Comments on: 15 ways to improve your presentations in 2009 http://www.speakingaboutpresenting.com/presentation-skills/presentation-skills-improve/ Presentation tips from Olivia Mitchell Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:50:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Olivia Mitchell http://www.speakingaboutpresenting.com/presentation-skills/presentation-skills-improve/comment-page-1/#comment-578 Olivia Mitchell Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:53:16 +0000 http://speakingaboutpresenting.com/?p=1635#comment-578 Hi Simon I agree that it is possible for there to be too much evidence. My experience of training people (and I realise you have tons of experience too) is that that is rarely the problem. Most often people need to be encouraged to put more evidence in. Olivia Hi Simon
I agree that it is possible for there to be too much evidence. My experience of training people (and I realise you have tons of experience too) is that that is rarely the problem. Most often people need to be encouraged to put more evidence in.
Olivia

]]> By: Simon Raybould http://www.speakingaboutpresenting.com/presentation-skills/presentation-skills-improve/comment-page-1/#comment-577 Simon Raybould Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:02:57 +0000 http://speakingaboutpresenting.com/?p=1635#comment-577 Hi Olivia - I entirely agree that the type of evidence should be appropriate to your audience! That goes without saying - absolutely. I was just speculating that it might be a good idea to take that one step further and sometimes skip *un-necessary* evidence. S Hi Olivia – I entirely agree that the type of evidence should be appropriate to your audience! That goes without saying – absolutely.

I was just speculating that it might be a good idea to take that one step further and sometimes skip *un-necessary* evidence.

S

]]> By: Olivia Mitchell http://www.speakingaboutpresenting.com/presentation-skills/presentation-skills-improve/comment-page-1/#comment-576 Olivia Mitchell Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:28:52 +0000 http://speakingaboutpresenting.com/?p=1635#comment-576 Hi Simon Interesting point. I use the word "evidence" to cover stories, anecdotes, statistics, endorsements etc - anything that backs up your point. The evidence should match your audience. If you're presenting to scientists - statistics are likely to be better received than anecdotal evidence. Using the same mix of evidence to a lay audience would be overwhelming. I think most presentations should have a mix of types of evidence with the exact mix being determined by the audience's preferences. Olivia Hi Simon

Interesting point. I use the word “evidence” to cover stories, anecdotes, statistics, endorsements etc – anything that backs up your point. The evidence should match your audience. If you’re presenting to scientists – statistics are likely to be better received than anecdotal evidence. Using the same mix of evidence to a lay audience would be overwhelming. I think most presentations should have a mix of types of evidence with the exact mix being determined by the audience’s preferences.

Olivia

]]> By: Simon Raybould http://www.speakingaboutpresenting.com/presentation-skills/presentation-skills-improve/comment-page-1/#comment-571 Simon Raybould Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:35:27 +0000 http://speakingaboutpresenting.com/?p=1635#comment-571 I'm kinda with Jeff on this one! Okay, so some people love details but many people don't and if they already agree with you, giving this kind of person all the carefully pre-prepared details you've got ready will just bore them and alienate them - or at least it does me! :) I encourage my trainees to have all the evidence to hand, ready to provide it at the proverbial drop of a hat but also to be sufficiently mentally light-footed to be able to skip/drop the details if that would improve the overall effectiveness of the presentation. I say that following the other tips will sort this one, though! :D Simon I’m kinda with Jeff on this one!

Okay, so some people love details but many people don’t and if they already agree with you, giving this kind of person all the carefully pre-prepared details you’ve got ready will just bore them and alienate them – or at least it does me! :)

I encourage my trainees to have all the evidence to hand, ready to provide it at the proverbial drop of a hat but also to be sufficiently mentally light-footed to be able to skip/drop the details if that would improve the overall effectiveness of the presentation.

I say that following the other tips will sort this one, though! :D

Simon

]]> By: Jeff http://www.speakingaboutpresenting.com/presentation-skills/presentation-skills-improve/comment-page-1/#comment-507 Jeff Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:08:15 +0000 http://speakingaboutpresenting.com/?p=1635#comment-507 Regarding items #5, I think Gore gets so bogged down with data that over time becomes mind numbing. How many power point slides can I guy endure? Gladwell is very effective with his evidence because the stories grip you. Regarding items #5, I think Gore gets so bogged down with data that over time becomes mind numbing. How many power point slides can I guy endure? Gladwell is very effective with his evidence because the stories grip you.

]]>