is like a jigsaw puzzle, but you have the picture on the front of the box to “Life don’t know what supposed to look not even sure if you have all it’s like. Sometimes, you’re the pieces.” is like a room full of doors as one door closes, another one “Life – opens.” Imitate a famous phrase: Do unto others as you would have them do unto “Golden Rule: you”. Imitation: Never give a presentation you want to sit through yourself. wouldn’t Ask a rhetorical question: ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word. It is victory! Victory at all “You costs! Victory in spite of all terrors! Victory, however long and hard the road may be for without victory there is no survival”. Winston Churchill Repeat words at the beginning of a series: … was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was “It the age of foolishness...” Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities Repeat words in the middle of a series: … are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in “We despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed...” Apostle Paul to the Corinthians Repeat words at the end of a series: … that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish “...and from the earth.” Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address Provide a (post presentation) Executive summary To avoid the traps of using PowerPoint either as a script or as a post-presentation briefing document and to escape the tyranny of using decks that are overfull with detail and explanation, it might be useful to get into the habit of providing a bespoke document, in the form of an executive summary. This should: outline what the presentation was intended to achieve provide a record of the conversation and debate that resulted from it outline and address the next steps that are to follow on from the presentation The Executive Summary should be one or two pages long, broken into precise paragraphs with clear headings and contain only those PowerPoint slides that add value, By making sure it contains your key facts, figures and sound bites, all aimed at delivering and amplifying the purpose behind giving your presentation in the first place, it will enable
“Life is like a jigsaw puzzle, but you don’t have the picture on the front of the box to know what it’s supposed to look like. Sometimes, you’re not even sure if you have all the pieces.” “Life is like a room full of doors – as one door closes, another one opens.” Imitate a famous phrase: “Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”. Imitation: Never give a presentation you wouldn’t want to sit through yourself. Ask a rhetorical question: “You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word. It is victory! Victory at all costs! Victory in spite of all terrors! Victory, however long and hard the road may be for without victory there is no survival”. Winston Churchill Repeat words … at the beginning of a series: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness...” Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities Repeat words … in the middle of a series: “We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed...” Apostle Paul to the Corinthians Repeat words … at the end of a series: “...and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth.” Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address Provide a (post presentation) Executive summary To avoid the traps of using PowerPoint either as a script or as a post-presentation briefing document and to escape the tyranny of using decks that are overfull with detail and explanation, it might be useful to get into the habit of providing a bespoke document, in the form of an executive summary. This should: outline what the presentation was intended to achieve provide a record of the conversation and debate that resulted from it outline and address the next steps that are to follow on from the presentation The Executive Summary should be one or two pages long, broken into precise paragraphs with clear headings and contain only those PowerPoint slides that add value, By making sure it contains your key facts, figures and sound bites, all aimed at delivering and amplifying the purpose behind giving your presentation in the first place, it will enable
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