Are you a PowerPoint Sinner or a Saint? Here's a chance for salvation—deliverance from the worst mistakes of public speakers and presenters, from listless delivery to lackluster content, from meandering stories to mundane visuals.
Based on the new book, 11 Deadly Presentation Sins offers a path to redemption for public speakers, PowerPoint users and anyone who has to get up and talk in front of an audience. It's packed with practical tips that will help you become a more successful speaker.
And a successful speech can help you in countless ways: win approval for your projects and budgets, close a sale with a customer, earn a raise, get a job and enhance your reputation in the marketplace.
So learn how to create and deliver the kind of presentations that will make your colleagues and customers run, not walk, to Conference Room B to see you perform.
Whether you’re new to public speaking or feeling your skills could use some polish, you’ll come away with practical steps that will give you greater confidence when all eyes are on you.
And if you like the presentation, you might be interested in the book or the live speeches and workshops I offer.
Absolution is within!
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8. DON’T
… walk through your agenda
I. Blah
II. Blah blah
III. Blah blah blah
IV. Blah blah blah blah
V. Blah blah blah blah blah
9. DON’T
… walk through your agenda
I. Blah
II. Blah blah
III. Blah blah blah
IV. Blah blah blah blah
V. Blah blah blah blah blah
(Tell us the “why” before the “what”)
14. Or try one of these
“How often have you experienced...”
“It was the scariest moment of my life...”
“Like you, I was brought up to believe...”
— Patricia Fripp’s Opening Options
(she has 27 of them!)
33. This guy knows
The market is not seduced by logic.
People are moved by stories and drama
and hints and clues and discovery.
Logic is a battering ram.”
— Seth Godin, Seth’s Blog
40. Slides are not script
The best presentations are the ones
where the slides are completely
meaningless unless you have seen the
speaker present them. Ensure that your
slides act as a visual enhancement to
everything that you’re saying.
— Mitch Joel, Twist Image
45. WRONG
It’s intention that counts
Decide that you’re thrilled to
present to this great group of
people. Think about the purpose of
the interaction, what you want to
get out of it, and your
attitude. Focus your emotions, and
your gestures will take care of
themselves.
— Nick Morgan, Public Words
58. The Rest of the Deadly Sins
1. A Flat Opening
2. Lack of Focus
3. Bad Storytelling
4. No Emotional Pull
5. Dull, Ugly Visuals
6. Misunderstanding Body Language
7. Inadequate Rehearsal
8. Failure to Understand Your Audience
9. Low-Energy Delivery
10. No Audience Interaction
11. A Weak Finish
59. More in the book
“We’ve all committed the 11 deadly
presentation sins on the way up in our
careers. This insightful book will help
make sure that your way up doesn’t
become the way down!”
Dr. Nick Morgan
Author, Give Your Speech, Change the World
11DeadlyPresentationSins.com
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60. Photo Credits
Smooth Fire by Stef
Gate to Hell by Chris Whiteside
Tired Labrador 3 by Superburg
Magic Forest by Rodrigo Lozano
Sleeping by Michael Lorenzo
Showtime2 by John Lee
Dollar in a Box 1 by Svilen Milev
Reading to Son by Aline Dassel
Hook Scale by Odan Jaeger
Microscope 1 by Marcelo Terraza
Lost 2 by Sanja Gjenero
Counting Fingers 3 by Peter Gustafson
The Thinker by Henk L
Heartshaped Hands by J. van den Berg
Against Sun by Asif Akbar
Turning pages by Mateusz Stachowski
Legs by Rimkaitis
Happy Me by Celiece Aurea
Kite Surfer by Jason Weeks
200 Meters by Zsolt Zatrok
Miss Summer by Dani Toth
Lighthouse by Rob Biesenbach
Oil Pumps by Dani Simmonds
Seth Godin by Joi Ito
Viewfinder by Andrew Beierle
Steve Jobs by Blake Patterson
Paper People by Davide Guglielmo
Writing by Mateusz Stachowski
Gorillas at Apenhaul by Jenny Rollo
Hand Gestures by Sufi Nawaz
Rehearsal by Howard Liberman
Practice by Tom Hart
Studying for a Test by Hvaldez1
Conference Room by Justyna Furmanczyk
Path by Anzaar Nabi
Meeting Room 1 by Johannes Raitio
Rolled-out Cookies by Joy
Standing Out by Steven Goodwin
Skydiving by Piotr Dorabiala
Walk on Pier by Kuba Rola