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May 12, 2010
Since the Beyond Bullet Points book was first published 5 years ago, the world of presentations has seen amazing changes.
We’d love to find out: What has BBP meant to you?
Submit your stories by 5pm Pacific Standard Time on May 14 2010 (now extended to May 21), and we’ll enter you in a drawing for a Flip… keep reading
July 9, 2009
The BBP story template helps you organize and outline your thoughts for a presentation before working with PowerPoint.
I recently created a presentation on the value of Twitter to businesses, and worked through the sequence of Act I: the Setting, Role, Point A, Point B and Call to Action slides.
Act I sets up your story with key elements to… keep reading
June 26, 2008
What does it take to hit a presentation home run? Here’s an example of how we helped a forum member with his presentation. Does it spark ideas for yours?
The member needs to “sell” a partnership between his son’s school and a separate baseball association. They’re starting a baseball program at his son’s school, but the… keep reading
April 22, 2008
One of the most powerful ways to make an abstract concept concrete is to tell an anecdote – a brief story that makes your point.
When I worked with BBP Online member Kathy Kerchner on her presentation recently, one of the points she wanted to make to her students is that you can’t take an audience… keep reading
April 7, 2008
Is it possible to create a 15-minute BBP presentation in 1 hour?
The answer we demonstrated in Friday’s BBP e-Lesson is yes!
Recently I invited BBP Online members to submit any presentation topic they chose, and I would work with them during an e-Lesson to transform their topic from abstract concept to concrete visuals while the countdown… keep reading
April 3, 2008
There are times when using a screen during a presentation can actually work against you.
Yes, I know that sounds like BBP heresy, but it’s true.
There’s no doubt that using multimedia can dramatically increase the ability of your audience to learn new information.
But using a screen also can have a downside.
When you project a 10-foot image… keep reading
March 27, 2008
What kind of results can you get when you use BBP for your most important presentations?
BBP Online member Marianne from Norway was amazed to get buy-in for a project from senior executives because of her BBP presentation, along with a likely $1 million budget to get it done.
Can you get results like Marianne from BBP? Read… keep reading
