We won the
$15M project.
They told us the presentation
you designed
was a
big reason why
A few days ago I spoke at a conference for business communicators from the IABC and PRSA Northwest Chapters. It was a fun opportunity that took place in one of those old downtown buildings that look like they are straight out of the board game Clue. In my case, I was presenting in a mahogany-wrapped “Library” to [...]
More survey results from Distinction Communication’s 2009
Annual Presentation Impact Survey…
Q8. Rank these presentation frustrations from most to least challenging for you?
(Ranked responses based on full survey input)
3.7 Presentation technologies don’t always work as advertised
3.0 No time to actually practice delivering the presentation
2.9 The time it takes to create the slide presentation
2.8 Collaborating with others in creating and delivering the [...]
More survey results from Distinction Communication’s 2009
Annual Presentation Impact Survey…
Q7. How much time do you actually spend practicing for a “high stakes” presentation?
12.1% I seldom practice at all
16.2% 5 to 30-minutes
17.3% 30-minutes to an hour
29.2% One to two hours
25.2% More than two hours
We had to look at this result a few times. Really? Over 50% [...]
More survey results from Distinction Communication’s 2009 Annual Presentation Impact Survey…
Q6. What do you find the most challenging part of creating and delivering a presentation?
35.7% Putting together a good message
8.9% Creating good quality presentation slides
13.8% Delivering the presentation with confident skills
41.6% All of the above!
With a new version of PowerPoint popping out every few years and [...]
More survey results from Distinction Communication’s 2009 Annual Presentation Impact Survey…
Q5. We expect our managers to model good presentation skills. How would you evaluate you own manager’s personal presentation skills?
13.8% Very strong presenter
49.5% Above average
25.2% Just average
11.5% Not very good or very poor
Ok, we were a little surprised. Over 63% of those surveyed actually thought their [...]
