SLIDE 1
Reading Free The Art Of The Pitch Persuasion And Presentation Skills That Win Business 1st Edition
You have to have a point of view. You must ascertain the most concise way to communicate that message and that the most concise way may be for you to talk about the truly important material while information that supports your argument is on the screen. Assemble all the data, information, facts, figures, and anything else you need to explain and justify your argument. Write it up as a leave behind. Then go through that document and create a deck that simply, clearly, and —dare I say? Ideally, each of these frames representing one idea builds
- n the last frame and foreshadows the next frame.
Start with the next steps. The capsule is two or three sentences that sum up the entire presentation. Then, you establish a Theme that will hold it all together and create an Attention-getting device. By the way, this device may very well foreshadow the ultimate purpose of the presentation. Toward the end of the process, you should be able to write the Capsule, and you must always be Open to listen. Give them back half an hour and they will love you for it. Almost all presentations are too long anyway. Remember the concept of ruthless exclusion. By rehearsing together, you will make the presentation better. People tend to remember the last thing we say before we become quiet. So, make
- ne of your key points, and be quiet. One technique that I continually use is to start with a question. The very first thing I say, the thing I want to