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A good short talk presents one idea, tells one story, and asks one question.
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Crunching numbers is only half the battle.
Electric Slide is the easiest way to wirelessly present PowerPoint slides, Office documents, PDFs and videos with your iPhone or iPad.
Your device is a remote control that works anywhere with any screen. Since viewers just need your simple URL to follow along, setup is a cinch.
You can also connect your device directly to a TV or projector via HDMI or VGA.
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Super Bowl 47 is in the books but March Madness is around the corner. In honor of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, Forbes presents its second-annual “Jargon Madness” competition.
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Article discussing ideas from the book Brain Rules on the impact of our visual perception on sales presentations (Presentation Rules using Visual Storytelling to sell Big Ideas http://t.co/Pn8Vpw7g)...
"These tools and generators are free tools that may help you to find the perfect color scheme and combination to use in your slides... These tools may help to choose the right background color but also the color scheme to use for text and graphics and keep a good color contrast in your slides..."
Many of my MBA students have a hard time choosing colors for their PowerPoint presentations -- even with the templates provided. As a result, they visually ugly. You can imagine how difficult it is then to really appreciate the stories and information you are sharing in your presentation. The rotten color combos are a huge distraction and we can't listen well.
So don't let this happen to you! Fellow curator Baiba Svenca @baibbb found this article and tools and I'm delighted to be able to share it with you -- and all my MBA students, too!
Thanks Baiba :)
This review was written by Karen Dietz for her curated content on business storytelling at www.scoop.it/t/just-story-it
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I love this article and am using its tips and outline this week for several presentations I am doing. While it is focused on sales, this post follows the same pattern I use when teaching my MBA students on business communication and influential presentations.
Keep this article/outline handy because it works!!
This review was written by Karen Dietz for her curated content on business storytelling at www.scoop.it/t/just-story/it
The most powerful thing about you is your story. But don't talk about yourself all the time; you'll be a bore.
Well, that all depends on whether it is all about you bring the "center of attention" or the "center or exposure". "Exposure" mesans being vulnerable and also being willing to be changed by the story. That is what this article is really all about. And it is also the essence of the talk I am on my way to give at the Pacificaa Graduate Iinstitute's conference on transformational leaderships this weekend.
The questions posed here will help you keep on track and avoid situations where you end ups telling your story from your ego instead of the place of service. It is a great checklist to keep in your back pocket.
Happy story telling!
Thank you Richard Andrews for recommending this article :)
This review was written by Karen Dietz for her curated content on business storytelling at www.scoop.it/t/just-story-it
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For leaders at all levels, being an effective public speaker is essential for success. Here are some tried-and-true tips from the pros to help you raise your game.
I like this article because from the very beginning the author talks about how to give a fabulous presentation using story skills. Like -- "begin with the end in mind" and "simplify your messages" and "tell your personal stories."
She gives solid advice about things to remember to connect with your audience, how to avoid the perils of PowerPoint, and how to avoid sameness.
Good tips and insights all. And I've only mentioned a few. I wish more speakers took these ideas to heart.
Read the article and get the rest of the goodies!
This review was written by Karen Dietz for her Just Story It Scoops at www.scoop.it/t/just-story-it
Do not undervalue the benefit of a longer, more detailed story in providing learning experiences. Anecdotes and “training fables” can be very effective and they do have their place. If you can work in a longer story, though, you can have greater emotional involvement. That is the most effective memory resource of all.
Here is what I love most about this post -- its reminder that longer stories are just as important to share as short anecdotes.
In today's short-attention span world, the prevailing notion is that people have no tolerance for longer stories -- especially online. Balderdash, I say!
What anyone needs to pay attention to is finding the right places for sharing those longer stories. A few questions to ask yourself are: - What is my purpose in sharing this story?
- What work do I want this story to do?
- What is the best channel (on-line channels & off-line channels) for sharing this story?
- If this longer story is going to be shared on-line, how do I need to prep my audience so they are ready to listen to it?
Read this short article to discover how the author crafted and shared his longer story. And don't sell yourself (or your audience) short by only going for those quickie stories!
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Free PowerPoint templates and backgrounds from Presentation magazine. A wide range of free professional and business quality Power Point templates. I'm always on the lookout for new, interesting, and professional PPT templates so I can build my storied presentations to fit each context I'm working in. So here's another resource for free templates. I poked around and found many I liked. I hope you find some great ones also!
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Check out this a m a z i n g presentation by Sparkol and start making your own! I've just poked around this site, watching the sample presentation and going through the tutorials -- and frankly this tool looks AWESOME! I've bookmarked it and will start playing with it immediately to create fun and engaging presentations for upcoming talks. The only caveat -- I can't tell yet what the Pro version costs. But I'm sure I'll find out soon and I hope it is affordable. I'm telling you folks -- it's getting easier and easier to share your biz stories in compelling ways withs some of these new tools coming out!
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Want to spice up your next corporate presentation? Take it from us, Make your next presentation Out Of This World! Download this Presentation for a Tweet here:
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The practice of persuasive copywriting is a necessity, if you want to sell products, services, or ideas online. While great writing is truly an art, thos
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The Art Of Storytelling In Business Communications And Public Relations
Short talk about presentations given at Startup Dynamo, a workshop held by Startup@Singapore NUS using the Learn Startup Methodology. My segment was on Present
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Nancy Duarte, author of the HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations, explains how to avoid PowerPoint hell. For examples of great and not-so-great slides, see Nancy's blog post, Do Your Slides Pass the Glance Test?
