Missing the point
You
Point
So much has been written about presenting
That it feels they all end up saying the same thing
Presentations make extensive use of stock photography
iStockphoto if you have more money than time,Flickr otherwise.
“Nice to meet you”
Sometimes combined with statistics
Numbers and cuteness out-power graphics
100% of kidsin the Children’s Palace in Pyongyang
have talent
Over-design the message
Over-design the messaged
sign
th m
ssage
Verging on the unreadable
(Purple is better
…more remarkable)
(But when all the cows are purple…
…they’re not very remarkable anymore)
And seem to be losing the message to the form
“How did they do that?”
Just like some designs target designers,
it feels some presentations are targeting presenters.
More and more are missing the point.
You
Point
But what is the point?
“What is the point?”
A genuine and honest presenter…
should aim at nothing less than…
“We just wantedto thank youfor being sopersonable,
genuine,and honestthroughout
the process.”
ACTION!
“Thinking is easy,acting is difficult,and to put one‘s thoughtsinto action is the most difficult thing in the world.”
“In the beginning was the deed.“Faust, Goethe
The purpose of presenting is to get people to ACT.
Which often means you might have to act, too.
You have to inspire not only by slides and words
but also by who you are and what you do
“Give me five, dude”
“And kiss my drop shadow”
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