Comments on: “My boss says I’ve got to PowerPoint!” http://www.curved-vision.co.uk/presentation-skills-blog/2007/01/26/%e2%80%9cmy-boss-says-ive-got-to-powerpoint%e2%80%9d/ hints, tips and articles ~ to help the impact you make Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:12:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: simon http://www.curved-vision.co.uk/presentation-skills-blog/2007/01/26/%e2%80%9cmy-boss-says-ive-got-to-powerpoint%e2%80%9d/#comment-813 simon Sun, 28 Jan 2007 21:10:03 +0000 http://www.curved-vision.co.uk/presentation-skills-blog/2007/01/26/%e2%80%9cmy-boss-says-ive-got-to-powerpoint%e2%80%9d/#comment-813 Spot on - it's the word "default" that's critical. If it's not suitable, don't use it. If it is, do. Should be sooooo simple, shouldn't it!!?!? :) S Spot on - it’s the word “default” that’s critical. If it’s not suitable, don’t use it. If it is, do. Should be sooooo simple, shouldn’t it!!?!? :)

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]]> By: Ed Barks http://www.curved-vision.co.uk/presentation-skills-blog/2007/01/26/%e2%80%9cmy-boss-says-ive-got-to-powerpoint%e2%80%9d/#comment-809 Ed Barks Sun, 28 Jan 2007 16:31:48 +0000 http://www.curved-vision.co.uk/presentation-skills-blog/2007/01/26/%e2%80%9cmy-boss-says-ive-got-to-powerpoint%e2%80%9d/#comment-809 Absolutely right. Too many corporations (particularly those in the information technology and scientific fields) view PowerPoint as a birthright. Not so. It makes sense for some audiences and not for others. The way I explain it to presentation skills clients: Turn off the default switch that forces you to use PowerPoint for every public speaking engagement. Judge each opportunity on its own particular needs. Ed Barks Author of The Truth About Public Speaking: The Three Keys to Great Presentations http://www.TruthAboutPublicSpeaking.com Absolutely right. Too many corporations (particularly those in the information technology and scientific fields) view PowerPoint as a birthright. Not so. It makes sense for some audiences and not for others.

The way I explain it to presentation skills clients: Turn off the default switch that forces you to use PowerPoint for every public speaking engagement. Judge each opportunity on its own particular needs.

Ed Barks
Author of The Truth About Public Speaking: The Three Keys to Great Presentations
http://www.TruthAboutPublicSpeaking.com

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