Posts Tagged ‘presentations’

Why a presentation is not just a document – Pete Ryckman

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I am looking for experts are starting ad networks for the public speaking and presentation industries

Does anyone know of an expert in starting ad networks? I am looking to start an ad network focusing on web sites that deal with the following topics: speaking, public speaking, presentations, powerpoint and media training. If you know of anyone, please have them contact me at tj@tjwalker.com.

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I am writing a new Public Speaking Book

and I’d like suggestions on the most common questions speakers ask themselves when preparing to speak. The theme for the book is how your audience can always give you the best answers to all of your questions. Please take a look and add your comments on other questions to add.  TJ

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Public Speaking Podcast

Here is a recent podcast I did with PowerUp English, an Asian public speaking blog. The focus is on making presentations more memorable.

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The Wisdom of the Public Speaking Audience

Much has been written about the excellent James Surowiecki book Wisdom of the Crowds, a look at how markets, in various forms, are routinely better than experts. Zagat has built a whole publishing empire based on this single principle. Index funds routinely beat most mutual funds on Wall Street. And yet, very few people think [...]

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Google vs. Microsoft in Presentation Software Wars

Google is trying to compete with Microsoft in every arena, including presentation software. Google recently launched a competitor to PowerPoint. Many pundits gave Google’s version low markets in a point by point comparison to PowerPoint. Now, Google is making updates and revisions to its presentation software. Here is an analysis of the recent Google changes. [...]

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New Year’s Speaking Resolutions

If you are resolving to improve your health in the New Year by losing 5-10 pounds, why not resolve to improve the health of your presentations?

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Take the 120-90-60 PowerPoint Pledge

Let’s face it; you are an enabler—and so am I. When you and I sit through someone’s awful, boring, bullet-point filled PowerPoint Presentation and pretend to pay attention and listen, we are enabling another lousy speaker—and we are encouraging him or her to do the same thing again and again.

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Great Speakers Never Keep Their Audience Waiting

Edwards Gets Demerits for Tardiness on the Trail –Headline from NY Times 
 John Edwards may be a compelling speaker (I think so), but he does himself a tremendous disservice by showing up late to most of his audiences. Here is an article from last week’s New York Times lambasting Edwards for showing up, on average, 45 minutes [...]

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