Good Concepts Need Good Presentation and Good Speakers

At the Online Think Tank we receive lots of inquiries from around the World and we discuss all sorts of awesome technologies. Recently one member stated that every good technology or concept needs a good spokesman and someone who can wow the crowds to start a trend. Like Apple, Inc. Steven Jobs.

MindMap Seminars and Visual Presentations Discovered

How can one promote Mind Mapping to Grade School and High School students to help them in critical thinking skills? Well, you might say why not use Power Point Presentations, videos and overhead slides.

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.

How To Make An Impressive Presentation

Looks behind the secrets of what makes a successful presentation, and the difference between those that do well in presentations and those that do not.

Presentation Skills - Seven Presentation Secrets Learned from the Academy Awards

Academy Awards come and go, but one thing is a constant: bad acceptance speeches. You may never win an Academy Award, but you may be asked to give an acceptance speech for an accomplishment in your business, your career, your community, or your organization. Sometimes your acceptance speech will be for what you accomplished, or for what your team has accomplished. Will you be ready when it is your time to give an acceptance speech? The following are seven presentation secrets to giving an outstanding acceptance speech in any situation:

The Audience Wants To Like You

People fear people. That's the common reality that surrounds public speaking. So why do people fear people when it comes to public speaking or giving business presentations? You can spend hours listing the reasons - nervousness, rejection, lack of preparedness, etc. The list can go on and on, but the excuses need to stop here. It may surprise you, but your audience wants to see you succeed. They want you to win.

Rethinking Website Content - Content That Entertains

In case you've missed it, the Web has changed; it seems like just yesterday it was good enough to take all your brochures and advertising collaterals and convert them to digital format, add a little search engine optimization, throw-in a little PHP programming and bingo, you've got a website. And if you wanted to show how cutting edge your company was, maybe you'd add a little dash of Flash animation, or some royalty free music. Well here's a bulletin from the frontlines, that isn't going to cut-it in the new multimedia Web-business environment.

Balancing the Highs and Lows of Business Videos

Video is an important tool for managing change. The challenge for writers and producers is fitting the right solution to the problem. This article focuses on audience analysis to determine the creative treatment that fits the motivational needs of the audience.

How to Improve Your Business Presentation Skills - Part1

As a business growth specialist, speaker, trainer and author I work with a multitude of business owners and show them how to grow their businesses. The effects can often be dramatic in terms of results. One of the crucial areas in any business is your business 'presentation'. In this article I cover one of the prime fears of many people in business namely: presenting ourselves in front of others!

Tops Tips for Powerpoint presentations

Over the years I have lost count of how many Powerpoint presentations I have created. They are so easy to do and they are a great way to get your message across. I've learnt a lot of great tips for Powerpoint and so I thought I would share some of my favourites in this article.

Who Else Hears Sounds from Pictures in Your PowerPoint Presentation Although Sound Was Not Added

Who else hears sounds from the pictures in your PowerPoint Presentation? You will not know unless you ask. Just asking will add more interaction to your PowerPoint presentations.

Electronic Copyboards Make Brainstorming Easy

One of the biggest challenges of taking notes during meetings is scribbling down all relevant facts while digesting presented information in order to offer insights. One either ends up with a lively discussion but no record of what went on, or lots of notes but no personal contributions to the proceedings. And what about the tedious job of transcribing data and diagrams from flip charts, only to discover later that notes are incomplete or illegible?