Spark Consulting

AUGUST 29, 2013

My spouse is in the process of changing from an implementation engineering role to more of a business development role at his company, with the result that he’s having to do more presenting. ” He’s working on a deck right now, and being the helper that I am, I remembered this great Slideshare on putting together presentation decks: Presentation Design Techniques from the Masters by @slidecomet from Slide Comet. communication presentations

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Spark Consulting

MARCH 26, 2013

It’s conference season, which means a lot of us are working on presentations. Sadly, the majority of those presentations will suck. 10 Lessons from the World’s Most Captivating Presenters from HubSpot All-in-one Marketing Software. presentations HubSpotBut it doesn’t have to be that way. What Would Steve Do? My favorite tips? Want people to care? Tell a story. Want people to pay attention? Use images. NO JARGON. NO BULLET POINTS.

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Association Management

MAY 10, 2016

Most of the business presentations I go to are pretty awful. I recently talked with our team at Virtual and boiled down better presenting to seven words. (O Someone has to do a presentation, and the first thing they do is sit down at PowerPoint and start spitting out slides.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 19, 2013

We need better presenters, as our conference attendees often suggest. As a presenter, so also a learner–the conference attendee. Why Presenters Should Use Discussions. Tips for Presenters Using Discussions. As a presenter, be prepared.

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Robert M Barnes

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

The Associations Forum CEO & Chair Symposium has been on my schedule for years – first as an attendee then as a presenter when I worked with Fitness Australia. In 2016 I was pleased to attend as both sponsor … Continue reading → Association Stuff #CEOChair16 Association Management Associations Culture

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Eric Lanke

DECEMBER 18, 2017

I had a good discussion with my Board chair this week. We're looking ahead to our next Board meeting and it's time to start framing an agenda for the discussions that will take place there.

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Robert M Barnes

MARCH 8, 2016

Associations Forum is the ‘association’ for associations in Australia. I have enjoyed a close working relationship with them for a decade now and most recently had the opportunity to sponsor and speak at the 2016 CEO & Chair Symposium. I … Continue reading → Association Stuff #assnchat @robertmbarnes Aptify ASAE Association Management Associations Culture

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Aaron Wolowiec

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

And by “quality” I mean different, leading-edge, innovative and engaging presentations. Identifies the most qualified and diverse individuals to present those sessions.

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GrowthZone

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

When making presentations, it’s critical to be aware of the messages you’re sending through body language. Use the physical space by taking 2-3 steps between presenting point A and then communicating point B.

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Association Leaders

JANUARY 6, 2014

One of the things all leaders must do is make great presentations. Sometimes that means giving a speech to a large audience; other times it means delivering a presentation to a smaller group; still other times its effectively communicating one on one with an employee. I read a blog post today providing eight steps that must be followed to make an effective presentation. What tools do you use to be a great presenter?

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 2, 2012

I start the majority of my presentations by making an agreement with my audience. I call it my presenter-attendee agreement. Why use valuable presentation time for the presenter-attendee agreement? Audience Presentation Expectations. It’s not about the presenter.

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Vanguard Tech

OCTOBER 21, 2014

“Taxonomy – a scheme of classification” One of the most powerful features of the Sitefinity Content Management System is the ability to assign a taxonomy to content, allowing website managers to filter, sort and display content based on a set of defined categories.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 23, 2015

Sutro Baths: Vertical Poop by Andy Morris Your conference’s technical presentations suffer from POOH*! Too often, and I mean way too often, our conferences are full of technical presentations that offer nothing more than POOH! From a technical presentation.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

With security robots’ advanced capabilities and flexibility, it is clear that robotic technology presents an opportunity to the security industry and to our members,” said Don Erickson, SIA’s CEO, in the release.

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The Big Picture

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

I was impressed that she took a presentation that she had already given and extended its shelf life. . If you''re like me, you give, prepare, write, edit, and (re)design many presentations throughout the year - for yourself and for many others.

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Optimist Consulting

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

I was delighted to present at CHASE, the annual charities and membership organisation expo this week. You can download my presentation on how membership bodies can use content marketing here. If you would like a non-obligation chat about your content marketing needs do get in touch

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 12, 2017

In the submission form, ask if this session has been presented at another industry conference. Make it clear that the submission must be made by the person or people that will be presenting. The post How to Improve Your Call for Presentations Process appeared first on Velvet Chainsaw.

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Here are six strategies to apply as you start your journey to implementing brain friendly presentations. Many presenters think that they are controlling learning because they control the information flow. Your job as a presenter is to get your audience engaged.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 30, 2012

There is one important strategy that your presentation must have in order to succeed. They come to your presentation looking for an answer to their problem. Your challenge as a presenter is taking the time to explain the need-to-know.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JULY 31, 2012

Tricking myself into believing the first, second, ninth, or right-before-the-deadline version of my recent Ignite presentation was my “last and best” effort almost ruined the most important public speaking appearance of my life. Josh Lord, MBA.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Is your presentation a one-way monologue for listeners? If you want your listeners to remember what you said, then your presentation needs to be more like Facebook than TV. Lessons For Presenters. It’s the same today with presentations.

