June 20, 2012

4 Tips to Open an Executive Presentation

Presenting to executives is different than most presentations. That’s because executives live in a different time zone – the future. Here’s a great video clip from […]
June 20, 2012

4 Tips to Open an Executive Presentation

Presenting to executives is different than most presentations. That’s because executives live in a different time zone – the future. Here’s a great video clip from […]
June 14, 2012

Add Punch to Your Sales Presentation with the Reverse Testimonial

We often use testimonials in sales presentations. But rather than enhance our credibility, they can feel fake and have no impact at all. For instance, an […]
June 11, 2012

What to Say When the Audience Disagrees with You

Have you ever had an audience member disagree with you while you were presenting? I have. I was conducting a workshop at Microsoft with about 15 […]
May 15, 2012

Should You Lead with the Bad News?

In my workshops, I teach people to start their presentation by answering the audience’s question as soon as possible. Executives don’t like to waste time; they […]
April 19, 2012

Don’t Cha Wish Your PowerPoint Was Hot Like Me?

How sad. The great presentation coach Dr. Nick Morgan stooping to PowerPoint-bashing to generate a few cheap retweets with this nonsense parody of John Lennon’s song, […]
April 9, 2012

How to Crop Around an Irregular Shape – PowerPoint Video Tip #16

How do you crop around an image, removing the background? Especially when the shape you want to keep is not a regular circle, square or triangle? […]
April 4, 2012

Gorgeous Alternative to Bullet Points

Here’s a really nice alternative to bullet points (and sub-bullets!) on slides, courtesy of presentation consultant Gavin McMahon over at Make a Powerful Point. Use shapes […]
April 2, 2012

Cool PowerPoint Slide Transition – PowerPoint Video Tip #15

Here’s a clever slide transition you might find useful. Part of the image stays in focus while everything else around it becomes blurry. (Here’s how to […]
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