Have you ever been in the middle of a presentation, and as you talk, people are instead paying more attention to your slide behind you instead of you? Well there's a pretty simple explanation to that: As human beings, we are programed to read faster than listen.

You may believe that the content of your speeches and presentations—what you think of as your message—creates the influence you’re aiming for. But the truth is, you’re the one who’s doing that. And the reason is simple: you are the message.

PRESENTATIONS BEYOND THE ROOM

Presentations come in all forms, be it meetings, sales pitches, or simply asking your friends to go watch the newest movie. We all hope for different outcomes in these encounters. Support from your colleagues and boss for the latest project, a client purchasing your services, or your friends being convinced enough to go to the cinemas.

Depending on who you ask, there are a thousand different conflicting tips on how to deliver a presentation. So instead of a list of "To-Dos and Do-Nots", we believe the perfect presentation involves converging the science of analytics and the art of creativity, customized to your personality. If you have jokes, tell them; if you have compelling data, show it!

Throughout the past years and numerous discussions and meetings with clients, we've discovered terms like "digital, agile, human-centered, design thinking" coming up more and more. Oftentimes, they are used in context of a way to describe the way start-up companies work, utilizing the strength of the internet or simply automating processes in the company. The most common of which is this: "making everything online"..

Latihan adalah satu-satunya cara untuk mengalahkan sindrom "Death by PowerPoint"

Manusia diprogram untuk membaca lebih cepat daripada mendengar.

Seperti yang didiskusikan pada post pertama, public speaking adalah bagian penting dari presentasi Anda. Tanggung jawab Anda sebagai seorang presenter adalah memanfaatkan suara yang ada di dalam diri Anda untuk menciptakan call to action (tindakan). Untuk memberikan konteks pada topik ini, lihatlah Steve Jobs:

PRESENTATIONS BEYOND THE ROOM

Presentasi datang dalam berbagai format dan kesempatan - meeting, berjualan, atau bahkan saat mengajak teman menonton film terbaru di bioskop. Kita semua mengharapkan hasil yang positif dari berbagai interaksi ini. Dukungan dari atasan untuk strategi yang diajukan, persetujuan dari klien, atau keberhasilan meyakinkan kawan untuk nonton di bioskop!

How often do we talk about the virtue of hard work? Our parents, our friends, our boss talk about it. But how often do we actually work hard?