http://seminarman.com Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:51:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Garr Reynolds had a fantastic post on PresentationsZen.com (Sept. 28, 2007) about "Pecha Kucha" that all seminar presenters should see. Here's part of what Garr writes: "Pecha Kucha is a global presentation phenomenon started in 2003 in Tokyo by two expatriates. What is Pecha Kucha? Our friend Daniel Pink sums up ... http://seminarman.com/general/less-is-more/ I’ve noticed that seminar presenters are generally well versed in their subject and they sincerely want to “teach” the audience what they know. That’s a problem. They present too much detail. It’s as if the audience asks, “What time is it?” and the seminar presenter goes on and on about ... http://seminarman.com/quotes/audience-first-topic-later/ "People who can put themselves in the place of other people, who can understand the workings of their minds, never need worry about what the future has in store for them." —Owen D. Young This powerful statement can be a guiding light for planning and delivering seminars. We present seminars because ... http://seminarman.com/quotes/in-the-place-of-others/ Krushchev’s Shoe and Other Ways to Captivate an Audience of 1 to 1000″ by Roy Underhill. What a great title. Any book with a title like that is bound to get attention. It certainly got mine! As a bonus, I found it to be the first book I have ever read that ... http://seminarman.com/general/captivate-an-audience/ Watch the really good TV sportscasters. The best are animated with their hands and make LOTS of gestures. Good news! - They weren’t born with that presentation talent, but it can be learned. If they were former players, they had to be coached to perform their sport at above-average levels. As ... http://seminarman.com/general/sports-pros-as-presenters/ The CEO of a large company with 150 regional sales managers from all across the U.S. was planning his yearly address and about to make his annual mistake – a presentation to his sales team. To him, they were “the group.” We’ve all made the same mistake that our CEO was ... http://seminarman.com/general/theyre-not-the-same/ I once owned and piloted an ultralight and was taught by my instructor Martin Yeager to always do a thorough pre-flight check of the aircraft and my mental attitude before EVERY flight. And he taught me to do it the same way, each and every time. There was no clipboard ... http://seminarman.com/general/it%e2%80%99s-about-the-audience-not-you/