executive presentations – Page 2

August 15, 2011

Don’t Build Slides Until they Pass the “Coffee Test”

Want to build a presentation that will grab attention and hold it until the end? Want to make sure it goes viral? Then don’t build slides […]

August 11, 2011

Amazing Example of a Boardroom Presentation Using PowerPoint

UPDATE: There are still seats available in my June 6 Speaking PowerPoint seminar in Seattle. Check out the agenda if you want to learn how to […]

April 4, 2011

The Secrets of Storytelling in the Boardroom, Part 1 – The Power of Storytelling

“Storytelling” is a hot topic in the presentation world. Whenever I tell people that I wrote a book on how to use PowerPoint in business, their […]

April 2, 2011

Are Business Leaders Asking the Right Questions?

This Forbes.com blog post by Steve Denning argues that in some companies, business presentations are merely a ritual meant to impress the next level up, rather […]

January 23, 2011

9 Tips for Handling Tough Questions During that Exec Presentation

You have an upcoming executive presentation. People in the room will develop opinions about you and your ideas based on your PowerPoint slides, which you have carefully […]

January 14, 2011

9 Tips to Nail Your Next Exec Presentation

Remember the last time you presented to an executive? How did it go? Did you get what you wanted? Did the exec? Did you nail it […]

August 31, 2010

4 Reasons Businesses are Shifting to PowerPoint from Text

Businesses are shifting away from text documents to PowerPoint documents for strategic plans. This study by Sarah Kaplan at the University of Toronto is the first […]