"What would you like to see in PowerPoint design in 2009?" That's what Olivia Mitchell, who writes the fantastic Speaking About Presenting blog, asked me last month. She asked us to write one post on this topic. Many have already posted replies at their blogs. (Olivia Lots of great ideas!) My PowerPoint design wishes for 2009? The look and feel of social media techniques Now, Olivia didn't ask just me: she also acted as community organizer, posing the question to a plethora of presentation bloggers. Olivia promises to organize these posts at her

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The theme is "What would you like to see in PowerPoint slide design in 2009?" Let me then revise Olivia's charter (as did others) to focus on what I'd like to see in PowerPoint, or even just what I'd like to see in presentations in 2009. And, You could bombard them (as did Tom Peters in this example) or you could leave PowerPoint completely out of the picture (as Edward Tufte did in the story at the end of this , my favorite YouBlog post).         So that's what I'd like to see from PowerPoint THERE'S AN INTERESTING TOPIC being bandied about by some of us presentation blogger types that you might find valuable.

Tags: Audience-Centered Speaking Authenticity Non-verbal Communication Public Speaking Rehearsal Speech Writing Storytelling Visual Aid 1.  0160; Lose the Power Point – when you put up Power Point slides you ask the audience to look at 2 – or 3 – things at once: you, your slides, perhaps a printout of your slides. That’s distracting.

What to do :  Write as many Geo-Foods ideas as you can.  Submit your best lines to HumorPowerTips@HumorPower.com by August 30, 2009. ...Tags: Tags: Contests creative writing humor Joke contes This month’s contest is suggested by Sol Morrison from Santa Barbara.  The theme is Geo-Foods .

Thou Shalt Not Sell from the Stage: Neither thy Company, thy Goods, thy Writings, nor thy Desperate need for Funding; Lest Thou be Cast Aside into Outer Darkness. Thou Shalt Not Steal the Time of Them that Follow Thee. TEDx Tokyo 2009 In less than two weeks TEDx Tokyo will have its unveiling. In general, I do not recommend reading a speech at such a conference, but if you do read, TED has earned a lot of attention over the years for many reasons, including the nature and quality of its short-form conference presentations. All presenters lucky enough

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As a freelance writer who has been around long enough to go grey (due to age, not due to work), I am often asked, “How much should I charge for corporate writing jobs?” I am asked this question by other freelancers – especially aspiring freelancers or freelancers looking to move from periodical writing to corporate [...] ...Tags: Tags: Freelance Writing - Corporate freelance writing freelance writing

0160; Write your speech, either in outline, bullet, or text form. 0160; For how to structure and write a persuasive speech, look at Give Your Speech, Change the World ( [link] ).  Tags: Audience-Centered Speaking Public Speaking Speech Writing Visual Aid I’ve blogged many times on how NOT to use Power Point.  0160; Most people use it incorrectly, and it becomes a barrier between speaker and audience. 

A Seat Apart was developed by Allister Klingensmith literally over night at An Event Apart 2009 conference in Boston. m currently writing a free ebooklet on presenting with Twitter. Cliff Atkinson has written an excellent book “The Backchannel: How audiences are using Twitter and Social Media and changing presentations forever” which is to be released on 27 November 2009. Presenting while people are tweeting is challenging – but also adds a new dimension to the presentation experience for your audience. Gradually tools are being developed to make it easier for you as the presenter