One of the lessons we presenters can take away from the performing arts is about preparation. I have the amazing opportunity to work with a classical music home concert series (www.InnerSpaceConcerts.ca ). One of the things you notice being around professional musicians is their commitment …
Read MorePresentation Homicide!
Is someone killing your presentations? In many industries presentations are “slide decks” created for one person by someone else, often in another department. Often this department is marketing. These are sometimes called “customer facing presentations”. There are 3 big problems when you follow this method …
Read MoreAre percentages making an impact in your presentations? (probably not)
Late last year I was at the largest conference in the medical imaging industry. While walking through the exhibit halls I noticed that many of the vendor booths were covered in messages using percentages. Problem is that most of them couldn’t have made an impact. …
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