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Will You Add? - PowerPoint Presentation-Will You Slide to a Make-or-Break Moment?
Introduction“High performing HR function affects bottom line nearly 10%”- A surveyCompetencies have become integral part of HR field. In the last 25+ years, the competency approach has emerged from being a specialized and narrow application to being a leading method for diagnosing, framing and improving most aspects of Human Resource Management. Changes to business practice have forced HR professionals to adjust their role and the contributions they make as well as to obtain new skills and competencies to meet these demands.In a survey conducted in
Lets press 'Stop' on that scene and consider the slippery slope you are on.
PowerPoint's slippery slope
You moved off down the slope by making the assumption t
Like it or not, people draw conclusions about you and your business by the way you look and the quality of your marketing materials. If you cut corners in the image department, your business will suffer.We Live In a DIY WorldAs a small business owner or solo-professional, you're probably working on a tight budget. And, it's pretty easy these days to do everything yourself.It's definitely not like it was when I started out in the advertising business 21 years ago! That was before desktop publishing and all the online services that are now ava
Let's rewind a few days and look over your shoulder...
While we watch, you fire up PowerPoint and head for your previous best presentation. Skip to slide 2. It is headed: 'We have the best solution for your needs'. Great start! But then you begin to think...they don't know us yet, so I'd better tell them who we are and what we have done for other clients. You delete the out-of-date bullets and start typing. Bullet 1... Bullet 2... Ah! You hit Bullet 8, and the text shrinks so that it is too small to read. Easily solved! You start a new PowerPoint slide and carry on.
Three slides later and you've completed the list. What's next? A diagram! You set to work on slide five...
Lets press 'Stop' on that scene and consider the slippery slope you are on.
PowerPoint's slippery slope
You moved off down the slope by making the assumption t
What should you do if you've changed jobs several times in the past few years and are starting to become a job jumper?Hiring companies tend to get suspicious when they see people who change jobs frequently so you should nip this in the bud before accepting another job and then having to quit this one as well.If you've been unable to progress in companies you've worked for, you need to figure out exactly why. Do you have employee performance reviews from these companies that you can refer to or can you get some feedback from your former managers as to why y
Let's rewind a few days and look over your shoulder...
While we watch, you fire up PowerPoint and head for your previous best presentation. Skip to slide 2. It is headed: 'We have the best solution for your needs'. Great start! But then you begin to think...they don't know us yet, so I'd better tell them who we are and what we have done for other clients. You delete the out-of-date bullets and start typing. Bullet 1... Bullet 2... Ah! You hit Bullet 8, and the text shrinks so that it is too small to read. Easily solved! You start a new PowerPoint slide and carry on.
Three slides later and you've completed the list. What's next? A diagram! You set to work on slide five...
Lets press 'Stop' on that scene and consider the slippery slope you are on.
PowerPoint's slippery slope
You moved off down the slope by making the assumption t
Lets begin by understanding a little more about delegationHopefully this short piece will allow you to assess your own approach and review its effectiveness or otherwise.Definition - Delegation is where part of your own job consciously passed to a subordinate whilst retaining accountability.As management is really about getting things done through people, successful delegation is vital aspect of a manager's job. The more senior you are the more you really delegate and the more effective you become. You're doing more strategic work as you progress up
Three slides later and you've completed the list. What's next? A diagram! You set to work on slide five...
Lets press 'Stop' on that scene and consider the slippery slope you are on.
PowerPoint's slippery slope
You moved off down the slope by making the assumption t
Recognize metaphors from every angle and round up more insight into your own innovation. Nobody can do it better than you can!A metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase that means one thing is used to describe an object or ideas to which it is not literally applicable -- a ship is said to plow the sea. Denise ShekerjianWebster defines Metaphor:The application of a word or phrase to an object or concept, which it does not literally denote: in order to suggest comparison with another object or concept, as in “A mighty fortr
Three slides later and you've completed the list. What's next? A diagram! You set to work on slide five...
Lets press 'Stop' on that scene and consider the slippery slope you are on.
PowerPoint's slippery slope
You moved off down the slope by making the assumption t
Three-ring Binders are the most frequently used binders. They became an immensely popular, very dependable workplace accessory used extensively for personal, sales, school, and business organizations since the first loose leaf patent was filed in 1854. However, the actual Three-ring Binders came about 20 years after the initial invention. Ever since they have been improving.What makes Three-ring Binders so immensely popular is the fact that they are lightweight, provide safe portability and have easy review and remove/insert access for filing paperwork. Moreover
Lets press 'Stop' on that scene and consider the slippery slope you are on.
PowerPoint's slippery slope
You moved off down the slope by making the assumption that because bullet points are the default slide mode in PowerPoint, they are the way to go. A quick web search will find you lots of reasons for not using bullet lists (or PowerPoint at all) but the most important is that audiences have become 'blind' to bullet lists and switch off when they see one. Its not called 'Death by PowerPoint' for nothing!
You picked up speed with the second assumption, that PowerPoint is easy. It's a common trap when people have had little or no training. And most of us haven't.
You rushed towards the PowerPoint abyss when you went off the point of the objective and turned it into information about your company; not about your potential client's needs.
PowerPoint success factors
Lets rewind to a different scenario...
Long before firing up PowerPoint you consulted colleagues. Together, you constructed a shortlist of reasons why the company you will be pitching to may be letting the contract. You've identified how your company can meet their obj
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