Just how desperate are we to avoid PowerPoint presentations? If you’re in sales or marketing, it’s likely that from time to time you will use Powerpoint to make presentations to potential clients. The reason you give a presentation is to make a sale! Right?

The Anti-PowerPoint Party (APPP) is a new movement formed to, as indicated in its website, “influence the public to put a stop to the phenomenon of idle time in the economy, industry, research and educational institutions.” With all of the workplace distractions, the APPP has called out PowerPoint as the most visible and egregious threat to productivity.

In this second part excerpt from our FREE E-book “Heat” you’ll learn why to treat every sale like an Olympic Bid!

Taking your audience on an imaginative journey is a great idea for a creative opening. Noreena Hertz does it really well in a recent TED Talk, and Mary tells you why.

Mary analyses a presentation on video (TED TALKS) and has some points to make about being more natural. Over to you Mary!

Our communication skills expert Mary presents an article written many years ago that may as well be called “How to Write Copy That Sells”. You’ll love it!

Steve Jobs’ latest presentation shows that money and experience can’t always buy a smooth presentation!

Here’s a simple little structure for your spoken communication to add authenticity – and engage your audience. Includes an audio grab!