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How To Fix The 12 Most Common Presentation Mistakes

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Sjodin Today, Sjodin shares these insights with us: Question: Of the 12 most common mistakes made when making a presentation, which one challenges the most people and why? Sjodin : Great Question! Sjodin: That’s a tricky question because the answer will be different for each person. Sjodin: Nervous feelings are natural.

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International Leadership, Women’s Issues, and Branding—A Conversation With Allison K. Summers, CAE

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Asking questions is another great way to make connections. Allison captioned her LinkedIn photo like this, “The start of amazing begins with the right question.” I was interested to learn what questions she believes association executives should be considering. People enjoy talking about themselves and their work.

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Communication Secrets For A Distracted World

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Paul Hellman answers these questions and gives you 100 fast and actionable tactics to make your eights seconds meaningful. Ask at least one thought-provoking question per conversation. When presenting , slim down to 10 PowerPoint slides or less. When you get a question, step forward toward the audience.

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#NailYourPitch: Make an Amazing First Impression

Greater Giving

Your in-depth understanding of the mission means you can answer any questions that might be thrown your way. This isn’t a powerpoint presentation—it’s a dialogue between you and the prospect. There will be natural pausing points in your pitch where your potential supporter can ask clarifying questions.

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Pecha Kucha

NCE Social Media

Pecha Kucha is a variation on your typical PowerPoint presentation. How it differs from your traditional PowerPoint presentation is that the speaker uses 20 slides and has 20 seconds per slide to speak. Questions are only asked at the end. I gave a talk yesterday explaining Pecha Kucha to a group of nonprofit executives.

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Webinar Recap: Your Windows 8 Questions Answered

Tech Soup

As a result of questions that came out of this Windows 8 Demo , we decided to hold another webinar involving Windows 8 in March: Your Windows 8 Questions Answered. Namita started us off with a Microsoft PowerPoint slide show and live demonstration from Windows 8, showing the new Start Screen.

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How To Communicate Effectively In Eight Seconds

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Paul Hellman answers these questions and gives you 100 fast and actionable tactics to make your eights seconds meaningful. Ask at least one thought-provoking question per conversation. When presenting , slim down to 10 PowerPoint slides or less. When you get a question, step forward toward the audience.