Many professionals will need to deliver a presentation at some point in their career. It could happen in an auditorium full of hundreds of people in suits, or it could happen in a small conference room with just a few other people eager to hear your input on the team meeting. Whatever the case, delivering a presentation involves the same concepts – that is, you […] Read more »
Rock the Presentation Floor in 1, 2, 3, 4, 5!
How in the world are numbers related in any way to making a winning presentation? Well, if you know how to count from 1 to 5, then you have a number of steps you can take to create a winning pitch. The first thing to do is to figure out what your main theme is. Once you’ve got this in place, it’ll be easier to make […] Read more »
SOS! How to Survive Presentation Disasters
You prepared your deck, you’ve edited your script, and you’ve practiced your speech. Yet, despite all your best efforts, something still went wrong during your presentation. Maybe you accidentally left in a typo in one of your slides. Perhaps you forgot a line or two of your script and blanked out on the rest of it. Worst of all, your PowerPoint file might refuse to work at […] Read more »
Metaphors: Words That Sell
Millions of dollars are lost and endless hours of effort are wasted because of failed communication. How can you guarantee that what you say resonates? How can you turn the complex into the simple? Shift perceptions to your advantage? Close business more quickly? Rally others to your cause? The answer is to master the overlooked power of metaphor. a timeless, cost-free—and overlooked–communication tool. In this […] Read more »
Evolution of Business Presentation Technology – Infographic
Evolution of Business Presentation Technology View full image Evolution of Business Presentation Technology. Places To Submit InfoGraphics Business Presentation Technology In The Early 19th Century We had the first recorded use of blackboards in the United States in 1801 Business Presentation Technology Mid-late 19th Century People began using magic lanterns, which were like an overhead projector. They projected light from glass slides onto the wall. […] Read more »