Happy Jewish New Year! And a little bit about the connection between this holiday and the planning of a successful end-of-year board meeting… Every time I talk to customers and wish them a happy new year in September, I laugh and tell them that we Jewish people are lucky to have a new year at […]
THE BEST PRESENTATION (any presentation) IN 10 STEPS No matter what kind of presentation you’re preparing for, any and EVERY PRESENTATION CONSISTS OF 10 STEPS, and two more. Before diving in, let’s get this right from the start; a presentation isn’t necessarily a slideshow. A presentation is any address or content a presenter communicates […]
Stortytelling and data go way way back… I wrote this article about data visualization for the “Presentation Guru” website a few years back, but it’s just as relevant today as it was then. So I thought I’d share it with you. Visual communication has been around since cavemen painted on walls in prehistoric times. […]
Business presentations tend to turn into “red tasks.” Why does preparing presentations in general – and business presentations in particular – become “red tasks”, or ones that we keep postponing until there is no way to avoid it any longer? How many times have you found yourself in front of the computer, two or three […]
Planning a presentation – is just like planning any project Every business presentation, and certainly presentations that need to motivate others to act, should be conducted as a project in every way. Planning your presentation begins with defining the project itself (in this case the presentation’s objectives), building a work plan that includes preparing and […]
Data viz – what does this buzzword even mean? The concept of “data viz,” short for “data visualization,” has become increasingly common in recent years, yet it is still a relatively new field. With the vast array of information and multitude of analytical tools available to everyone today, we are inundated with reports full of […]
Facts, statistics, and telling stories … The first picture that pops into my head when they say “tell a story” is a campfire. Some of the biggest and best stories have been told around a campfire. After that, I think to myself that stories are an international language used all over the world. I think, […]
FIVE MISTAKES IN INVESTOR DECKS YOU WANT TO AVOID Discussing the product instead of the business Entrepreneurs are naturally enthusiastic about their venture and breakthrough product. About its potential, and how it’s going to affect people’s lives. But what interests and inspires investors is the business and its value, the combination and synergy between an […]
How can presenters keep an audience engaged when going over large sets of data? It can be challenging keeping an audience-focused during a normal presentation, but graphs and pie charts can make it even more difficult to keep their attention. Here, Jude’s written these tips to make sure your next presentation establishes the story first, and then uses […]
Is size not important? How many languages are there? More than you think. In a very interesting article – “How many languages are there in the world“? by Stephen R. Anderson, he states that ” As of 2009, at least a portion of the bible had been translated into 2,508 different languages, still a long […]
