Presentation Preparation:  Where to Start

Presentation Preparation: Where to Start

Dec. 2, 2009 by

How should you start preparing a presentation to senior executives? Don’t start by digging through your slide library and pulling the old standbys out. Rather, answer these questions. What is the topic or subject you are reporting on? Be clear

Presentation Skills:  I Hate the Elevator Speech

Presentation Skills: I Hate the Elevator Speech

Jul. 28, 2009 by

Browsing the web recently, I ran into a video teaching the purpose and structure of 3-minute elevator speeches. The advice was sound for structuring a formal talk, but I couldn’t conceive of an elevator speech lasting three minutes. I could see

Presentation Skills:  Your Passport to Promotion: “1, 2, 3…Poof!”

Presentation Skills: Your Passport to Promotion: “1, 2, 3…Poof!”

Jul. 20, 2009 by

I had an interesting session with a new client.  Let’s call her Fiona.  She came in from the field to take a position in marketing with a major pharma, and has discovered that, at her company, your career depends largely