Slide Deck — Not PowerPoint: Selling Your Message

(Half-day workshop)

For the past decade, PowerPoint has played a key role in many presentations. Yet this tool has been overused, misused and abused – particularly in a small group setting. Slide Deck is a new presentation tool that increases listener’s involvement and buy-in and improves the exchange of knowledge. It uses the PowerPoint application for design, but the visuals are presented without any electronic equipment.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

• People who must present in small group settings
• Salespeople who meet with customers
• Staff who deliver briefings to senior management

OBJECTIVES:

After this workshop, participants will learn

• How to improve the “selling” of information and products
• Why and when Slide Deck is more effective than PowerPoint
• How to reduce preparation time
• How to design an effective Slide Deck presentation

COURSE OUTLINE

Introduction

• Large group versus small group presentations
• Presentation issues: speakers and audience
• Differences between Slide Deck and PowerPoint
• Why Slide Deck works so well for boardroom settings

Key Messages

• Understanding the listeners’ needs
• Using a proven tool to set the presentation objective
• Selecting the key messages to illustrate

Slide Deck

• Analyzing options for effective visuals
• Building the Slide Deck
• Presenting the visual

Summary and Evaluations

METHODS TO BE USED:

This workshop is highly interactive with participants designing the visuals for part of a presentation. Participants should bring ideas for a presentation they would like to work on.