http://presentationexpressions.com Learn To Give Effective English Presentations Sat, 19 May 2012 08:38:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Learn To Give Effective English Presentations Presentation Expressions no Learn To Give Effective English Presentations http://presentationexpressions.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://presentationexpressions.com http://presentationexpressions.com/magic-secret-revealed-how-to-introduce-yourself-in-a-presentation-video http://presentationexpressions.com/magic-secret-revealed-how-to-introduce-yourself-in-a-presentation-video#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 06:05:49 +0000 Carl Kwan http://presentationexpressions.com/?p=1617 http://presentationexpressions.com/magic-secret-revealed-how-to-introduce-yourself-in-a-presentation-video/feed 0 how to introduce yourself,open a presentation,Presentation Expressions,presentation introduction,self-introduction sample,start a presentation Is there a magic formula for preparing a self-introduction for your presentations? If you're like a lot of the people who come to our site, you probably wish there was because so many of you want to know how to introduce yourselves… Or perhaps you wish... Is there a magic formula for preparing a self-introduction for your presentations? If you're like a lot of the people who come to our site, you probably wish there was because so many of you want to know how to introduce yourselves… Or perhaps you wish you could make yourself disappear so you don't have to give the presentation at all! :) Presentation Magician But what if you could learn how to introduce yourself from a presentation magician? I can hear you asking yourself, "Did he just say a presentation magician??" Yes, that's exactly what I said… a presentation magician! Let me explain... You see, I recently met, I think, the world's only presentation magician. And if there are others, then he's got to be the best. To be perfectly honest, I had no idea what a presentation magician was, but now that I do, I want to introduce him to you because he has a great example of how to introduce yourself. "Please welcome to the stage…" Okay, enough suspense… I'm very happy to introduce to you, Charles Greene III from Washington, DC. For those of you that are confused by the "III" at the end of Charles' name, it stands for "the third." This means that he is the third person in his family to have the name Charles. So here's some background on Charles from his website Charles Greene… "Charles Greene III is a true Presentation Magician. Working with Fortune 500 companies, he’s a magical spokesperson who delivers product and marketing messages at conferences around the globe. Through his company Corporate Shuffle, Charles has presented at meetings in Bermuda, China, Egypt, France, Mexico, Monaco, Sweden, and, of course, the United States. His clients span a variety of industries and include 3M, Alcon, Coca-Cola, Clorox, Frito-Lay, Johnson & Johnson, Panasonic, and Wells Fargo. His unique presentations have been featured in numerous publications including Robb Report, Successful Meetings and The Wall Street Journal. He’s even been quoted in Reader’s Digest. Charles Greene is very well known inside the world of magic. Charles has been awarded top honors by The International Brotherhood of Magicians and Siegfried and Roy for his performing skills. He’s appeared on the cover of the largest international publications in the magical arts, Genii, Magic, and The Linking Ring. Charles is a frequent contributor to magic journals, usually writing articles on the business side of maintaining a magical career. He is a member of Hollywood’s “Magic Castle” and of London’s “Magic Circle”." How I know Charles Pretty impressive credentials, huh? I've been fortunate to have gotten to know Charles over the last several weeks because we both have an interest in making videos with our iPhones. Charles saw my review of an iPhone mic and got in touch with me. We've been getting to know each other through email ever since. Charles' Introduction Video Charles told me he was working on a video for his website and was very excited about finally doing it. I told him that I would be happy to share it with you. So last week, Charles made a fantastic video to introduce himself and it blew my socks off! I thought you would really benefit from seeing a great self-introduction sample and now I can show you one from a true pro. Go ahead and click the image below to watch the video and then read about why Charles' introduction is so good. If YouTube is unavailable in your area, click the following link to download the video or watch in your browser: Charles Greene III Self Introduction (Length 1:29) Click the image below to watch the video... What Charles Does There are four things Charles does that you should keep in mind when introducing yourself. 