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How to Get Someone's Attention:  Think Like Don Draper Have you ever seen a presentation that really caught your attention and kept it? Can you still remember the presenter and the message? If your like most people, this doesn't happen often enough. Think about all the presentations you've seen in the last year. How many were great and how many sucked? How many were a waste of your time? What's the single most important element in any great presentation? It gives your audience something of value. They leave your presentation knowing it was good for them. That's the secret of Mad Men's Don Draper. He makes sure that the only ads which his agency puts out scream  "value for me!" , the viewer, the audience.  Whether he's selling candy, cars or shaving cream, the viewer feels that the product is good for them.  That's  the best way to get your audience to remember your message . The take-away:   Do what Don does .  Make it abou

Your Are the Message

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You Are the Message   (NOT PowerPoint) Want to be remembered?  Get in the face of your audience. Make sure they can see you and you can see them. Which is more likely to get and keep your audience's attention for 60 minutes:   a real human being with a powerful message  or a PowerPoint slide deck? Maximise your ability to sell your message by using the 80 / 20 Rule: 80% You  / 20 % PowerPoint Connect with your audience in a human way by owning the spotlight.   Don't let PowerPoint steal your thunder, dominate the sho w,  and put your audience to sleep. Get in the face of your audience.   You Are the Message . Be Your Presentation Best. Got a Question About Presentation?  Ask Me.  dan@boswell-training.com www.boswell-training.com
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Make My Life Better "How are you gonna make my life better?" This is the basic question your audience is asking when they come to your presentation. Another way to put it is "Why the hell should I listen to you?" They are investing their time and their energy to listen to you, so they really do want to know why it's worth it for them. Your number one job as a presenter is to give them an answer.   Even if it's just a small thing. And front-load it.  Give them a taste of it at the very beginning of your presentation, so they know right away why they should listen to the details. If you don't, they won't. Be You Presentation Best. Got a Presentation Question?  Ask Me.  dan@boswell-training.com www.boswell-training.com