened to you? You said something that you thought was significant and your audience gazed at you glassy eyed.
You were hoping that they were thinking about what you said. Instead they were wondering, "Why did you say that?"
Sometimes your audience might be thinking that - but often they won't say that. Instead they sit there quietly and daydream, hoping that you will finish soon because they have already stopped listening.
What can you do to avoid this glassy eyed trauma? How can you keep your audience interested and actively listening?
Inject the following statements and questions into your presentation.
"The reason I tell you that is..."
This statement grabs them and lets you answer their silent question, 'Why do you say that?"
"Why is that important to you?"
This is one of the best rhetorical questions you can ask - and then answer. Use this question in every presentation you deliver at least once but no more than three times. It emphasizes that your statement is important to them.
"How can you use that?"
This is a good question right after you demonstrated a product, explained a technique or revealed an opportunity. You could treat this as a rhetorical question and answer it - or you could encourage your audience to provide their suggestions.
"You might be wondering, what does this mean to you?"
Everyone's favorite topic is themselves. Draw the connection between your message and your listeners.
The reason I tell you that is so you will become a more successful presenter.
George Torok
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Has this ever happened to you? You said something that you thought was significant and your audience gazed at you glassy eyed.
You were hoping that they were thinking about what you said. Instead they were wondering, "Why did you say that?"
Sometimes your audience might be thinking that - but often they won't say that. Instead they sit there quietly and daydream, hoping that you will finish soon because they have already stopped listening.
What can you do to avoid this glassy eyed trauma? How can you keep your audience interested and actively listening?
Inject the following statements and questions into your presentation.
"The reason I tell you that is..."
This statement grabs them and lets you answer their silent question, 'Why do you say that?"
"Why is that important to you?"
This is one of the best rhetorical questions you can ask - and then answer. Use this question in every presentation you deliver at least once but no more than three times. It emphasizes that your statement is important to them.
"How can you use that?"
This is a good question right after you demonstrated a product, explained a technique or revealed an opportunity. You could treat this as a rhetorical question and answer it - or you could encourage your audience to provide their suggestions.
"You might be wondering, what does this mean to you?"
Everyone's favorite topic is themselves. Draw the connection between your message and your listeners.
The reason I tell you that is so you will become a more successful presenter.
George Torok
Presentation Skills Training
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Important Presentation Question
Important presentation question
What is the most important question that you should ask before you deliver your presentation?
When should I finish?
Don't accept, 'Take as long as you like." Insist that the program organizer tell when you should finish. Repeat it back to them to clarify. "I should finish by 1:30."
"Take as long as you like." is a formula for disaster.
Once you know when to finish - finish on time - even if it means cutting your presentation.
George Torok
Executive Speech Coach, Business presentation tips from George Torok, the Speech Coach for Executives.
What is the most important question that you should ask before you deliver your presentation?
When should I finish?
Don't accept, 'Take as long as you like." Insist that the program organizer tell when you should finish. Repeat it back to them to clarify. "I should finish by 1:30."
"Take as long as you like." is a formula for disaster.
Once you know when to finish - finish on time - even if it means cutting your presentation.
George Torok
Executive Speech Coach, Business presentation tips from George Torok, the Speech Coach for Executives.
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