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Presentations to City Councils for Truck Wash Locations
The first sentence was; Not in my backyard! And that is how the presentation to the City Council began. We came with information and data and a perfect plan, but the Sierra Club Lady and resident hippie stood up just before we started talking and said; not in my backyard!Read more…Presentations in Mobile Fleet Washing Sales
We sure hear a lot about business presentations and all the high-tech tools that people use when pitching their ideas, concepts or business propositions. Recently we have seen on the Donald Trump “Apprentice” Television Series and Martha Stewart reality TV program young entrepreneurial type teams vying for the business and we have seen presentations as the way to pitch their sales to clients.We have watched some disasters as well as some very good business presentations using high-tech devices, video and storyboards.Read more…Presentations in Mobile Car Wash Contracts
If you own a mobile carwash business and your are giving a presentation to a larger corporation or a company which has a fleet of vehicles the most important thing is to get those people out into the parking lot and volunteer one of them for a free carwash. Once they see you in action and see the work you can do and how your system works for picking up the waste wash water as per the NPDES environmental EPA controls, they are more apt to be convinced that you are the correct company and a good fit for their company.Despite what you may believe many large companies will not go with the lowest bidder just due to price.Read more…Presentations to Planning Commissions for Car Washes
If you are planning to present to the planning commission in your community your plans for a carwash there are a few things you should know. There will be complete nut cases who show up with bogus environmental claims and totally bizarre reasons why you should not build your carwash.It is truly amazing when you go into a community and you've been asked to by the economic development association and the president of the Chamber of Commerce and the mayor himself and then you find yourself battling to stay above water after you've made an investment in the community and are bringing jobs.Read more…Selling Yourself as an IT Consultant
You need to consider yourself as being an IT small business. You can join a recruitment agency that supplies contractors to clients, but you can’t expect them to do your selling and promotion for you.Firstly, you need to know exactly what you have to offer, what specific skills and experience can actually make you significant money.Read more…What Does Your Body Language Tell the World?
If your business requires you to travel internationally, or meet regularly with people of other countries, are you aware of what your gestures and body language are communicating? We all know that different cultures have different gestures and different levels of comfort with certain body language, but do you know the specifics for the nationalities you deal with? You should, as your trustworthiness and credibility may be at stake.Read more…What Has Matching Got To Do With Presenting?
The secret to presenting to a potential client is "matching." Prior to presenting, you would have asked plenty of questions and uncovered the problems they want solved. The next step then is to present your solution and to do lots of matching.Read more…L-A-U-G-H
Learning is awkward, uncomfortable, frightening. At least that’s what many adults think. Learning means admitting knowledge gaps, in a strange room, in front of strangers, to an instructor just met.Read more…Good Presentation of Your Product or Service Pays Off Every Time
It is essential that you have a good presentation of your product or service if you expect to sell your product or service in the marketplace and that you can afford to produce it and retain a profit. You cannot spend too much on presentation as you are liable to overdrive the headlights on the price and run over the deer in the road (customer) with sticker shock, but you must maintain proper presentation.Customers or drawn to products and services which have good presentation and your company must concentrate on this, whether it is packaging of your product or the signage and uniforms on your service vehicles and employees.Read more…Hurricanes and Business Presentations
If you're planning a business presentation or any sales interview with a large company during the hurricane season you may find yourself being postponed and you may want to cancel and reschedule the appointment for the business presentation until everything is back to normal.This is because the decision-makers and the Board of Directors of the Corporation in which you are giving your sales presentation or business presentation pitch to, will have on their minds many other things that affect their supply chain, sales teams and business outlets, which may have been destroyed during the hurricane or even injury of workers. With all this all their minds the chances of you pulling off a really good presentation and making the sale are much lessened.Read more…Business Presentations and the Iranian Presidency
If you want to learn how to do the best business presentations then be sure not to take advice from the President of Iran. You see the President of Iran is trying to convince the IAEA that he wants to use nuclear power and tells the world and the people he will; Blow Israel off the Map. Interesting and ironic statements full of hypocrisy indeed; be careful not to do this in business presentations.Read more…What to Do With Your Hands - Two Tips for Feeling Comfortable at Events
Maybe you are giving an informal presentation, at a networking event or a trade show, and you see these folks - fidgeting with change in their pockets, standing with hands over crotch in the classic fig-leaf position, leaning on a counter, twirling a pen, or tossing a give-away from hand-to-hand.Maybe you do the same thing. What does it say to the folks in your audience or who are walking down the aisle?Read more…Marketing Communications: How Do You Get Your Message Across to Your Customers?
