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PRESENTATION SMARTS: May 2010
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Presentation Smarts is a registered trademark of Loraine Antrim and Core Ideas Communication LLC. Think of plays: they’re usually logically divided into three acts. Books have chapters. Take baseball, football, boxing, golf: they all have clearly defined sections. Your presentation should be no different. Logical units. Your audience will thank you for making it easy to follow you! Posted by Loraine Antrim. Presentations: Getting Your Mind Right. Remember the movie,. You've got to get your mind RIGHT".
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PRESENTATION SMARTS: April 2011
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Presentation Smarts is a registered trademark of Loraine Antrim and Core Ideas Communication LLC. The Eyes Have It! Whether presenting in a small meeting room or on a large stage, many presenters are not sure where to look. It can be a bit intimidating when you know that all eyes are looking at you. What to do? First, let's look at what NOT to do. I've heard some pretty bad advice over the years: " Look over their heads. Or, " Find a spot in the back of the room and focus on it,". Or, " Scan the crowd.
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PRESENTATION SMARTS: May 2012
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Presentation Smarts is a registered trademark of Loraine Antrim and Core Ideas Communication LLC. TWITTER: YOUR NEXT PRESENTATION COACH! Want a quick way to get tips to up your presentation skills? You could hire an executive coach, or…you could got to Twitter! By applying some Twitter best practices to your PPT presentations, you can upgrade and gain valuable public speaking skills. Yes, the quirky little blue bird can teach you a lot about being a better speaker. 1 Follow the140 character limit. Very o...
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PRESENTATION SMARTS: March 2011
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Presentation Smarts is a registered trademark of Loraine Antrim and Core Ideas Communication LLC. KILL THE API, KPI, BPI LANGUAGE. Pop quiz: can you explain quantum mechanics. If you can, take a bow. Most people would be hard pressed to define these technical terms unless they are physicists, cardiologists or artists. Yet, we'll hear technical terms and jargon all the time in presentations. For an non-technical audience, using these terms is not the best tactic. Posted by Loraine Antrim. Imagine crawling...
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PRESENTATION SMARTS: AUDIENCE PSYCHOGRAPHICS
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Presentation Smarts is a registered trademark of Loraine Antrim and Core Ideas Communication LLC. Psychographics. No, it's not a JPEG on Prozac. A heavy sounding word, and it's a word seasoned presenters think about before every. Every audience has a psychographic profile. Exactly what is that? Imagine crawling around in your audience's collective head. What makes them tick? What's their lifestyle, their likes, dislikes, their values and attitudes? In general, what do you think they are interested in?
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CXO Mindset: Demonstrate Value in Your Elevator Pitch
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Demonstrate Value in Your Elevator Pitch. This is a 2nd in a series on creating a powerful elevator pitch. In our previous post, we talked about how differentiation is important in your elevator pitch. But so is demonstrating value. Who are you, what do you do and what is the value you bring to the marketplace? That's the essence of a pitch. What makes you valuable to the market is a critical part of riding. What Makes You Valuable? Zero in on the value you create or bring:. What problem do you solve?
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PRESENTATION SMARTS: Do You Have a Plan B?
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Presentation Smarts is a registered trademark of Loraine Antrim and Core Ideas Communication LLC. Do You Have a Plan B? You've prepped and rehearsed for your presentation. Feeling really good about it. You've got a great, interactive opening, things are looking really good. Then, disaster strikes. You lose the audience. Feet shuffle, bodies squirm, eyes look at watches, and the worst, the Blackberries come out. Now what? TIP: HAVE A DISASTER RECOVERY PLAN. What alternate idea can you turn to? Butterflies...
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PRESENTATION SMARTS: KILL THE API, KPI, BPI LANGUAGE
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Presentation Smarts is a registered trademark of Loraine Antrim and Core Ideas Communication LLC. KILL THE API, KPI, BPI LANGUAGE. Pop quiz: can you explain quantum mechanics. If you can, take a bow. Most people would be hard pressed to define these technical terms unless they are physicists, cardiologists or artists. Yet, we'll hear technical terms and jargon all the time in presentations. For an non-technical audience, using these terms is not the best tactic. Posted by Loraine Antrim. Butterflies, you...
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PRESENTATION SMARTS: February 2011
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Presentation Smarts is a registered trademark of Loraine Antrim and Core Ideas Communication LLC. PRESENTATION TIP: IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU! When talking to clients about their presentation goals, I'm always surprised to hear some of them say,. I want to talk about. Or " My messages are. Or " I want to open with.". Hmmm Sounds like it's all me, me and me. But presentations should not just be about what you. Want to say. Presentations should be dialogues WITH, not monologues TO your listeners. First, " me.
