Your Presentation Needs This Strategy To Succeed July 30, 2012 by Jeff Hurt There is one important strategy that your presentation must have in order to succeed. Without it, you are guaranteed a fail. Without it, you will not connect with your audience. Without it, your words will fall on deaf ears. Adults learn on a “need-to-know” basis! You have to explain why the listener needs-to-know your information. … [Read more…] Filed Under: Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , adult learning principles, adult learning strategies, presentation best practices, presentation strategies, speaker tips
From Boring To Beneficial Conference Education June 29, 2012 by Jeff Hurt Let’s face it. Most conference education is yawn-stirring, sleepy-eyed, ho-hum, day-old soggy Melba-toast tasting boring. It makes root-canals seem fun! Regardless, the human brain loves to learn. In spite of our age, culture, gender and race, our brains are designed to always be on the prowl for new things to discover and experience. The brain … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education, Experience Design Tagged With: , adult education, adult learning, adult learning principles, conference best practices, conference education, conferences, meeting professionals, presentation best practices, presentation strategies, speaker tips
Conference Presenters Can Literally Change Attendees’ Minds June 28, 2012 by Jeff Hurt Conference attendees generally want to learn. Presenters generally want attendees to learn. Conference organizers and hosts generally want attendees to learn as well. So why does so little learning actually occur at a conference? Good Intentions Pave The Way To Learning Fail The conference organizers’ and presenters’ intentions are good. Unfortunately, their intentions go awry … [Read more…] Filed Under: Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , adult education, adult learning, adult learning principles, conference best practices, conference education, conferences, presentation best practices, presentation strategies, speaker tips
Do Not Start With The Roof: A How To Blueprint For Your Presentation Content March 2, 2012 by Jeff Hurt Imagine you’re going to build a house. You don’t just start building and add more wood as you proceed. Nor do you start with the roof and build from the top down. You start with a blueprint. You create a detailed and precise plan of what you want your house to be. The blueprint serves … [Read more…] Filed Under: Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , industry speaker, presentation best practices, presentation strategies, speaker, speaker tips
Preventing Death By Lecture Through Audience Discussion February 6, 2012 by Jeff Hurt Many people believe that PowerPoint (PPT) presentations are a leading killer of learning. We even call it “Death by PPT.” Actually, the typical 45-, 60- or 90-minute speech has a higher mortality rate than PPT. And that speech may actually be a fugitive living under an assumed name like keynote, lecture, breakout, plenary, concurrent or … [Read more…] Filed Under: Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , adult learning, adult learning principles, adult learning strategies, andragogy, brain science education, brain-friendly conferences, conference education, keynote, presentation best practices, presentation strategies, speaker tips
Drag Is A Four Letter Word To Avoid In Digital Presentations January 17, 2012 by Jeff Hurt Your digital presentation must keep moving or it will be abandoned! As a digital presenter, you can’t afford to get bogged down for any reason. If you do, you will lose attendees. Faster, Upbeat Pace The pace of your Webinar, teleseminar or virtual presentation must be faster than your traditional face-to-face presentation. No, that doesn’t … [Read more…] Filed Under: Hybrid & Virtual, Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , digital presentations, presentation best practices, presentation strategies, virtual, virtual attendee, virtual meetings, webinars
Fostering Hot And Spicy Audiences November 18, 2011 by Jeff Hurt Imagine for a moment that you’re preparing for a presentation for an upcoming conference. Close your eyes and visualize that your audience appears to be actually sizzling in their seats with enthusiasm. They are on fire for your words. Creating Audience Combustible Motivation Now imagine you have that same experience every time you present. This … [Read more…] Filed Under: Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , conferences, presentation best practices, presentation strategies, presenter, professional speakers, speaker, Speaker Emerging Practices, speaker tips
Do You Want Your Conference Attendees To Hear Content Or Learn It? November 11, 2011 by Jeff Hurt Here’s a question to think about as a conference organizer or speaker. Do you want your attendees to hear the content or learn it? Goal: Hear The Information If your goal is for your attendees to hear the information, then continue planning like you always have. The lecture is the quickest, easiest and most efficient … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , adult learning, brain science education, brain-friendly conferences, conference best practices, conference education, presentation best practices, presentation strategies
Why Audiences Detest Presenters That Abuse PowerPoint October 25, 2011 by Jeff Hurt Presentations are the business currency of today. PowerPoint is often the legal tender of those presentations. We trade and share PowerPoint presentations like baseball cards, stamps and money. Viewing a presentation without PowerPoint (Keynote or Prezi) is like listening to a TV show over the radio. We expect and want the visual to help keep … [Read more…] Filed Under: Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , conferences, presentation best practices, presentation strategies, speaker tips
Creating Sizzling Audiences: From Essential Sparks To Combustible Motivation October 10, 2011 by Jeff Hurt Imagine for a moment that you’re preparing for a presentation for an upcoming conference. Close your eyes and visualize that your audience appears to be actually sizzling in their seats with enthusiasm. They are on fire for your words. Now imagine you have that same experience every time you present. Creating Audience Combustible Motivation This … [Read more…] Filed Under: Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , brain-friendly conferences, brain-friendly meetings, engagement, presentation best practices, presentation strategies, speaker, speaker tips