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To win people over, create tension between the status quo and a better way.
Here is a quick and concise post on the essential elements of creating a presentation as a story from presentation master Nancy Duarte.
I love how she chunks the presentation down into manageable chunks and gives examples as we go along so we can really get it.
Now you have this template, there's no excuse for creating 'death by PowerPoint'!
This review was written by Karen Dietz for her curated content on business storytelling at www.scoop.it/t/just-story-it
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Top Presentation of the Day | There’s an old saying, ‘Power corrupts but PowerPoint corrupts absolutely.’ Well, don’t blame the tools, blame the workman. A good presentation can make the difference between winning a deal and wasting an afternoon in a meeting room. It’s worth doing it well. These tips and resources should help turn you into a presentation hero.
Want a quick tutorial on how to create effective PowerPoint presentations?
Well -- here it is! This won't take you long to go through, and these are all good reminders. I'm bookmarking this page so I can share it with my MBA students, and also just to keep handy when I need my own refresher course!
And enjoy the visuals in this presentation. That's a good lesson in and of itself :)
And my personal tip: think of your presentation as a story in-and-of-itself (setting, problem, challenges, resolution, take-aways) -- in addition to sharing stories within your presentation.
Here's the link to the original article: http://www.slideshare.net/abhishekshah/ways-to-become-a-better-presenter
This review was written by Karen Dietz for her curated content on business storytelling at www.scoop.it/t/just-story-it
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Most CEOs are not inspiring. After years of working with leaders in business, it's hard to come to any other conclusion.
The 5 mistakes listed here are right on -- I experience them all the time when working with my coaching clients.
Number 4 is -- CEOs don't tell stories. That's for sure. Number 5 is -- CEO's reading speeches instead of talking authentically with their audiences. Number 3 is -- they are too stiff (that comes from not telling stories or not knowing how to tell stories) Number 2 is -- they don't write their own material. No one can write your personal stories for you, BTW. Number 1 is -- CEOs are not conveying a vision. Hey, we want to be inspired!
Well, for sure many business people of all types suffer from the same mistakes. So what to do? Find the stories you are passionate about telling, learn to tell them well and authentically, leave the notes at home, and please -- don't practice in front of a mirror! That's the kiss of death.
There are many more insights here in this article about how these mistakes show up for people, so go grab them.
Review written by Karen Dietz for her curated content on business storytelling at www.scoop.it/t/just-story-it
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What is data storytelling?
In two parts, it’s (1) how we use data visualization to help us see and read the story social data tells, and (2) how we as social media experts package that story and make adjustments to campaigns.
It should, but unless we can find the answer to the question “so what?” all that data just seems time-consuming. That’s why we practice data storytelling. It’s the act of data visualization before, during and after mining/analyzing data.
For all of us who want to know how to share the stories data tells, then this article gives a great framework. You'll have to read down to the end, however, to get to the gold.
Most of the article is about measuring social media campaigns. Then we get to the good stuff: the model for storytelling with data that contains 5 elements.
The other insights are good, so grab those. Then pay attention to those 5 elements and start working on your data stories. The model should get you started.
This review was written by Karen Dietz for her Just Story It Scoops at www.scoop.it/t/just-story-it
The presenter correctly indicated that stories can be used to hold interest that might otherwise drift. He supported this by outlining a structure: - Start with the point you want to make;
- Illustrate the point with a story;
- Provide an example or application that supports your point.
Ugh!! I can't stand this flow because it is simply a regurgitation of the old "Tell them what you are going to tell them; tell them; then tell you what you told them." I agree with the author of the article who says this is not storytelling. The author continues to say: A side benefit, he contended, is that this structure can be quickly delivered. It sounds logical, but it is not storytelling. Speeding through events with an eye on the clock cuts the heart out of emotional involvement, and effective storytelling ties directly into the emotions of the audience. Now, this structure can certainly work when the second step is changed to “Illustrate the point with an anecdote.”
I love this article because it is a terrific discussion about the difference between an anecdote and a story -- and when/how to use each effectively. The author makes great points and I know you will get a lot from reading this post.
And if you want more examples of different narrative forms so you can be a smarter storyteller, then go download my free guide "Narrative Forms -- What the Heck is a Story Anyway? Why Can't I Just Use An Example?" http://www.juststoryit.com/howto and scroll down to #2 on the page.
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What we discovered was that neither the Yale nor the Harvard study actually exists. There is no evidence that the studies took place and no papers were ever published. Yet the "goal-setting to-money" study is a particularly imperishable business myth that has circulated for several decades. It persists despite sound debunking efforts on the part of entities such as Fast Company, which conducted an in-depth investigation of the myth in 1996.
Here's an interesting piece about phantom research, business mythology, and evaluating the research stories we hear.
It's a good and interesting read -- not so much about being skeptical, but questioning and thinking carefully about research that is presented to us, particularly when it is imbedded within a story.
No question -- it's a tricky dance. The best way to convey data is through a story -- doing so builds trust credibility, believability, and emotional connection. The easiest way to manipulate and skew research is through the stories you tell about it.
What to do? Obviously for the teller it is to represent the research accurately. In presentations when I talk about story research, I always offer the original research up for review for any listener who wants it.
For the listener, it's to check the research you hear about. Don't accept it unquestioningly. Ask for the original document.
Now go read the article to discover what popular biz myth was busted!
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