We are so excited… Our very own Dr Louise Mahler is now on YouTube!

You can see Louise in action at Ignite Sydney – imagine If you had 5 minutes on stage what would you say? What if you only got 20 slides and they rotated automatically after 15 seconds?

Check out what Louise said here:

Presentation Studios public workshops with Louise are running from October 12 – so watch this space for more information.

Or visit us at: www.presentationstudio.com.au or email workshop@presentationstudio.com.au and we will email you hot off the press!!!

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We have all had to sit through them and we sometimes wish we could be somewhere else, crossing things off our ever growing ‘to do’ lists. Nevertheless PowerPoint presentations are inextricably linked into everyday business life, so how can we make sure that our presentations connect with the audience from the go get?

Cliff Atkinson, author of ‘Beyond Bullet Points’ believes you can command attention within the first five slides and the first few minutes if done right.

When planning your presentation content he offers the following checklist for the first five slides:

1. Do they orient your audience to the setting of the presentation?
2. Do they interest them by acknowledging their role in the setting?
3. Are you engaging them emotionally by describing a challenge they face?
4. Are you motivating them by affirming what they want?
5. Do they focus your audience by offering a way to get from Point A to Point B (Call to Action)?

To help you structure your next presentation and create a story that will engage and motivate your audience download this free story template kindly provided by Cliff.

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A fantastic new LIVE tool for presentations has just been released:

Tweets in real-time, embedded directly within your presentation.

Use it for;

• A live audience voting device,
• A live text/comment tool or to receive audience feedback,
• Crowd meter – measuring the noise level in the room to determine an outcome on a choice.

All using mobile phones in the audience… no more expensive conference voting devices!

Our thoughts: SMS polling might still have the advatage but this is a cool interactive component and with the “Twitter” name could resound well with any audience.

It is in prototype stage, but you can check it out and download it from SAP here: http://www.sapweb20.com/blog/powerpoint-twitter-tools/

Enjoy

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Xpeditions” is a NEW People Engagement concept designed by Matt McFadyen and Presentation Studio. It is a unique key note presentation designed to engage, inspire and motivate.

Based on internationally renowned explorer Matt McFadyen’s 5 record breaking expeditions to both Antarctica and the Arctic (see www.mattmcfadyen.com.au), your audience is taken on a fully interactive journey that shares real human experiences in leadership, teamwork and motivation.

We’ve combined learnings from Ernest Shackleton’s leadership methods used in his attempt to cross the Antarctic in 191 5 and we have Australia’s youngest polar explorer to help lead, unite and ignite your people through their very own expedition using the latest multi-media technology.

A choice of 2 Key Note Polar Xpeditions:
North Pole Xpedition
Join Matt on his expedition to become the youngest Australian to trek to the North Pole. Help make critical decisions : whether to brave the storm, emergency extraction due to frostbite, or what to do as a polar bear charges?

Southern Ocean Xpedition
In a tiny yacht facing 50 foot swells, engage with Matt as he unravels the deep troughs of despair, multiple capsizes, team camaraderie and euphoric elation.

“The most successful staff engagement event to date: 96% of people found the Polar Xpedition inspiring. 93% of people found the overall firm briefing valuable.” PWC Australia

For more information: Check out the video below:

To book Matt, contact Presentation Studio on 1300 699609 or go to www.presentationstudio.com.au

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