It is the early 1960′s and Boeing is ready to launch a new building effort to create a new plane. The managers need to create a compelling goal that will resonate with thousands of employees and contractors. They need to create a vision that will stick. They have a choice of strategies… they can take [...]
The Unexpected Powerpoint Slide
June 1, 2007 By 1 Comment
Using Contrast Slides In Powerpoint
May 31, 2007 By 5 Comments
The slide was simple but compelling. The story was clear and I was amazed that the simple contrast worked so well. Leave it to Seth Godin to come up with another brilliant business concept. In his visual yet simple Powerpoint presentation given in July of 2000, Seth used the idea of emotion to sell his [...]
Powerpoint Made Simple
May 23, 2007 By 3 Comments
Slide after slide of bullet points went flying by. I sat with my co-workers in the audience trying to keep from falling asleep. The text on the screen became a blur after a while and I just prayed that the torture would soon end. Unfortunately the Vendor’s data dump continued for another hour. When it [...]
Powerpoint That Sticks
May 21, 2007 By 1 Comment
When we look at putting together a Powerpoint presentation we need to look at the structure of our slides and look at how they convey our message. We need to package this for the maximum impact for our audience. When we are through with our message our audience should take away our keys points and [...]
Five Must-Have Tools for Powerpoint
May 18, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Before we can create the ultimate Powerpoint presentation, we need to put together a useful toolkit. One that covers all the bases and will take our presentation to the next level. Over the years I have purchased many different tools in my quest for a better presentation. Some have worked wonders… and others have come [...]
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