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
Presentation Skills Training
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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.
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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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Executive Speech Coach, Business presentation tips from George Torok, the Speech Coach for Executives.
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.
Power Presentation Tip 08: No Jokes
Power Presentation Tips 08: No Jokes - no kidding
Beware of that ancient book that suggests you start your presentation with a joke. Don't do that. No jokes please. Jokes don't fit anywhere in a business presentation.
Why?
Three reasons:
1. You are not a comic.
Stand up comedy is very difficult to deliver well. It takes skill and a lot of practice. And still the great comics tell jokes that bomb. You don't have their skill or resilience. And when your joke bombs the audience is scratching their heads wondering, "What was that all about?"
2. Relevance.
In most cases the joke has nothing to do with your presentation. So even if it turns out funny your audience is still left scratching their heads and wondering, "What was that all about?"
3. You are not Don Rickles.
Most jokes make fun of somebody else. Don't make fun of your audience. They will not like you for it. Don't make fun of some other group. Some of your audience will feel uncomfortable or embarrassed about your prejudice. And they will not like or trust you.
You can still make them laugh
However, you should use humor. And the best person to make fun of is you. Tell a funny story about something silly that you did.
The audience will warm up to you for two reasons: One, because you made them laugh or smile. Two, because you revealed a flaw. This demonstrates that you are imperfect - like them. And we like those who are like us - especially those who share our flaws and pain.
It is more important for the story to make your point than it is to be funny. Watch for more on story telling and other humor techniques in future Power Presentations Tips.
No jokes. Instead reveal a flaw. The audience will like and trust you more when they see themselves in you.
George Torok
Business Speaker
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Beware of that ancient book that suggests you start your presentation with a joke. Don't do that. No jokes please. Jokes don't fit anywhere in a business presentation.
Why?
Three reasons:
1. You are not a comic.
Stand up comedy is very difficult to deliver well. It takes skill and a lot of practice. And still the great comics tell jokes that bomb. You don't have their skill or resilience. And when your joke bombs the audience is scratching their heads wondering, "What was that all about?"
2. Relevance.
In most cases the joke has nothing to do with your presentation. So even if it turns out funny your audience is still left scratching their heads and wondering, "What was that all about?"
3. You are not Don Rickles.
Most jokes make fun of somebody else. Don't make fun of your audience. They will not like you for it. Don't make fun of some other group. Some of your audience will feel uncomfortable or embarrassed about your prejudice. And they will not like or trust you.
You can still make them laugh
However, you should use humor. And the best person to make fun of is you. Tell a funny story about something silly that you did.
The audience will warm up to you for two reasons: One, because you made them laugh or smile. Two, because you revealed a flaw. This demonstrates that you are imperfect - like them. And we like those who are like us - especially those who share our flaws and pain.
It is more important for the story to make your point than it is to be funny. Watch for more on story telling and other humor techniques in future Power Presentations Tips.
No jokes. Instead reveal a flaw. The audience will like and trust you more when they see themselves in you.
George Torok
Business Speaker
Presentation Skills Training
Canadian Motivational Speaker
PS: Tell me how this tip helps you.
Executive Speech Coach, Business presentation tips from George Torok, the Speech Coach for Executives.
Turn listeners on - not off
How to turn your listeners on - not off
Enjoy this excerpt from:
Lynda Goldman's Communication Capsules
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"When are you going to understand that if it doesn't pertain to me, I'm not interested?" - Murphy Brown
People today are B&B: Busy and bored. To capture their attention, in writing or when giving a speech, you have to make them say a mental "Yes" in the first three minutes of your connection.
The mental "Yes"
Ask yourself, "What's keeping my audience up at night? What are they worried or frustrated about?"
For example, if you're a financial planner preparing a presentation on retirement, you could begin by asking your audience:
"Do you ever wonder: How much money will I need to retire comfortably? What will I do if my health fails? Who's going to take care of me when I grow old?"
If you said yes to any of these questions, you're in the right place because that's what we'll be talking about today."
When you start off with the questions that are on your audience's mind, people immediately bond with you because they're thinking, "That's exactly what I've been wondering about!" They'll pay attention because you've expressed their concerns. Now they are eager to hear your answers.
The next time you want to capture the attention of people who are busy and bored, make sure to include content in your first 3 minutes that makes them say a mental "yes". They'll be on the edge of their seats.
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Do you need help writing your next speech or presentation? Call Lynda Goldman for Words That Sell.
To your continued success,
Lynda
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George Torok
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Enjoy this excerpt from:
Lynda Goldman's Communication Capsules
----------------------------------
"When are you going to understand that if it doesn't pertain to me, I'm not interested?" - Murphy Brown
People today are B&B: Busy and bored. To capture their attention, in writing or when giving a speech, you have to make them say a mental "Yes" in the first three minutes of your connection.
The mental "Yes"
Ask yourself, "What's keeping my audience up at night? What are they worried or frustrated about?"
For example, if you're a financial planner preparing a presentation on retirement, you could begin by asking your audience:
"Do you ever wonder: How much money will I need to retire comfortably? What will I do if my health fails? Who's going to take care of me when I grow old?"
If you said yes to any of these questions, you're in the right place because that's what we'll be talking about today."
When you start off with the questions that are on your audience's mind, people immediately bond with you because they're thinking, "That's exactly what I've been wondering about!" They'll pay attention because you've expressed their concerns. Now they are eager to hear your answers.
The next time you want to capture the attention of people who are busy and bored, make sure to include content in your first 3 minutes that makes them say a mental "yes". They'll be on the edge of their seats.
***
Do you need help writing your next speech or presentation? Call Lynda Goldman for Words That Sell.
To your continued success,
Lynda
Lynda@ImpressforSuccess.com
Susbscribe to Lynda Goldman's tips here.
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George Torok
Executive Speech Coach
Presentation Skills Training
Canadian Motivational Speaker
Executive Speech Coach, Business presentation tips from George Torok, the Speech Coach for Executives.
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