In just a few more days, our new “Present” iPhone app will be available in the iTunes store. What is it? It’s an app that features 60 presentation tips. Our thanks to SixVoices for making this happen.
In celebration of it’s release, here are the first 11 presentation tips.
Last weekend I enjoyed my first Coldplay concert. They are currently on tour in the U.S. plugging their Viva la Vida album. What can I say? It was the best concert I have ever attended, and I have seen my fair share of great acts. Not only did they cover all the good stuff from their current album, but they also performed some of their classics like Yellow, In My Place, Politik, and Fix You (highlighed below).
I have been a fan of Coldplay for quite some time now so it was an experience that left me wanting more. In fact, my wife and I were looking up tickets last night to see if we can see them again before they leave the states. We are actually considering using their concert as an excuse to visit London or Dublin this fall.
We just contributed a presentation to SlideShare’s Tell a Story Contest which is being sponsored by Fuze Meeting.
I must admit… we had a blast. It was fun experimenting with original photography and drawing our own illustrations. Much better than using stock photography. Here is our entry:
H is for Huge
Think big when it comes to your next presentation! You don’t need to turn yourself into the Incredible Hulk to catch people’s attention (although that wouldn’t hurt), but you should aim to be bigger than life. Dare to let your alter-ego take over for your next presentation. Just try not to terrify your audience.
U is for Unusually Sensitive
Unfortunately for Dr. Banner, his gamma ray experiment made him a little too sensitive to anger. Although nothing will make your audience members morph into green humanoid monsters, think about how your presentation appeals to the senses. Most presentations target only two: sight and sound. Boring. Since people take in the world through five senses, they are more likely to remember a presentation that speaks to all of them. Audio and visual stimulation are easy enough to accomplish, so think about how to make your audience members exercise their senses of smell, touch and taste. You don’t necessarily need to put out a box of donuts and ask your audience to relate them to your presentation subject. Stimulating these senses can be as easy as just referencing words that bring them to mind. Comparing your new line of sweaters to a bag of Skittles gets the point across in a tangy way that it’s colorful.
