tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156215.post2777228250867237504..comments2023-10-02T01:57:31.854+13:00Comments on multi-dimensional: Synopsis: Presentation Zen (Introduction)hixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587761743163619803noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156215.post-77040100426307231662009-06-02T07:58:29.974+12:002009-06-02T07:58:29.974+12:00Thank you for the excellent post on Garr and Prese...Thank you for the excellent post on Garr and Presentation Zen.<br /><br />I work for Peachpit Press and thought you and your readers might be interested in knowing that he just released his first online streaming video, Presentation Zen: The Video, where he expands on the ideas presented in his book and blog. More info can be found here:<br /><br />http://tr.im/lFvOKarahttp://www.peachpit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156215.post-10709631859237720592009-06-02T07:49:07.573+12:002009-06-02T07:49:07.573+12:00In terms of manipulation... I think that's inevita...In terms of manipulation... I think that's inevitable, isn't it? Facts are always parsed through a subjective prism. <br /><br />I've been to a lot of math-heavy technical presentations, as well as your garden-variety infotainment, and one thing I've noticed is that even when discussing abtruse mathematics, a story and a perspective creep into the best presentations.<br /><br />I also tend to think that we, as a society, accept passive information transfer where we should be demanding that things be interrogated. When I listen to a speaker, I'm never just casually accepting what they say, but measuring it against my own experiences and knowledge. In that more critical mode, you can accept the story-creation as just "playing the game", without buying the story wholesale.<br /><br />IMHO, this whole thing is one reason why most effective speakers use humour to some degree*. Not because humour is convincing, but because it causes an expected audience response - it transforms the experience from a passive information-parsing exercise into a dialogue.<br /><br />(*) The same thing is probably true of political rallies where the crowd responds to rhetoric, or evangelical sermons. The crowd response is analogous to my experience of laughter.Mashugenahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01459788212338670183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156215.post-3510344141525308152009-06-01T18:33:27.222+12:002009-06-01T18:33:27.222+12:00'Knowing how to speak to your audience', as oppose...'Knowing how to speak to your audience', as opposed to 'Deleting Powerpoint'.<br /><br />Although he also asks readers to seriously consider whether they need powerpoint to support their talk, or whether it would be stronger just coming straight from them.hixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09587761743163619803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156215.post-64215100849771061262009-06-01T18:31:47.089+12:002009-06-01T18:31:47.089+12:00Exactly the point the author ends up making.Exactly the point the author ends up making.hixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09587761743163619803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156215.post-36890128992636036902009-06-01T17:21:07.183+12:002009-06-01T17:21:07.183+12:00Having spent too many hours of my life suffering '...Having spent too many hours of my life suffering 'Death by Powerpoint' the difference between a good presentation and a bad presentation is simply understanding how speak to your audience.<br /><br />Related note, Saatchi and Saatchi hired a consultant a few years ago to improve workplace efficiency. The consultant recommended removing Powerpoint from every ones computers.BubbaJayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14357841950649330273noreply@blogger.com