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Stuff Presenters Like - An Excellent Resource
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Scott Schwertly of Ethos3 just launched his new presentation blog - Stuff Presenters Like. It's a reaction to Stuff White People Like and Stuff Christians Like and covers the good, the bad, and the lame things presenters do each and everyday. If you are looking for just a good laugh or even presentation tips and tricks be sure to check it out. The site has all these goodies: The Good Stuff Presenters Do The Bad Stuff Presenters Do The Lame Stuff Presenters Do Public Speaking Horror Stories Presentation Video Tips Presentation Articles Product and Book Reviews So what are you waiting for? Go take a look....
How to Structure Your Presentation Logically
Monday, August 24, 2009
Structuring your presentation logically makes it easy for your audience to follow along and understand how you came to your conclusions. Think about your presentations structure as a road map that guides your audience from point A to point B. Just as you wouldnt give driving directions by throwing a bunch of street names out to your friends and hoping that they order them correctly and then turn the right way on each, you shouldnt present your topics haphazardly. 115%;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Simple Structure 115%;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"> Arial">We often talk about how a presentation is really a storytelling form. Basic stories have a very simple structure: the rising action leads...
1-2-3, Go Present!
Friday, August 7, 2009
Our parent company isnt called Ethos3 just because that 3 looks oh-so-nice opposite the E (although we do love that). yes"> Three is a powerful number. yes"> If youve ever ridden a tricycle, learned how to juggle or been involved in a love triangle, you might have recognized just how important the number three can be. Keeping that in mind, applying some Rules of 3 to your presentation will help you convey your message in a clear and meaningful way. 115%;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">The Art of Persuasion 115%;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"> Arial">Aristotle divided the art of persuasion into three categories: ethos, pathos and logos. Ethos is the concept of persuading others through...
The Eyes Have It: The Power of Eye Contact
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Here at SlideMagnet we like a great party as much as the next guy, but we prefer the dinner party to the party-scene. Its not that we're against being the life of the party until the sun comes up somebody has to do it. It's just that an intimate setting provides better opportunities to actually connect with our friends and family in a more meaningful way. You've probably had the opportunity to show your PowerPoint presentation to a small group in a cozy space where the whole event felt more like a casual gathering than a spectacle. On the other hand, you've probably also made your pitch to a capacity audience in a large conference room where you couldn't make out the back wall through the throng of audience members you were...
7 Tricks to Avoid the Presentation Hangover
Monday, July 6, 2009
Most everyone knows what happens after youve had too much of a good thing, or too much of a bad thing for that matter the hangover. In theory, presentations are good things, but these days audiences tend to get over-served as more and more information is conveyed through them. Aside from handing out a greasy grilled cheese to every audience member, how do you ensure that you wont give your audience the presentation cocktail flu? Lets take a few quotation cues from The Hangover to find out. 1. Do you know if the hotel is pager friendly? Before your presentation date, confirm that your technological needs are in order so that youll have everything ready when the audience is seated. Nothing makes people so immediately...
What Is SlideMagnet?
SlideSix is proud to partner with Ethos3, creators of SlideMagnet, to provide the following resources for presenters.
Like SlideSix, SlideMagnet is committed to ridding the world of boring presentations.
Be sure to check out SlideMagnet, and keep an eye on this space for additional resources and news of future SlideSix/SlideMagnet collaborative projects.
SlideMagnet.com is all about slides. You will find that SlideMagnet is the best online resource to find anything you want about presentations and public speaking. The good news is that SlideMagnet is free for everyone. Most importantly, it's for you - the presenter.
SLIDE U
Do you remember that presentation that was hideously designed with the exception of the one slide that looked like the presenter spent 9 hours creating it? SlideMagnet calls it the Prom Queen. It's the slide that gets exponentially more attention and focus than the rest. This should never happen in any presentation. The sad reality... it is just one of very many presentation disasters. Don't let yourself or others be the next victim.
Check out SlideMagnet.com’s upcoming e-seminar entitled Presentation Revolution: Revolutionizing Presentations through Storytelling. This course will be provided by SlideMagnet's very own Slide U.
DECKTIONARY
Are you looking to enhance your presentation vocabulary? If so, check out SlideMagnet.com’s very hip and fun Decktionary.
Here are just few examples of what you will find:
Gangsta Lean: posture assumed by a member of the audience who "already knows this crap."
HAG: horrible at gestures
Peter Brady: the mid-presentation voice crack
ASK THE DECKSPERT
Have a question about presentations? Ask SlideMagnet.com’s Deckspert. Scott Schwertly is the chief storyteller at Ethos3 – a presentation design and storytelling company. He can answer any question you may have as it relates to presentation content, design, delivery or storytelling.
