A conversational approach helps on so many levels – new or related insights are often shared during a conversation, there is more presenter energy, and audio interest is heightened from hearing multiple voices. But it can’t be just an after-thought – you really should design it in to your presentation. What do I mean? We […]
Top 5 Webinar PowerPoint Presentation Tips (funny)
I must admit that we have recorded webinars that used more than one of these presentation tricks. That can result in ‘Death by Webinar!’ Life After Death with PowerPoint By Don McMillan
How We Implemented GTD
This post is in response to a few questions that came up offline related to GTD and how we implemented this approach. For the past decade I have primarily used Outlook to manage my activities. However, when I reached 1000 emails in my inbox, some of which were 12 months old, I knew I had […]
Using webinars and word of mouth marketing together
The quote ‘Make it easy for people to talk about you’ says it all. I had the opportunity last year to meet Andy Sernovitz when he spoke at the Silicon Valley AMA. Guy Kawasaki gives his typically entertaining presentation right after. Andy has been involved in the Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA) and wrote […]
Emotion is the Fast Lane to the Brain
If your like me, your first response to the use of storytelling in your presentations is to roll your eyes. You got facts, figures and bullet points to share. You don’t have time for stories. Well, after listening, producing and delivering hundreds of presentations, I can confidently state that the best presenters always use stories […]