The myth of the good presentation With presentations you only have two choices if you want to be memorable. A train wreck were people remember the disaster; presentations so boring that people remember how boring you were instead of your intended message. Everyone I meet has a few of these stories. The other choice is a great presentation, the one that truly educates and inspires. All other presentations are quickly forgotten, especially the “good” ones. I help you get beyond these myths, and get into the world of interesting, focused, memorable presentations. Workshops and one on one coaching. Contact me, I’m a mythbuster 🙂 Joe Pops
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Slides = time. Ever get asked how many slides you have? What people are really asking is, how long is your presentation? The myth that number of slides somehow equates to time dates back to the days of overhead projectors. This is when “slides/overheads” were primary all text and presentations were read – a – longs. If you are still doing read-a-longs, you’re in big trouble (from a communications perspective). I help you get beyond presentation myths, and get into the world of interesting, focused, memorable presentations. Workshops and one on one coaching. I am looking for interesting groups, interesting topics or interesting locations… to give an interesting price. JoePops@refusetobeboring.com
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I just wrapped up a Win Your Presentation workshop with a leading brand. The audience was a very dynamic group of business professionals. Like any workshop facilitator I handed out my evaluation form at the end of the session. But when you run under the flag of “Refuse to be Boring” you can’t let the last interaction with the audience be a boring form. So, I took a risk. My form does have the typical workshop evaluation questions, but I “closed” with something a little creative. I asked the audience to answer the final question in crayon. I asked a group of corporate business professionals to colour the answer… Read More
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