tell stories
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When presenting an idea, it is essential that you incorporate stories into your presentation. Just presenting dry data without stories makes it harder to get the audience's buy-in. Always incorporate stories into your PowerPoint presentations.TRANSCRIPT
Tell your story,with clarity.
SAM THATTE Presentation Designer samthatte.com
If you write a screenplaywithout conflict or crisis you’ll bore your audience totears." For presentations, and from the audience's point of view, the question is: Why the bloody hell does this matter? Clarify that and you're on the right track.
Robert McKee
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Story has played a significant role in all cultures but its adoption into professional cultures has been painfully slow. That’s because it’s easier to present a report
instead of a well-crafted presentation that incorporates stories.
Nancy Duarte
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Huh?
he word “exposition” comesfrom Latin and means
“to place.” It is a statement or type of composition intended to give information about or an explanation of an issue,subject, method, or idea.
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Great stories make a promise
An audacious, bold promise…
SALES TEAM ANNUAL EARNINGS
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Or she could tell Vanessa’s story
Vanessa suffers from a disease called fibromyalgia
While cleaning a home, Vanessa found an Acon catalog in the trash
THERE ARE OVER STORIES
LIKE THESE IN THIS CITY ALONE.
SALES TEAM ANNUAL EARNINGS
PROJECTED 2011 $7,000,000
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 (EST.)
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6 MIL
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Start with the truth. Identify the worldview of the people you need to reach. Describe the truth through
their worldview. That's your story. Negative or positive, the challenge isn't just to tell the
truth. It's to tell truth that resonates.
Seth Godin
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Robert McKee baisdenlive.com
Nancy Duarteoutstandingpresentationsworkshop.com
Seth Godincgu.edu
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Tell your story,with clarity.
SAM THATTE Presentation Designer samthatte.com
Namasté and thank you for viewing.
SAM THATTE Presentation Designer samthatte.com
SAM THATTE Presentation Designer samthatte.com
Grab attention,Cut through the chase.