PowerPoint Presentations

Most of can hardly remember the “good ol days” of the overhead projector now that we have a powerful tool in PowerPoint. This is a great tool when used appropriately – that is, when it supports YOU in your presentation and does not become THE presentation. Always remember: You are Your Presentation. The audience came to hear, see, and learn from you. The big question you need to ask yourself is: “what can I use to embellish my presentation, what will help drive my point home?” Too often presenters use PowerPoint as a crutch and ignore good presentation techniques. You know what I am talking about – all of us have sat through a presentation where the presenter reads all of their presentation from PowerPoint slides, one boring slide after the other. If you consider we can read about four times as fast as we can speak, it is no wonder the audience is looking up to the presenter who is reading line 2 of a slide and the audience has completed reading the entire 2,000 words on the slide. Working with Jim Prost, you will avoid the deadly traps inherent in using PowerPoint.

There are two major elements in using PowerPoint:

The first consideration is “what do you want the look and feel of your presentation to be?” That is what artistic elements will you utilize to create the look and feel you want to use to communicate your message. I suggest you review my FREE article, 12 Mistakes Made When Creating PowerPoint Presentations. In this article I summarize most of what I have learned in creating literally thousands of PowerPoint presentations.

The second consideration: “how will I integrate PowerPoint into my presentation?” That is to say, how can I make my use of PowerPoint as transparent to my presentation possible. You can read my FREE article 8 Mistakes Made When Presenting a PowerPoint presentation. In it I summarize what I have learned after making thousands of presentations myself.

Presentation skills are just one of the many elements for a professional, engaging, attention-grabbing communication. In addition to presentation skills, content development, audience psychology and knowledge of room dynamics are important elements that will make the difference for you to become a “star” presenter. You will be the “star” as a result of working with Jim Prost. He will develop you skills and hone your talent so that you will be a “star” every time you make any presentation.

So combining your content, your presentation skills, and using PowerPoint as a element to enhance your presentation you will be a “star” every time you make a presentation.