Comments on: Death to PowerPoints http://www.strategicmessaging.com/powerpoints/2008/02/02/ Marketing isn't just a conversation -- it's a debate Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:52:18 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Notes on a spate of Netezza-related blog posts | DBMS2 -- DataBase Management System Services http://www.strategicmessaging.com/powerpoints/2008/02/02/#comment-413 Notes on a spate of Netezza-related blog posts | DBMS2 -- DataBase Management System Services Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:55:39 +0000 http://www.strategicmessaging.com/powerpoints/2008/02/02/#comment-413 [...] I’m not a session-attending kind of guy. (I wasn’t particularly good at sitting still in class in 8th grade. I haven’t gotten much better since. And I have a huge aversion to other people’s uninterruptible PowerPoints.) [...] [...] I’m not a session-attending kind of guy. (I wasn’t particularly good at sitting still in class in 8th grade. I haven’t gotten much better since. And I have a huge aversion to other people’s uninterruptible PowerPoints.) [...]

]]> By: Softcopy formats « The IIAR Blog http://www.strategicmessaging.com/powerpoints/2008/02/02/#comment-360 Softcopy formats « The IIAR Blog Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:57:16 +0000 http://www.strategicmessaging.com/powerpoints/2008/02/02/#comment-360 [...] sending an 8 MB deck isn’t well received by analysts who travel a lot. Oh, and I always send them in advance to let the analyst prepare, ask him/her if she/he has specific questions and suggest my [...] [...] sending an 8 MB deck isn’t well received by analysts who travel a lot. Oh, and I always send them in advance to let the analyst prepare, ask him/her if she/he has specific questions and suggest my [...]

]]> By: How to pitch me : Strategic Messaging http://www.strategicmessaging.com/powerpoints/2008/02/02/#comment-115 How to pitch me : Strategic Messaging Fri, 16 May 2008 05:04:29 +0000 http://www.strategicmessaging.com/powerpoints/2008/02/02/#comment-115 [...] particular, please don’t use desktop-shared slides. Email any PowerPoints in advance. Note: And I specifically [...] [...] particular, please don’t use desktop-shared slides. Email any PowerPoints in advance. Note: And I specifically [...]

]]> By: Know your audience : Strategic Messaging http://www.strategicmessaging.com/powerpoints/2008/02/02/#comment-93 Know your audience : Strategic Messaging Thu, 06 Mar 2008 06:49:56 +0000 http://www.strategicmessaging.com/powerpoints/2008/02/02/#comment-93 [...] start with a 30-45 minute uninterruptible canned pitch. The chance that a one-size-fits-all pitch will actually fit any particular listener is rather [...] [...] start with a 30-45 minute uninterruptible canned pitch. The chance that a one-size-fits-all pitch will actually fit any particular listener is rather [...]

]]> By: /pd http://www.strategicmessaging.com/powerpoints/2008/02/02/#comment-61 /pd Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:39:53 +0000 http://www.strategicmessaging.com/powerpoints/2008/02/02/#comment-61 PowerPoint is just another tool for communications. Just like a Whiteboard is.. What's important is that you get a clearly defined message across. Thereby, creating a remarkable POV. If you take a look at any of Tom Peter's PPT- generally most business people will not even get what the heck is the message, but it looks so jumbled up, unclear, bright color, irregular fonts etc. In short, no structure. Its not the PPT that is giving the message, its about the story teller who uses it. PPT is not dead, its how one uses it !! PowerPoint is just another tool for communications. Just like a Whiteboard is.. What’s important is that you get a clearly defined message across. Thereby, creating a remarkable POV.

If you take a look at any of Tom Peter’s PPT- generally most business people will not even get what the heck is the message, but it looks so jumbled up, unclear, bright color, irregular fonts etc. In short, no structure. Its not the PPT that is giving the message, its about the story teller who uses it.

PPT is not dead, its how one uses it !!

]]> By: Jeremiah Owyang http://www.strategicmessaging.com/powerpoints/2008/02/02/#comment-59 Jeremiah Owyang Sat, 02 Feb 2008 13:56:10 +0000 http://www.strategicmessaging.com/powerpoints/2008/02/02/#comment-59 It's not really the structure that's important, but that the communications are crystal clear and succint. While I enjoy meeting people, I love getting to know someone then they Get to the point and then get to the point. :) It’s not really the structure that’s important, but that the communications are crystal clear and succint.

While I enjoy meeting people, I love getting to know someone then they Get to the point and then get to the point.

:)

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