The Presentation Coach: Bare Knuckle Brilliance for Every Presenter by Graham Davies “You probably hate giving presentations. You probably hate listening to them too. Why? Because most business presentations are too long, too detailed, too boring… and submerged under a blizzard of PowerPoint. But the single most important presentational tool known to man isn’t a [...]
Learn from the Top Presentation Experts in the World! Free 7-week webinar series! Ellen Finklestein, PowerPoint MVP “Would you like to ask questions and get answers from top presentation, PowerPoint, and speaking experts? Join me [Ellen Finklestein] at the online Outstanding Presentations Workshop 2011, for free! Learn how to eliminate Death by PowerPoint and make [...]
Why are visual images needed as mental hooks? Yesterday, I discovered a great website resource from BizGraphics On Demand which is a great collection of professionally designed graphics that will help enhance the visual appearance of presentations. See yesterday’s post for more details about BizGraphicsOnDemand. What’s the purpose of a visual diagram? I used one [...]
I discovered this website resource today which is a great collection of professionally designed graphics that will help enhance the visual appearance of presentations. Here’s a brief extract: The Problem “You need a great presentation, proposal, marketing slick, or document but you have very little time or money. (Sound familiar?) You have [...]
Jamie Nast (Author of Idea Mapping: How to Access your Hidden Brain Power, Learn Faster, Remember More and Achieve Success in Business) has recently posted a link to a recorded, archived, Webinar (August 2009) which I highly recommend watching. It was delivered to nearly 900 Project Managers which hopefully dispels any thoughts that visuals are [...]
The Gift of Dyslexia: Why some of the brightest people can’t read and how they can learn by Ronald D. Davis “Why is this book important? Because the methods described in it work. Because the techniques can be used to ameliorate a wide variety of symptoms besides reading difficulties – from anxiety to writing difficulties [...]
An article from Microsoft regarding Visio 2010. For further details: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/visio/top-10-reasons-to-try-visio-2010-HA101805356.aspx “Microsoft Visio 2010 advanced diagramming tools help you simplify complexity with dynamic, data-driven visuals and new ways to share on the Web in real time. Whether you’re creating an organizational chart, a network diagram, or a business process, the new tools and more intuitive interface in [...]
What is TagCrowd? “TagCrowd is a web application for visualizing word frequencies in any text by creating what is popularly known as a word cloud, text cloud or tag cloud. It was created by Daniel Steinbock, a doctoral student in Design and Education at Stanford University. A word cloud is a beautiful, informative image that communicates much [...]
MindChi (Re-wire your Brain in 8 Minutes a day) by Richard Israel and Vanda North is an inspirational book which I whole-heartedly recommend. But, what, you may ask is MindChi? Here’s an extract from www.mindchi.com : Situations covered include: Achieving goals, increasing creativity, managing change, running effective meetings, coaching skills, sales prospecting, coping with rejection, closing [...]
Here’s an extract from an interesting Article in “People Management” magazine, by Eugene Sadler-Smith, Author of The Intuitive Mind “By its very nature, intuition is something that’s difficult to put your finger on. But, although it’s hard to describe, pinning it down as a particular, learnt expertise will allow you to reap tangible rewards.” “Many leaders [...]
