2007 Thoughts on Small Business Image and Presentation

Image is everything in a small business and will you make that first impression in your business presentation can make the difference. Whether we like to admit it or not people have certain prejudices about what they see and they tend to make split-second judgments when stereotyping. It is the same way in personal relationships as it is when a customer approaches your business; that first impression is something you will never have a second chance to make.

Choose a Manual Projection Screen and Save Money

By purchasing a manual projection screen you can save a lot of money over other options that are on the market today. Of course money is not the only thing to consider when buying a projection screen, but depending on your situation it should definitely come into play.

Like a brick wrapped in velvet - designing a conference presentation (or most other kinds too!)

How you design your presentation is at least as important as how you deliver it. There's a lot of help on delivery online, but not so much on design. This article is a step in the right direction.

The ONE Thing

What can you do to improve your communication power? Often this boils down to working on one thing at a time. Each of us can always improve across many areas, but focusing on one thing at a time is more effective and will produce faster results. Understand the 6 common areas upon which you can improve. When you successfully your one thing, you will become a more effective communicator.

Speak With Success!

Learn to speak with the voice of success. After all, your voice represents who you are and defines your power in conversation. Find your true voice and be heard in conversations from casual chats to corporate presentations.

PowerPoint Sermons - Avoiding Techno Panic

Though using PowerPoint when preaching is a great tool, it can sometimes be frustrating. Here are five ways to keep techno panic at bay...

Choosing Tripod Projection Screens

Tripod projection screens are best used when a person needs to be able to travel with their projection screen.

Simple is Powerful

Do you know that an average audience only remembers a fraction of the information presented after one week? This base line information is typically the emotion of the speaker and a few key points. If the speaker is passionate about what he or she is saying, then the audience will engage with this passion and more easily remember the simple points. Certain members of a speaker's audience will take action from the program because the simple, yet powerful messages will resonate (vibrate on the same frequency) with them. Understand that the simple messages are the most powerful.

Speaking In The Light

If you want to be taken seriously, never 'practice' on a 'live' audience! When you stand to present information - be it to 2 or 200 people - does your audience hang on your every word, or hang out for you to finish?

How To Use A Questionnaire To Engage Your Audience During Your Health Presentation

Did you know that a simple questionnaire can pump up the volume in your workshop regardless of the topic? Plus, the questionnaire will help you stay focused on your presentation outline.

Don't Be a Power Point Murderer

You are in an audience, you hunch over in your chair, flip through the handout of the slides and sigh. It would be another typical presentation dominated by too many slides with too many bullets that the presenter was going to cover in too much detail. This syndrome is known jokingly as ‘death by power point.' You can avoid being a power point murderer yourself.

Presentations - The Best Style is Versatile

Presentations are delivered for two basic reasons: to educate and to inspire. Discover versatility and learn to apply it to your presentation style to become successful in meeting your objectives.

PowerPoint-What's the Point? Using PowerPoint's Built-in Pointer Feature

Pump up your next presentation and still connect with your audience.