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How will I know what my audience will remember?
Posted by TJ Walker in Keynote Speaking, PowerPoint, Presentation Skills Training, Public Speaking Skills on February 10, 2008
The following comes from TJ Walker’s upcoming book “The Wisdom of Your Audienceâ€
How will I know what my audience will remember?
Your Marketing Officer: “Just give them as much information as possible. That way if they don’t remember anything in particular, they are at least likely to leave with the impression that you are smart and competent.â€
The Camera Is Always On, Even when You Aren’t the Public Speaker
Posted by TJ Walker in Body Language, Government & Politics, Keynote Speaking, Media Training, Politics, Presentation Skills Training, Professional Speakers, Public Speaking Skills, Sermons on January 21, 2008
I feel for former President Bill Clinton. He is, by all accounts, an indefatigable campaigner, often getting by with less than four hours sleep. Well, apparently even Clinton gets tired. Below is a video clip of Clinton snoozing and attempting in vain to stay awake while on the stage behind a speaker. My cheap easy advice is for everyone to get at least 8 hours of sleep, not only on days when you are speaking, but also when you are going to be near any0one else who is speaking and might have a video camera pointed at him or her. If you need motivation to get a good night’s sleep, then you need to watch this.
http://www.nypost.com/video/?vxSiteId=0db7b365-a288-4708-857b-8bdb545cbd0f&vxChannel=NY%20Post&vxClipId=1458_227094&vxBitrate=700
Take the 120-90-60 PowerPoint Pledge
Posted by TJ Walker in Audio/Video Technology, CEOs/Financial, PowerPoint, Sales and Marketing, Workplace on December 29, 2007
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.
This has got to stop!
Is New PowerPoint cure worse than the problem?
Posted by TJ Walker in PowerPoint, Workplace on December 29, 2007
In Montreal, a new PowerPoint concept know as Pecha Kucha (originally from Japan) is gaining ground. Here is the basic thrust according to a story in Today’s CanWest News Service:
“First, a slideshow must consist of 20 slides that last 20 seconds each, for a total presentation time of six minutes and 40 seconds. No more, no less.â€
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