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In these trying times, you need all the competitive edges that you have to get that investor, client or customer. One of these competitive edges that you should have is the presentation folder. Making the best presentation folders should always be your concern when you need to present a project or report. Investors, clients and customers respond well to beautifully designed pocket folders because they act as a subtle medium that impresses upon them the best qualities of your presentation or report. So, if you are going to invest in presentation folder printing you need to have the best design that you can imagine. Below are a few design tips we have collected that a lot of successful presentation folders use.  Read more...

Copyright (c) 2009 Karen Friedman

Have you ever spoken to a group of people, only to get a blank stare? Remember…the one where the person in the front row fell asleep? Is it your subject? Or is it you? Whether presenting one-on-one or to a group, many speakers drone on and on, unaware that people are tuning them out. Their audiences blame style, delivery and organization. While these criticisms may be valid, it takes far more to keep your audience’s attention in today’s fast paced world and executives are realizing that expert knowledge is no longer enough—they need to hone their speaking skills to succeed.

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1)       Primacy:  The Jerry Maguire Rule.  “You had me at Hello”.   In 7 seconds we determine if we like you or not.  Please tell me you are not fumbling with microphones, PowerPoint set-ups or long-winded “Thank you’s”.    When delivering a presentation, avoid the “Speaker Zone” until you are on cue or introduced.   Then make a confident entrance to the podium and let your audience know you have something meaningful to say within 7 seconds!   (Hints:  a Tall Posture, Warm Smile, Eye Contact and confident pausing before beginning your presentation are keys to Primacy Power on the Platform).  Also, don’t forget the warm up!   Waiting for presentations and meetings to begin is boring and time wasting!  Use that time.  Consider visual presentations played 15 minutes before your presentation  linked to your theme, energizing music or activities such as “educational trivia questions” to warm up the audience.  All Big Acts have a Warm Up.  What’s yours?   Read more...

When you are giving a presentation, did you ever think about how your audience was reacting? Being a presenter, you would definitely want to ensure that your audience is engaged throughout the course of your presentation.

However, statistics have put forth a shocking discovery: 15 seconds of your presentation is all your audience needs to make a decision on whether or not they should give you a chance to get through to them!

So in order to keep them attentive, you could utilize the time before the presentation starts. For the audience, those 5 minutes before your presentation are usually spent chatting with others, using their phones, looking at the presenter or at the projection screen.

Now those 5 minutes can be managed more efficiently – Show them an interesting mini slide show related to your message before the actual presentation.  Read more...

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, (April, 2009) — Regulatory Presentation Management (RPM), the experts in helping medical, biotech, and pharmaceutical companies present to FDA Advisory Committees, has hired Lee Potts as a project director.

RPM, a division of Presentation Strategies Inc., has guided clients through more presentations before FDA Advisory Committee Meetings (ACM) than any other service provider in the United States. RPM focuses on six core areas:

- Drugs

- Biologics/Vaccines

- Devices

- EUCAST

- CLSI

Potts brings more than 16 years of tactical and logistical guidance as well as multimedia and graphic support to RPM.  Most recently, he worked with Merck & Company scientific/regulatory teams as they prepared for and presented at FDA ACMs. This included training teams in the presentation creation and delivery process as well as coordinating the production of all visual content. He also developed and communicated a wide range of best practices specific to these very demanding and specialized projects. Potts has worked on 19 ACM presentations since 2001.  Read more...

Whatever you call it, speech, talk, address, lunch and learn, presentation, the scenario is the same. You have somewhere between fifteen minutes to an hour to be in front of a live audience and deliver your message. If you’re not currently taking advantage of this marketing tool, you’re missing out on one of the most effective ways for professionals to market themselves, their services and their products.

1. Presentations cast you in a different role. Instead of being seen as a salesperson or a marketer, you’re seen as a teacher or advisor. Your prospects see you as an expert, an educator and an advisor. With the right presentation, you immediately establish your professional reputation and credibility.  Read more...

“There are two types of speakers. Those who get nervous and those who are liars.”

-Mark Twain

Everyone is afraid of a presentation, physiologically. Toastmasters International reports that the following professionals have admitted to feeling nervous when speaking in public: Mark Twain, Ronald Reagan, Carroll O’Connor, Barbara Streisand, Anthony Quinn, Garrison Keillor, Sally Struthers, George Burns, James Taylor, Liza Minelli, Joan Rivers, and… Mary Sandro. I couldn’t resist adding my name to such a star-studded list!

Many presenters fight their nervousness. They deny it or use it as an excuse for not presenting. The first step to making nervousness our friend is to accept that it is normal. I dare say, the more nervous we are, the better a presenter we can be. The rationale for this seemingly ludicrous claim lies in the physiological understanding of nervousness.  Read more...

The main objective of any presentation is to communicate effectively and efficiently the information, the ideas or plans with the audience. Speaking before an audience and making an effective presentation is an art, which has to be learnt with serious effort.

While working in an organization or in business, there may be many occasions for public speaking, where you have to make a presentation such as launching of a new product or service, presenting new business plans or making a marketing or sales proposal. Whatever be the purpose of your presentation, it always requires careful preparation to make it a successful presentation.

Following 5 steps can help you to make your presentation an effective presentation.

Be clear about the occasion and the subject:
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When delivering a business presentation, it is essential that you are able to present all the aspects, including all necessary data about a business undertaking or project. Sure, you know this and you are perfectly capable of coming up with a comprehensive presentation. But the problem with business presentations is that they tend to be complicated and boring. And when you fail to catch your audience’s attention, or you manage to but then they later get confused, you know that your sleepless nights have lost their cause.

So how do turn your business presentation into a success?

Research and Study

Now you can’t make a report without knowing the facts. It is of utmost importance that you do you homework beforehand. If you can, start researching weeks before your presentation. This will give you time to understand and internalize what you need to know. But don’t put everything in your presentation, unless you are given a whole week to present it! Just take the most pertinent data and leave out those that you can.  Read more...

We have to accept the fact that presentations are a very big part of our lives. We see it in almost every business. Presentations are made to bosses, clients, project managers, colleagues, and so on. Much of the success of any desired outcome is usually dependent on how good the presentation is. The higher the value of the project, the more is at stake, and the more attention should be paid to the presentations. If the presentations were done poorly, it’s almost a guarantee that it would kill any chance of having a project approved. But there are ways to avoid delivering a poor presentation.  Read more...