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Will You Add? - Don’t Let Power Point Ruin Your Speech!
ion to make it self-explanatory, leave it out. Use each and every slide (without exception) as a springboard to launch into an anecdote, Investing Internationally - Consider South Africa!South Africa is one of the most sophisticated and promising emerging markets in the world. It is also one of the most advanced and productive economies in Africa.The country's remarkable ability to put centuries of ra I am convinced that over reliance on technical aids like Microsoft Power Point, and before that, slide projectors, have ruined the quality of speeches and presentations across the land.Too many speakers now use their visuals and slides as a crutch instead of as aids. The results are horrific. Here are some ways you can still give a great speech, despite the use of Power Point:
- Don’t read the slides to the audience, one by one. They can read for themselves and will come to hate you long before you are done.
- If the slide needs more than a short caption to make it self-explanatory, leave it out.
- Use each and every slide (without exception) as a springboard to launch into an anecdote,
Brand Identity: Picture it with PowerYour vision is clear, you’ve identified your product; now BRAND it! What’s the purpose?Your BRAND identifies your product as belonging to you. When I write an article for the Internet, I brand it with my signature an ches and presentations across the land.Too many speakers now use their visuals and slides as a crutch instead of as aids. The results are horrific. Here are some ways you can still give a great speech, despite the use of Power Point:
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