As you develop new ideas for how your customers could use your products and services, you need to learn to get your message across to your customers.In spreading this message, you should plan to be effective (saying the right things) and efficient (not wasting your effort or your customer's time). You also need to be aware of all the different channels by which you contact your market.Read more…Presentation Design - Too Much Information
In order to get your audience to buy in to your message, you must prepare and deliver it in a way consistent with adult learning theory. That means you must understand the limits to how much information an audience member can absorb at one time, and what form that information must take in order to first attract, and then keep, their attention.Of the literally thousands of slides our firm receives for review and revision each year, almost all share the same basic problem: Too Much Information!Read more…Presentation Design – Dealing with the Prohibitor General
As part of the presentation skills training services our company provides, we ask participants to send copies of recent PowerPoint files they have created for our review and editing. Hence, we see literally thousands of slides each year. Very few do an acceptable job of aiding Knowledge Transfer.Read more…Presentation Skills - The 10-Second Rule
Your main job as a presenter is to ensure that throughout your presentation, you and everyone in the audience remain on the same page, even the same wavelength, every step of the way. If your slides contain more information that it takes the average listener more than 10 seconds to comprehend, you can’t possibly make this happen. People process information at different rates; faster processors will take a shorter time and the slower processors will take longer.Read more…Better Typography and More Readable Text in PowerPoint
PowerPoint is, fundamentally, a tool for communication, and the heart of that communication is written words. As many charts, videos and illustrations a presentation might have, without text these add up to little more than a collection of disjointed elements pasted between slide transitions.Words remain the glue that ties information together.Read more…Presentation, the Content and Eight Other Ingredients
Many ingredients are required for a presentation. Content is one of them. No presentation can live without it.Read more…Competitor Evaluation When Writing Proposals
You won’t win every piece of work you pitch for; it’s just not possible…and very time you lose a contract it’s going to a competitor. However, you can help prevent this from happening by analysing the competition.Why analyse competition?Read more…The Power Of Storytelling - Tips To Make Your Next Proposal A Winning Read
The art of storytelling dates back tens of thousands of years. It is an essential element of the advancement of our species – the telling of fables, parables, myths and legends was the vehicle of choice for passing on advice and guidance from one generation to the next.The first written form of storytelling dates back some 6000 years - the early cave drawings soon evolving into complex hieroglyphs.Read more…
Most Recent Articles in Presentation category
- Improve Your Presentation - By: Kaye Marks
The sales presentation can be the backbone of a strong marketing push, and can do wonders to help push sales, but a presentation is not always the easiest thing to do successfully. You have to really engage people and send out a strong message people want to listen to. - Create Your Own Custom Photobook or Hard Cover Book - By: Jeff McRitchie
Have you seen those cool PhotoBooks and memory books that are produced by some of the big online photo printing companies? How would you like to be able to produce something like that yourself? Plus you can customize the front to add a full color photograph or title sheet that will really make your books stand out. This is actually something that isn't all that difficult to you. Here is a quick set of instructions for creating your own fully customized hard cover documents. - Comparing Binding Machine Punches Based on Punching Capacity - By: Jeff McRitchie
Some of the most common questions that we receive about punches are about the punching capacities of the different binding machines that we offer. Punching capacity can be a very useful tool to compare the various punches, but it can also be very misleading. When evaluating punching capacity, it is important to take into consideration a few key points: - Don't Just Repeat Your Presentation - By: Kaye Marks
Every presentation and speech you ever give should be accompanied by supporting material for people to look at. Unless your speech is below five minutes, in which case I would make an exception to this rule, but how often are you giving presentations that short? - Choosing the Right Binding Style for Your Office - By: Jeff McRitchie
I have had many customers call me over the years asking for help in deciding what binding machine style would be best for their office. Often they have seen one binding style or another but want to understand their options for binding their own documents. This article will provide a quick overview of the strengths and limitations of the four major binding styles. These four styles include: Comb Binding, Coil Binding, Wire Binding and Thermal Binding. Although there are other binding styles available, these four styles represent the lion's share of the presentation binding industry. Lets take a quick look at each of the four styles. - Choosing a Paper Binding Cover for Your Documents and Reports - By: Jeff McRitchie
Companies all over the world use binding machines to bundle documents, reports presentations and proposals. These machines allow you to give your deliverables a professional look that is sure to impress your clients or your boss. However, in order to give your documents the professional look that you desire you will need to choose a binding cover that compliments your document. Of all the choices available, more companies choose paper covers than any other. Yet, choosing a paper binding cover isn't as simple as it might seem. Here are five things to consider. - Choosing A Binding System - Six Reasons To Consider Velobind Binding - By: Jeff McRitchie
If your office is considering binding documents, reports, briefs and proposals you will need to select a binding system. Although there are many different binding systems available on the market, one of the most professional binding systems is called Velobind. This article provides a quick overview of six reasons to consider using Velobind for your office. Here they are... - Choosing a Binding System - Four Reasons to Consider Choosing Thermal Binding - By: Jeff McRitchie
In the past, organizations who chose to bind their own documents have chosen to use plastic combs, twin loop wire and spiral coils. However, for some organizations, these options did not present the high end professional image that they were looking for. Many insurance companies, real estate agents and financial service providers were searching for the look and feel of a perfect bound document without the need for a huge multi thousand dollar system and in plant production facility. For companies such as this, thermal binding is an ideal option. This article provides four reasons that companies consider a thermabind system for their organization. - Choosing a Binding System - Six Reasons to Choose Spiral Coil Binding - By: Jeff McRitchie
Choosing the right binding system to fit the needs of your organization can be a very difficult task. There are almost a dozen different binding styles available on the market all with their individual strengths. However, one of the most popular styles available today is spiral coil binding and it is growing in popularity every year. This article provides six reasons why companies choose spiral-coil for their reports, presentations and proposals. - Choosing A Binding System - Six Reasons To Consider Unibind Binding - By: Jeff McRitchie
Tired of staples and paper clips? If you are looking for a more professional way to present your documents, reports, presentations and proposals chances are you are going to need a binding system. However, choosing a system isn't as easy as you might think. There are dozens of choices available on the market all with different strengths and they are all worth taking a look at. However, one of the most professional and easy to use binding systems on the market is Unibind. This article will provide six great reasons why you should consider using Unibind in your office. Here they are...