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Story from Karen Carleton, MEd, MS http://ca.linkedin.com/in/karencarleton I was with a consulting company and some hunting outfitters were giving presentations to natural resources board to back up their claims disputing government research that animal populations were dwindling, to maintain their businesses and livelihood (or delay closure of their businesses). One guy (a crazed rogue outfitter who wasn’t even [...] I just found a great article by Sandi Mann in The Guardian, called, “Why do 60% of students find their lectures boring? (Dr. Sandi Mann is senior lecturer in occupational psychology at the University of Central Lancashire in the UK.) You can probably guess what’s coming. “One of the main contributors to student boredom is the [...] I had to share this comment from a discussion going on in the LinkedIn Learning, Education and Training Professionals Group group. There have been many great comments, but I got permission from Dr. William Brantley to share this one: “The worst PowerPoint presentation I ever attended was given by a senior professor in the Education department [...] What do you do when: Your talk goes longer than you expected? Most presentations have a time limit. You’re allowed 20 minutes to speak, let’s say. Here’s a quick tip when you’re in this type of emergency situation. Before every presentation, memorize the last slide number. (This was an idea that someone suggested at [...] A subscriber wrote me, “I have a question to which I have received as many answers as people I have asked: What content goes on the last slide? Do I end with ‘Thank You!,’ ‘Questions/Comments?,’ or “The End?’ No one can say for sure.” It’s a good question, and I realize that I’ve also been guilty [...] During Dave Paradi’s keynote at PPTLive, the audience came up with a list of thought leaders. Here’s the list. In most cases, I’ve linked directly to the blog. Bert Decker Nancy Duarte Carmine Gallow Garr Reynolds Tony Ramos Ethos3 Troy Chollar Ellen Finkelstein (yes, that’s me!) Geetesh Bajaj Tom Peters Steve Rindsberg and let’s not forget Dave Paradi. Here’s a list of organizations that have recommended content: TED Microsoft’s PowerPoint [...] Here is a sneak preview of some of the content of my 3-day workshop, “Create an Outstanding Presentation.” It comes from Day 1: Content. Your ending is even more important than your beginning. You want it to be strong and clear. It’s sad but true—your audience may not remember anything else! You need to summarize your [...] I watched U.S. President Obama’s speech this morning, having taped it from last night. I took 16 pages of notes! It’s an example, in my opinion, of a great presentation — all without PowerPoint! To summarize, it was clear and passionate. Not many people put both those qualities together in a speech; it’s a very powerful [...] As reported in the August 24, 2009 issue of Time magazine, new research indicates that talking on a cell phone while driving, even using hands-free technology, can be dangerous. In July, a previously-buried 2003 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study was released and it identified the cell phone as a serious safety hazard. Yes, this IS related [...] |
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