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Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Revised and updated from original post about presentations and images published on October 25, 2011. Presentations are the business currency of today. PowerPoint is often the legal tender of those presentations. …Too many presentations suffer from information overload.”

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 29, 2014

Highly specialized technical complex topics are often associated with boring, butt-numbing, brain-draining, hum-drum, buzzkill presentations. So how do you tackle complicated technical content head on and still deliver an engaging, memorable and bodacious presentation?

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HighRoad Solution

OCTOBER 16, 2018

You wouldn’t put on your favorite sports sweatshirt and head out to your yard with only a rake, would you? Even if that is how you did it growing up, you know that using only a rake means a lot of extra work and a sore back at the end of the day. HighRoad News & Events

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Jamie Notter

JULY 18, 2012

Humanize Presentation at #intchg12. I also promised that I would post the short handout related to the conflict resolution tool that I was talking about during the presentation (the behavior-impact feedback model). View more presentations from Jamie Notter. Consulting. Speaking. About. Contact. Generations. Humanize. Books: Jamie Notter. Leadership insight.right when you need it. Posted July 18, 2012. in Announcements , Conflict , Free Resources - 1 comment. Tweet.

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Web Courseworks Associations

JUNE 28, 2017

I presented my session twice. My biggest take away from the conference is that I should treat conference presentations as education sessions for my attendees. I understood this within an educational context but never considered conference presentations to be educational.

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Portage Group

OCTOBER 27, 2015

The Portage Group Senior Associate, Alan Ward, has been asked to be a presenter at the upcoming Canadian Society of Association Executives Conference #CSAE2015 in Calgary on October 28th. Alan will be presenting on Succeeding at Succession Planning. .

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 28, 2012

Presenters generally want attendees to learn. The conference organizers’ and presenters’ intentions are good. This entire process embodies presenter-focused, or teacher-focused, education. The Conference Presentation As Transformation. Tweet.

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Here are eight conference presentation myths that you should avoid. Reality: The lecture and panel are homogenized conference presentations that cause our brains to check out. Then secure speakers that provide a variety of presentation strategies including active attendee participation.

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SocialFish

JUNE 10, 2011

The number of poor online presentations is rapidly growing. The number of poor virtual presenters is expanding even faster. Vendors offer free presentations. Five Traits Of Successful Digital Presentations. Koegel, author of The Exceptional Presenter. Presentation

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HighRoad Solution

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

HighRoad Solution is thrilled to be a part of this year’s ASAE’s Technology Conference and Exposition.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 6, 2017

“My presentation is fine. Why do I need to change the way I present? So, why should speakers change how they present at your conference? The Lecture—The Presenters’ And Learners’ Desert Mirage. The focus is on how information is presented and taught.

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Association Success

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

A virtual summit assembling thousands of association professionals from around the world. If you are reading this article, you are already committed to enquiry, to learning, and to keeping yourself aware of the conversations taking place across the association space.

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Idea Architects

APRIL 20, 2012

He also teaches presentation design and facilitation to subject matter experts. Facilitation Friday #16: Over-prepare, Under-present. In teaching presentation design and delivery to a variety of subject. Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects. Jeffrey Cufaude is an architect of ideas.

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Idea Architects

JULY 9, 2015

Conference planners exhort presenters to include more interactive elements in their sessions. Having coached a fair number of these wary subject matter experts, I’m sharing advice I offer them (and that I take heed of for my own presentations) in a series of frequent posts this month.

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Velvet Chainsaw

AUGUST 28, 2012

Your Presentation Is Like A School Yearbook. Much like our high school yearbooks, audiences are looking for themselves in your presentation. ” Many presenters fail because they get too wrapped up in their content that they forget their audience.

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Optimist Consulting

MARCH 4, 2013

However, you may feel there is a good business reason to increase prices, so how do you present this to members? Deciding to increase membership fees is not something that any membership professional or board take lightly.

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Velvet Chainsaw

AUGUST 22, 2017

Some organizations limit commercial presentations to the exhibit hall. In your conference marketing, final program, and mobile app, be sure to clearly state that this session is sponsored, presented, offered or organized by the sponsor.

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Idea Architects

APRIL 13, 2015

Here are some practical steps associations can take to help presenters prepare sessions that reject assumptions about the audience and meet diverse attendee needs. Here are a few examples of what associations are doing to help presenters prepare.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 9, 2017

Lots of groups present awards to publicly recognize and promote the best and the brightest in their industries—and to bring in some nondues revenue for their association. The same can’t always be said for other associations’ award presentations.

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