Dave Paradi's
PowerPoint Tip Newsletter - Issue #184, May 5, 2009
Published & Copyright
by
Dave Paradi of ThinkOutsideTheSlide.com. Circulation over
8,200
In this issue
Latest Slide Makeover
Comments from recent workshop attendees
Handout that is not a slide printout
Use my content in your publications
From the blog
One
of the
Top 10 Business Books of 2008
Click on the cover to learn more
Book Dave to do a live program
for your group:
1) Transforming Text Slides into Persuasive Visuals
2) Hands-on Creating Persuasive PowerPoint Visuals
3) Cutting Presentation Preparation Time by Using Content Templates and
Creating a Slide Library
4) Creating and Delivering Effective Web Presentations
Click
here to learn more and book Dave.
Dave's Travel Schedule
May
8-9 - Chicago, IL (MBA students)
May 11
- Toronto, ON (CAPS Chapter)
June
28-30 - New Orleans, LA (SHRM Conference)
July 22 - Toronto, ON (Sales group)
August 21
- Toronto, ON (MBA Students)
September 15 - Orangeville, ON (Utility company trainers)
October 13-14
- Atlanta, GA (PowerPoint Live conference)
October 17
- Edmonton, AB (CAPS Chapter)
November 25 - Toronto, ON (CSAE National Convention workshop)
|
|
Latest Slide Makeover Video
When someone showed a way to make survey statistics more visual, they
made a few key errors. This makeover shows the correct visual for
survey results so the audience understands them and trusts them. Click
on the
video below to play it in your browser via YouTube (or click
here to watch it on my web site in QuickTime format).
Book Dave for a workshop and your staff will have
comments like these recent attendees
"It was great! Not only did I learn useful shortcuts, how to
think beyond text slides and how to get my point across with graphs and
pictures instead of text, but I was engaged the whole time.
Proving that Dave’s process really works. Fantastic workshop!"
"I’ll
never look at my PP screen the same again.
Ideas will allow me to produce a far
more convincing, interesting and
worthwhile presentation. Thank
you very
much, fantastic day."
"I’m shocked – way above my expectations which were already high."
"Very
informative ….Great real world examples delivered with intelligence."
Click here to learn about how I customize every workshop to deliver exactly what your group needs.
PowerPoint
Tip: Handout that is not a slide printout Recently
I delivered a one hour concurrent session at a conference.
Obviously I can’t deliver the same amount of information in one hour
that I can in my customized full-day workshops for organizations.
When I do a shorter presentation, I also consider whether I need to
take a different approach to my handout.
Normally in my half-day
or full-day workshops, my handout is a printout of most of my slides so
that the audience doesn’t have to write down every point I am making
and has the space to take notes on how they will implement the ideas I
am sharing. Many people take these notes and keep them beside
their desk for quick reference whenever creating a presentation because
they have enough detail to act as a memory jogger about what I
discussed.
With a one hour presentation, I take a different
approach. I don’t view it as a training session, but more of an
overview of ideas with a few details. It is not a scenario where
people will be taking detailed implementation notes, but they will
rather be taking notes of ideas they want to explore further in their
own context. With a larger group in these shorter presentations,
a substantial handout would also end up wasting a lot of paper since
the organizer would likely end up printing more copies than the number
of attendees.
In the conference presentation I did two weeks
ago, I supplied a two page handout. On the first page, I
summarized the five steps of the KWICK method that I would be
discussing in the presentation. I left space for the participants
to take notes on what they got from each section in the
presentation. On the second page, I gave the audience resources
for more information that they could pursue as it applied to them: web
sites, books and videos. Whenever possible, I also include a
visual of the book cover or web site home page so they know what to be
looking for when going to these resources.
In your next
presentation, determine what type of handout you should be using.
Many financial presentations actually benefit from having a more
detailed handout with all the analysis in it. The slides only
convey the conclusions from the analysis, and are not cluttered with
tables and charts. The presenter focuses on what the analysis and
numbers mean to the audience without confusing them with an overload of
numbers. If the audience wants to explore an area further, the
presenter can turn off the slides temporarily and delve into the
detailed handout with the audience.
The default handout when
using PowerPoint has been a printout of the slides. I hope with
the examples and ideas in today’s tip, you can now consider the best
handout approach for each presentation.
Add valuable content to your organization or association newsletter with Dave's articles
If you are responsible for the content of a newsletter that
goes to members of your organization or association, why not add
educational content by including one of my articles or newsletter tips
in the next issue. You can find over 45 articles and over 180
back issues of the newsletter on the web site.
All I ask is that you include my copright, name and link back to
my web site. I'd also appreciate knowing when the issue is going
out so that I can track the inquiries that come in. If you have
any questions on using my content in your publication, just click here to send me an e-mail with your questions.
From
the Blog at PPtIdeas.blogspot.com:
Twelve Things You Need To Know When Using Web Meetings to Replace
Face-to-face Meetings During this Flu Pandemic Scare
The current flu pandemic scare has companies closing offices,
schools being shut and corporations implementing contingency plans.
Many face-to-face meetings are being replaced with web meetings. This YouTube video
gives you twelve ideas if you are setting up or running a web meeting.
I believe that web meetings can be effective, if a few simple
guidelines are understood and followed.
Update: If your organization does not allow YouTube videos, you can watch this video here in Windows Media Video (WMV) format.
|
|
Contact
Dave:
Dave@ThinkOutsideTheSlide.com
or call 905-510-4911
To learn more about Dave's workshops, click
here. To get Dave's books or videos, click
here.
For past newsletter issues, click
here and for free articles, click
here. Sign up for this newsletter by clicking
here.
Privacy Policy: I will never sell or distribute your
e-mail or
information to anyone.
Microsoft,
PowerPoint, Windows and other terms are either registered trademarks or
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other
countries. Microsoft product
screen shot(s) reprinted with permission from Microsoft
Corporation. All books, products and seminars are independent
publications and are not affiliated with, nor have they been
authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Microsoft Corporation.
|
|
|
|