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Powerpoint Presentations Are Boring
January 18, 2007
I personally don't care much for powerpoint presentations and in a recent meeting, I made it known.
Just the other day, I went to meet with an Agency to discuss Intrapromote's core competencies in SEO/SEM. Of course, I had to have the obligatory PPT highlighting clients, accolades, services, etc.
About half way through the powerpoint, I did something I’ve never done before. I looked at the group and said something along these lines – “powerpoints are boring. I’d like to switch gears and start asking/answering questions�.
Once I stopped the powerpoint, the meeting went on for another hour and tons of knowledge was gained for both parties at hand thus maximizing our time together.
In the future, I plan on continuing to do powerpoint presentations for prospects, but find more value in having a discussion as opposed to the ol’ dog and pony show of PPT’s.
Maybe I should bring a PPT to my next face-to-face meeting and have one slide that says: “Today, we’re not having a Powerpoint�. J/K…or am I???
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posted by Sean Bolton at January 18, 2007 11:02 AM
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Comments
PowerPoint is Evil!
Here's proof.
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Posted by: Hawaii SEO at January 18, 2007 04:32 PM
More proof that PP is evil:
1. More than 6 words to a slide, especially without graphics, will not be retained very well.
2. You mentioned handouts - I hope you gave them out after the initial run through of the PP.
3. Why? Because if you were giving the presentation as the authority on the subject, why did they need you there in the first place if you were going to handout all the information to them in print?
You did the right thing. As a professional who has given literally hundreds of presentations to prospects and his own staff(s), pictures work better and talking works the best! Well done. I think a one slide "there's no PP here today" is brilliant. Your recipients will not forget it!
Posted by: Russell Ackner at January 22, 2007 08:23 AM
"Powerpoint Presentations Are Boring". Not exactly. They ain't that informative as SEO forums or SEO websites.
Posted by: Hemanth at December 4, 2007 05:42 AM