Presentations Magazine

Judging customers can turn off big spenders
Staff

Years ago, a colleague of mine sold stereo equipment at a regional electronics store outside of Tacoma, Wash. One night, the staff was preparing to lock things up when a scruffy-looking young man entered. He was dressed much more casually than the typical customer: torn jeans, a soiled sweatshirt and a ratty ball cap. He sauntered through the stereo department with his hands deep in his pockets, glancing at products seemingly beyond his economic status...

Charlotte Convention Center Offers Free Meeting Space for Public Companies
Staff

To help them offset the costs of meeting in a down economy, the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, N.C., is offering public companies complimentary meeting space.

Five Things Not to Do in Front of an Audience
Staff

Audiences don't usually throw tomatoes or pound their shoes on the table in response to a bad presentation. But they do respond in more subtle ways: they don't buy your product, they don't sign up for your cause and they won't refer you.

The Right Technology Solution for Your Presentation
Staff

Audiences today want more "bang for their buck" when it comes to presentations. Why not deliver some interactive content?

Hang Up and Present
Holly Dolezalek

You may have heard the stories of naive candidates who are foolish enough to answer their cell phones during job interviews. But can you imagine being goofy enough to answer your cell phone while you were in the middle of a presentation?

Presentations News Digest: Projectors and Holiday Presents
Holly Dolezalek

Hitachi Releases New Short-Throw Projector; New Version of PulpMotion Released; Cell Phone Projector Getting Closer to Reality; All I Want for Christmas is a Flat Screen HDTV

News: Presentations as Competitive Intelligence?
Holly Doelzalek

The latest presentations news covering: Tech Presentations blog; Sparings for the DVD market; Flexible presentations displays are here

Projectors, Presenting and Public Speaking
Holly Dolezalek

Here are the some presentations news briefs with the latest news in product releases and presentations strategies: Home Theater for Star Wars Fans; WorkBig Projector; Are You Being Scammed?

Presentations: Explosive Growth Projection
Holly Dolezalek

New audio-synching software from Slideshare; Pacific Media Associates forecasts on projectors

PowerPoint: Boon or Bane?
Staff

Even those for whom PowerPoint has become the lifeblood, can recount an awful experience of having to sit through an interminable slide show of 108 slides—one boring slide after another—only to wonder what came over us to cancel the dentist appointment instead.  The love-hate relationship regarding PowerPoint is not new. The Power Pointers appear to be in two distinct camps: Those who say a bad presentation is the reflection of the uninitiated craftsman and those who believe that the tool itself is to blame for the bad craftsmanship.

How to Identify the Needs of International Audiences
Rana Sinha

A little preparation goes a long way towards acquiring necessary the skills and gaining the confidence you need to handle international audiences.

New Audio Receivers Hit the Market
Holly Dolezalek

Denon Electronics and Sony take audio and video receivers to the next level with Wi-Fi and bluetooth capability.

Presentations News for July 20, 2007
Holly Dolezalek

Get the latest news and product releases in the presentations industry.

July Presentation News
Holly Dolezalek

Here's what's new in the presentations industry from news to product releases.

Blog Outlines Ways to Improve Presentations
Holly Dolezalek

Guy Kawasaki, a self-described "evangelist, entrepreneur, investment banker, and venture capitalist" whose blog "How to Change The World," has posted a series of suggestions from speaker Doug Lawrence on how to improve your presentations.