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- Rule #1Make sure you enjoy your presentation more than your audience does, no matter how detailed or serious the content.
- Rule #2Serious is fine. Boring is not.
- Rule #3Most people prefer to listen to words, and see pictures.
Be nice to those people. - Rule #4You are the presentation. Prepare for every preso under the assumption that your visual aids won't work. If you need slides only to enhance your message, you'll design them more efficiently.
- Rule #5Presentation is storytelling, stories are fun, knock yourself out.
- 21.06.1010 ways you can present without suc...
- 27.03.09How to get audience agreement every...
- 04.05.08Clive on conversations
- 11.03.07Why proposals (presentations) fail
- 06.03.07Full headings in slides?
- 01.11.06PowerPud
- 29.10.06If Satan built a website...
- 29.05.06The importance of message delivery
- 08.04.06That Lawrence Lessig guy has it dow...
- 06.01.06Sad, but usually true
- 09.11.05Clash of the Titans
- 17.09.05Extra! Extra!
- 17.09.05Presentation Zen
- 13.07.05Guns don't kill people...
- 06.07.05Unconferencing
- 02.07.05Conferences as holidays
- 01.07.05It's a matter of life and death
- 01.07.05Presentations and bathing suits
- 01.07.05Michael Hyatt's favourite resources
9th November 2005 at 15:01
Clash of the Titans
Presentation Zen have a killer article on what to do/not to do with your slides when trying to present effectively. Who has he used for the comparison? Apple’s Steve Jobs and Microsoft’s Bill Gates.
Professionally these two are very similar, but their understanding of presentation varies considerably. While Jobs will continue to be praised on his skills as a communicator, Gates has really dropped the ball. The point of his presentation? Who knows? The effect? Angry, confused, time-wasted audience (and bad web-reviews).
It looks like Gates and his staff did what many millions of other PowerPoint users do daily — they used PowerPoint in a way that did not help their message. In fact, their PowerPoint visuals probably hurt their message. If the visuals did not help, then they quite possibly got in the way of Gates making a meaningful, personal connection with the ninety or so people in the room.
In addition to not getting a message across, bad presentations can also have a very negative effect on the audience’s impression on your company. Especially when you’re compared (as you often will be) to the competitor. Go have a look at the pictures, and you’ll see what I mean.
The boss does not always know what he’s doing. That said, get them to call us!
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