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We all have attended presentations. I'm sure you will
    agree most were terrible - boring, redundant, and/or
  visually offensive. I am guilty of giving a few myself. You
  too? To improve my knowledge base and skills, I started
studying the product launches of Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple,
   Inc. I then began listening and reading Carmine Gallo,
      columnist with Businessweek.com. Gallo teaches
   presentation skills to top executives. He is also a self-
 proclaimed expert on the techniques and genius of Steve
  Jobs. I read his book "The Presentation Secrets of Steve
   Jobs" and looked over press releases of Apple. I must
     admit, I learned the most from watching Steve on
 YouTube. What I came to understand caused me to throw
  out almost every guideline, format, and template I was
  ever given or used. I focus now on his highly developed
Here are my takeaways:
Say it in the headline: How many more words do you need
after "Introducing the iPod - 1,000 songs in your pocket"?
Start with their problem: "Current Smartphones aren't
         very smart, nor are they easy to use."
Create an experience: Get 'em awed, inspired, make them
                  say "tell me more!"
Introduce an antagonist, a victim, and a hero: "Look at
where the other guys think you want your keyboard; we
                  know differently."
More visuals, less words: "So slim it fits into an inter-office
 envelope," Jobs says, and then shows a visual with only
      the tablet slipping into an envelope - no text.
Group in three's: 3 acts, 3 features. "Life, liberty, and the
pursuit of happiness," wrote another genius wordsmith
                    named Jefferson.
Answer their #1 question: "Why should I care?" My
 thoughts exactly whenever the salesperson starts
    throwing gigas, speeds, and pixels my way.
Tell the story before the visual: Need I say more?
Have props not just slides: Maybe you're one of the props.
          Black turtleneck and jeans anyone?
No bullet points: Unnecessary mind clutter.
Ten minute segments: Brain's attention span.
Repeat the most important point: "That's right, 1,000
              songs in your pocket."
Sell the dream, not the product: "Reinvent the phone!"
Simplify everything: Your language, the visuals, the
                      product.
Clear, actionable, exciting? I would say, "yes."
Deliver Your Best Presentation
Take any less than effective presentation, PowerPoint
   deck, or email you've written, and apply the Jobs
standards. It will be more compelling, memorable and
 easier to write, guaranteed (another Jobs must, "give
                   them a guarantee").
You will get pushback from others and yourself. Resist at
 all costs. You'll have to figure out what to do with your
         found time. I'm sure you can handle that.
Most important, you'll be heard and invited back because
       you will have given your best presentation.
(c) Jane Cranston.
http://mlmbusinessblueprint.com/mlmbbletter/?product
_id=95774&affiliate_id=232430&link_campaign_id=13221
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Creating Awe-Inspiring Presentations

  • 1. We all have attended presentations. I'm sure you will agree most were terrible - boring, redundant, and/or visually offensive. I am guilty of giving a few myself. You too? To improve my knowledge base and skills, I started studying the product launches of Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, Inc. I then began listening and reading Carmine Gallo, columnist with Businessweek.com. Gallo teaches presentation skills to top executives. He is also a self- proclaimed expert on the techniques and genius of Steve Jobs. I read his book "The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs" and looked over press releases of Apple. I must admit, I learned the most from watching Steve on YouTube. What I came to understand caused me to throw out almost every guideline, format, and template I was ever given or used. I focus now on his highly developed
  • 2. Here are my takeaways:
  • 3. Say it in the headline: How many more words do you need after "Introducing the iPod - 1,000 songs in your pocket"?
  • 4. Start with their problem: "Current Smartphones aren't very smart, nor are they easy to use."
  • 5. Create an experience: Get 'em awed, inspired, make them say "tell me more!"
  • 6. Introduce an antagonist, a victim, and a hero: "Look at where the other guys think you want your keyboard; we know differently."
  • 7. More visuals, less words: "So slim it fits into an inter-office envelope," Jobs says, and then shows a visual with only the tablet slipping into an envelope - no text.
  • 8. Group in three's: 3 acts, 3 features. "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness," wrote another genius wordsmith named Jefferson.
  • 9. Answer their #1 question: "Why should I care?" My thoughts exactly whenever the salesperson starts throwing gigas, speeds, and pixels my way.
  • 10. Tell the story before the visual: Need I say more?
  • 11. Have props not just slides: Maybe you're one of the props. Black turtleneck and jeans anyone?
  • 12. No bullet points: Unnecessary mind clutter.
  • 13. Ten minute segments: Brain's attention span.
  • 14. Repeat the most important point: "That's right, 1,000 songs in your pocket."
  • 15. Sell the dream, not the product: "Reinvent the phone!"
  • 16. Simplify everything: Your language, the visuals, the product.
  • 17. Clear, actionable, exciting? I would say, "yes."
  • 18. Deliver Your Best Presentation
  • 19. Take any less than effective presentation, PowerPoint deck, or email you've written, and apply the Jobs standards. It will be more compelling, memorable and easier to write, guaranteed (another Jobs must, "give them a guarantee").
  • 20. You will get pushback from others and yourself. Resist at all costs. You'll have to figure out what to do with your found time. I'm sure you can handle that.
  • 21. Most important, you'll be heard and invited back because you will have given your best presentation.