Killer Presentations by Nicholas Oulton founder of m62 visualcommunications & PowerPoint Presentation expert
Friendly Assassins Last year at the ISSM, I gave a presentation called “Friendly Assassins and Enemy Plants.” This refers to fact that many presenters often face their biggest hurdle when they are rehearsing in front of a critical leader/boss/coach. There to help and encourage, the presenter’s team often winds up breaking their spirit by nit-picking too much and failing to … Continue reading
Moving from Monologue to Dialogue to encourage audience interaction and involvement. A couple of weeks ago I was preparing a sales team for a two-day presentation session. The prospect is outsourcing a $1 billion IT project and scheduled 14 different sessions, 30-90 minutes each with 25 presenters and contributors in total. In a sales situation like this, the more the … Continue reading
In case you missed the post on Monday, I recently had the opportunity to speak without the aid of a presentation. A bit uncomfortable for me, but I wanted to prove that there is no reason to hide behind slides and design to effectively (memorably) present information. How did I do? I’ll let you be the judge. Below is a … Continue reading
I’m not suggesting we all stop using PowerPoint, but IF I can make it more engaging and more memorable than the other 26 slide-driven presentations at the conference then maybe, just maybe we can make people rethink what they do with PowerPoint. Continue reading
“I wish I knew then what I know now.” Partly because last weekend I spent a heart-aching evening watching my scout troop – 14-18 years old – as they struggled to cope with the dress and demeanour of their female counter-parts at a barn dance. But mostly because I have been recording the presentation for the University of Central Lancashire … Continue reading
