Dr. Carmen Taran led off the 7-session, free series with an amazing presentation entitled, “How authentic are your presentations? Using beautiful and thought-provoking slides, she explained how to avoid a canned, sterotypical look, both by the choice of images and the choice of words. One of her points about using simple, clear words was, “If they can’t repeat it, they didn’t get it.”
She talked about SGS = Stupid Generic Shots. Those are the handshake to indicate agreement or the too-pretty models to indicate employees.
Carmen created a lively webinar by inviting lots of audience participation via the chat box. She showed unusual photos and asked what response people had and how they might use them in a presentation.
Another quote: “People first, presentations second.” In other words, put your attention on the audience more than on the presentation.
She introduced the concept of wabi sabi — small, calming objects or images that aren’t perfect and have a natural feel. The webinar audience viewed the many examples of wabi sabi images and commented on them.
We’re looking forward to Cliff Atkinson’s presentation next week! If you haven’t signed up, go to www.OutstandingPresentationsWorkshop.com!
Thanks for making these top class Webnairs free, but the audio via the internet was terrible! Could anything done to be improving this by next week. I tuned in to watch from the United Arab Emirates, and my internet connection is good.
Hi,I missed the first edition and I was wondering when the recording will be available. Many thanks!
I haven’t heard any other complaints about the audio and my assistant listened in as a participant and had excellent audio. I suggest that you use Skype next time and see if you get better results. You would use the Telephone option. I hope you find a solution that works for you.
Each week, about 24 hours after the webinar, I’ll send an email with the link to the recording. It’s coming soon!
Hi Ellen,
I think it’s great that you are offering this.
I have a class every day at that time, so I am really looking forward to the video.
Thank you for doing this
Glen
Ellen – I heard Carmen speak at last year’s Presentation Summit and was impressed. Yesterday’s webinar was better than I expected. I’m really excited about the rest! Thanks for coordinating these. I’m sharing my thoughts about the series with a lot of friends and colleagues! Thanks again!
BTW – audio was great. I used headphones as you suggested.
Joy,
I’m so glad you liked it! Thanks for sharing with friends and colleagues — please send them to httip://www.outstandingpresentationsworkshop.com. I’m seeing more people signing up now, because their friends are telling them about Carmen’s presentation!