Comments on: 13 Best Practice Tips for Effective Presentation Handouts

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By: Olivia Mitchell

Olivia Mitchell — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:25:52 +0000

Hi Fred, I agree that directing people to your website is an excellent strategy. And I can also see that there can be good reasons to distribute handouts after the presentation – as many people have argued in these comments. But I’m still not convinced that avoiding distraction is a good reason to leave handouts till after. The reason for this is that this is a presenter-centred reason, rather than an audience-centred reason.
Olivia

By: Olivia Mitchell

Olivia Mitchell — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:20:26 +0000

Thanks John, I’m not experienced with webinars and webcasts so thank you for that perspective.
Olivia

By: Fred E. MillerI

Fred E. MillerI — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:44:04 +0000

I appreciate the Post, Olivia, but I’m in the camp that says don’t hand them out until after the presentation. Better yet, be green and direct them to your site.

There are opportunities there to capture emails, survey and sell.

The less distractions the better when you’re giving a presentation.

By: John Care

John Care — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:40:00 +0000

All these great points and comments refer to face to face presentations. An increasing amount of customer interactions, especially in sales, is performed virtually over the web – i.e a webcast. In these situations I recommend providing the audience with a 4-6 page/slide summary of your presentation – especially if there is some point or diagram which is central to the presentation. By giving this summary to the audience beforehand it actually helps keep their attention and stops them zoning-out and doing their email instead!

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By: Olivia Mitchell

Olivia Mitchell — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:43:28 +0000

Hi Valary
This is an excellent idea. The problem of presenters trying to cover too much in their presentation is so pervasive! Knowing that you’ve created a comprehensive handout and seeing the presentation as a vehicle for highlighting and emphasizing the main points is an effective antidote to that.
Thank you for your contribution – and adding another angle.
Olivia