Tag: presentation
Rock On Stage & Be Remembered
Have you ever listened to a presentation and thought “Wow! This is really awesome”? I can raise my hand to that. But I have also attended many presentations that are so boring that I wished I’d left the room. How can a CEO give such a terrible presentation? That’s the question I often ask myself. [...]
The Pitfalls of PowerPoint
We’ve all been subjected to presentations that bombard us with an endless stream of PowerPoint slides or other forms of visual “aids.” We read a screen covered with wordy bullet points and dense text, only to forget most of it by the time we leave the room. Visual aids such as PowerPoint, Keynote, and Prezi [...]
5 Ways Make Your Presentations Pitch Perfect
Sooner or later every entrepreneur will have to do a presentation to an audience. It comes with the job description. Whether its to a potential investor, client, or an influential group of your peers. You will have to do this. I have been doing this for several years now. During 2012 I presented at the [...]
How to create a KILLER presentation
Putting together a great presentation isn’t necessarily easy. It takes time to develop a stellar concept, find the right words, and follow the red thread. As much as public speaking is a skill that can be acquired & improved through practice, the right presentation material is not a skill. Here are some simple (unspoken) rules & [...]
Shred Your Notes (and Other Lessons on Public Speaking)
Many people get jitters before a big speech; it’s such a common fear that some avoid it altogether. Jerry Seinfeld once joked that Americans feared public speaking more than death, which meant that the average person at a funeral would rather be in the casket than giving the eulogy. While we’re above ground, however, public [...]
Stop Pitching! It’s’ NOT Genuine
I’m really sick of these startup pitches. Their businesses are usually miles apart, but listening to their pitches make them sound all the same. It’s so damn generic! “So… how do we solve this?” “With out us…users…would be lost…” “We help grow online communities…to reach their full, potential” “This is a $500…million dollar market…If we [...]
Giving a Winning Presentation
Giving a presentation can be one of the toughest things for many people to do while others seemingly kill it and blow the audience away. Recently MSN’s Business on Main published an article about giving a winning presentation. The article focuses on the popular TED talks and the rules behind giving a TED talk. TED [...]
5 Simple Ways to Step Up Your Presentation Game
We have all been through it. The horror of listening to a 145-slide presentation, stuck on full screen, with literally no indication when the last slide will come. You ask yourself, “Is there no light to the end of the tunnel?” Most likely, not anytime soon. But most often, it is not the presentation that [...]
A Breakdown of 5 Fundamental Presentation Skills
It’s almost unfair when you think about those rare individuals who stroll through presentations as though it wasn’t even a challenge. But as many of us know, experienced or otherwise, presenting to a group of people is no walk in the park. In fact, for some people, it’s daunting. Whether you’re a CEO or a [...]
Talking Points: Three Keys to a Great Presentation
Is there anything worse than sitting through a long, boring, and ultimately pointless presentation? Yes, and that’s giving one. Many people give presentations and conduct meetings on a regular basis, but few actually do it well. Leaders need to be able to communicate clearly and effectively. Not every business executive is an eloquent speaker, but [...]
