Archive for Archive for January, 2010
New Name and Address for my Blog
Effective immediately, I have a new name and URL address for my blog. Please note the changes:
Name: Weedin 360
URL - http://Weedin360.com
Please make the changes in your bookmarks and subscribe to this blog so you don’t miss a post!
Dan
Better than Text
It never ceases to amaze me that I will be sitting in an audience listening to a speaker and people are either texting, reading their e-mail, or surfing the net on their cell phones. It happens at my Rotary Club all the time, and I think it’s rude. That being said, there are three realities [...]
PowerPointer #3 Don’t Suck the Life Out of the Room
Want to suck the life out of a crowded room that is waiting to hear you speak?
All you have to do is start your presentation by clicking on the projector. Hopefully, masks will drop from the ceiling and your audience can be revived!
If you MUST use PowerPoint, then open your presentation without the slides. Don’t [...]
Debrief from the Mentor Summit in San Francisco
My wife Barb and I spent a wonderful three days in San Francisco. I was attending the Alan Weiss Mentor Summit and Barb was, well, on vacation! According to the weather prognosticators, it was supposed to rain all three days. Gladly, they missed the mark. It was absolutely splendid weather. We met friends and toured [...]
Biggest Mistakes Made with PowerPoint ® Slides
The Biggest Mistakes Made with Slides:
Reading the text to your audience. Don’t insult them; they know how to read.
Not fully understanding your presentation because you thought you could skate through the slides.
Not checking to see if the equipment works before your presentation.
Not having a back up plan in case it fails.
Too much text, [...]
