Presentation Skills - The 10-Second Rule

Your main job as a presenter is to ensure that throughout your presentation, you and everyone in the audience remain on the same page, even the same wavelength, every step of the way. If your slides contain more information that it takes the average listener more than 10 seconds to comprehend, you can’t possibly make this happen.

Good Presentation of Your Product or Service Pays Off Every Time

It is essential that you have a good presentation of your product or service if you expect to sell your product or service in the marketplace and that you can afford to produce it and retain a profit. You cannot spend too much on presentation as you are liable to overdrive the headlights

Presentations to City Councils for Truck Wash Locations

The first sentence was; Not in my backyard! And that is how the presentation to the City Council began. We came with information and data and a perfect plan, but the Sierra Club Lady and resident hippie stood up just before we started talking and said; not in my backyard!

Presentation Skills That Persuade and Motivate

Almost everyone feels a bit nervous about delivering a presentation before a group. Follow some basic guidelines for preparation and delivery, and you can transform your nervousness into positive energy that achieves the results you desire.

What Are Most PowerPoint Slides Good For?

Advice on crafting a successful PowerPoint presentation.

Executive Summary Preparation Tips

In addition to your Business Plan use an Executive Summary which is a condensed version of your Business Plan. It is easier for investors to review and saves you and them time. Here are some great tips on preparing an Executive Summary.

Selling Yourself as an IT Consultant

You need to consider yourself as being an IT small business. You can join a recruitment agency that supplies contractors to clients, but you can't expect them to do your selling and promotion for you.

Business Presentations for Neighborhood Watch Patrols

Are you tired of the crime in America and in your own neighborhood and community? If so perhaps you should start a neighborhood watch patrol. First you will have to get with other concerned citizens nearby who also feel the same way you do about crime and care enough about it to do something.

Why Spending Your Whole Life Trying to Be Professional is a Dead End Game

So many people want to be respected by those they meet and they are so worried what other people will think of them almost to the point that they will do anything to look their best and be loved by everyone they see. This in fact is a losing game because it means you have to learn how to lie really really well.

Over Done Cologne and Your Business Presentation

One of the easiest ways to destroy a business presentation is to over do the perfume or cologne, as it is distracting and even if the scent is one of high-price and quality, it also is a turn-off to a board of directors or decision making group? After all what are you trying to hide? Are you trying to mask the fact that your program or pitch stinks as much as your body odor? Over Done Cologne and Your Business Presentation do not mix.

Foiled and Embossed Presentation Folders

One of the easiest ways to dress up a relatively simple package or set of advertising brochures for your company is to simply develop a sharper presentation folder. It is interesting that you can buy these fairly inexpensive if you buy in bulk. Lets say about $.75 to $2.00 each. This is not too much and will up your professionalism by 100%.

Charismatic Communication: The Latent Power of Not

Hot button words like 'free', 'sex', 'you', 'New', etc., have long been known to evoke attention. What is not generally known is that there are a suite of words that are linguistic markers for gaining agreement at the unconscious level. In this article, one of a series, author reviews what is known as 'tactical negation' - a powerful technique for creating rapport and agreement with audiences.

Public Speaking: 3 Rules for PowerPoint Slides

Public speaking article on how to design PowerPoint slides that are powerful and persuasive. It's easier than you think! Even if you're presenting technical material. Discover the 3 rules for PowerPoint slides as well as the cardinal rule in public speaking.