PowerPoint Tips

21 tips to help you create effective PowerPoint visuals and use the media well. Never be accused of Death by PowerPoint

Presentations - Equipment And Handouts

How to choose the right equipment for presentations and how to distribute hand-outs.

Communicate Like a CEO

CEOs communicate differently than regular people do. One reason is that their title and status allows them a platform and respect from their audience. Here are some ideas to consider to help you communicate with confidence so that you get listened to - and who knows, maybe one day you will be a CEO!

Using Presentation Folders For A More Professional Look

Using presentation folders for a more professional look in the business world can do amazing things for a business. Presenting something to a client that looks professional and organized will speak volumns about the buisness before the folder is even opened.

Better Typography and More Readable Text in PowerPoint

Good type treatment is critical to effective PowerPoint presentations. Learn tips on designing the best text for your slides.

What to Do With Your Hands - Two Tips for Feeling Comfortable at Events

Maybe you are giving an informal presentation, at a networking event or a trade show, and you see these folks - fidgeting with change in their pockets, standing with hands over crotch in the classic fig-leaf position, leaning on a counter, twirling a pen, or tossing a give-away from hand-to-hand. Maybe you do the same thing. What does it say to the folks in your audience or who are walking down the aisle? I'M BORED and uncomfortable and I don’t know what to do with my hands.

Hurricanes and Business Presentations

If you're planning a business presentation or any sales interview with a large company during the hurricane season you may find yourself being postponed and you may want to cancel and reschedule the appointment for the business presentation until everything is back to normal.

What Has Matching Got To Do With Presenting?

Create a presentation that will increase sales and shorten your sales cycle by matching the features and characteristics of your services that will solve your potential client's problems.

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!

Video - The New Default Medium

Video on the Internet is very powerful. TJ Walker explains why you need to have video on your website NOW!

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.

Professional Attitude

It is not what you think. It is arrogance and conceit. It is: “I have been making a living at this for twenty years, so what are you going to tell me?”

Using Humor Images And Cartoons In Presentations

Any public speaker who has faced a crowd of listeners knows that humor has a great effect and brings out a point like nothing else. I have talked to many presenters and all of them say they have a number of jokes up their sleeve, as well as visual gags -- CARTOONS.

Be a Speaking Star--Learn How from the Movies

Great movies capture your attention and keep it. Adapt movie techniques to your presentation content and delivery and become a speaking star.