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KISSS Me, Baby! Just a reminder:   K eep  I t  S hort,  S weet, and  S exy. Short: get to the point.  Time Is Money. Sweet:  use positive language.  Sweet sells better than sour. Sexy:  grab your audience's attention and stand out from the crowd.  Make sure you know what turns your audience on.  What's sexy (important) for them? KISSS  your message, your slides, and your take-aways. Each of these should add clear and concrete value to your audience. Their time is very valuable.   The  KISSS  formula helps them to get the most from the time they spend with you. Be Your Presentation Best.    www.boswell-training.com Got a presentation question?  Ask Me.  dan@boswell-training.com
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Just Another Brick In the Wall? Monotony.   We all hate it. SO why do we see so much of it in corporate presentations?! I'm not talking about the droning voice that bores us.   I'm talking about  the Monotony of PowerPoint slides . Slide after slide that look the same:  same corporate identity template, same layout, same "Oh sweet Jesus I've seen this a million times before!" visual monotony that tunes us out and eventually turns us off. Visual monotony is a perfect way to kill your message.  How to fix this?  Simple:  break the monotony. Be bold and creative.  Be innovative.  Be exciting.  Above all,  be different. The only requirement is that your visuals are concretely tied to your message.   You can do this with the slide itself and/or vebally.   Never forget, your job is to bring the slides to life and build a bridge to your message. If you dare to be different, you will wake and shake your audience.   You will  stand out .  You