1. Background and Experience Right after Charles says his name, he tells us about his work and how he has been doing it around the globe. The explanation is short, to the point, and is impressive because he gets our attention. Carl Kwan no 1:29 yes http://presentationexpressions.com/how-to-start-a-presentation-expert-reveals-simple-technique-to-get-into-the-audiences-mind-video http://presentationexpressions.com/how-to-start-a-presentation-expert-reveals-simple-technique-to-get-into-the-audiences-mind-video#comments Sat, 31 Mar 2012 13:44:16 +0000 Carl Kwan http://presentationexpressions.com/?p=1584 http://presentationexpressions.com/how-to-start-a-presentation-expert-reveals-simple-technique-to-get-into-the-audiences-mind-video/feed 2 Craig Hadden,educational design,English presentation,how to engage your audience,how to start a presentation,opening presentation,Presentation Expressions In this week's presentation tip video, you're going to learn a very cool tip from Instructional Designer and presentations blogger Craig Hadden to help you figure out what to say to your audience when starting your presentation. In this week's presentation tip video, you're going to learn a very cool tip from Instructional Designer and presentations blogger Craig Hadden to help you figure out what to say to your audience when starting your presentation. Craig is going to talk about how to get into the mind of your audience with a simple technique that will help you develop your presentation content faster. The great thing is you'll also better understand what your audience wants to hear. Why is all this important? Because if you can talk to your audience and say what they want to hear, then your audience will pay attention and be riveted to you and your presentation. And it's a lot easier to persuade someone when you can speak to them and say things they want to hear. And Craig Hadden is going to show you how. I met Craig online after I saw a great article (http://remotepossibilities.wordpress.com/2011/11/23/answer-peoples-key-question-first-framework-part-1a/) he wrote on his blog Remote Possibilities about answering your audience's key question. Craig described in great detail 4 things you can do that starts with answering the burning question every audience has, which is… "What's in it for me?" So I got in touch with Craig and asked him if he would like to be interviewed and to share his technique for opening a presentation and really getting your audience's attention. Luckily, he agreed and the video you'll see is Craig and I chatting over Skype. 4 Things that will grab your audience's attention What you'll find really valuable is how Craig has broken down his technique into four easy-to-implement steps… And it shouldn't be a surprise that he's done that because he's an instructional designer and gets paid to make it easy for people to learn things! Get comfy, grab a coffee and a snack… And watch the interview by clicking on the image below and be sure to take notes! Big thanks to Craig for the interview and for providing the graphics and text for the video… made my job a lot easier! If YouTube is unavailable in your area, then right-click the following link to download the video: How to start a presentation: Expert reveals simple technique to get into the audience's mind (Length 21:27) Here are the 4 steps Craig describes in the interview: Use questions or issues for structure Involve people through the title Answer overtly, early, and often Say "you" more This is something that you will only learn by doing and making mistakes. Starting a presentation well requires you to be in tune with your audience. And it's nice that Craig has done such a good job giving you a framework to refer to. Hope you enjoy this presentation tip as much as I enjoyed interviewing Craig. Be sure to check out the original article and leave a positive comment for Craig. Thanks. Carl Carl Kwan no 21:28 http://presentationexpressions.com/how-to-prepare-a-presentation-about-advertising-and-psychology-for-soul-video http://presentationexpressions.com/how-to-prepare-a-presentation-about-advertising-and-psychology-for-soul-video#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:40:54 +0000 Carl Kwan http://presentationexpressions.com/?p=1462 http://presentationexpressions.com/how-to-prepare-a-presentation-about-advertising-and-psychology-for-soul-video/feed 2 advertising presentation,advertising psychology,English presentation,how to prepare presentation,Presentation Expressions,psychology presentation We're always happy to get questions from you, and we usually answer your questions in the comments or by email. But we don't often make videos to directly address your questions, so… - We're going to do that today. - We got a message from Soul, We're always happy to get questions from you, and we usually answer your questions in the comments or by email. But we don't often make videos to directly address your questions, so… We're going to do that today. We got a message from Soul, someone in the PresentationExpressions community. And Soul, wrote... "Hello, I have a presentation about advertising and psychology and I have to not talk about it in general but choose something specific under that subject. And the presentation will be around 7-8 slides without the introduction and the sources, and I can't use any words in those 7-8 slides, pictures only.  The problem is I don't know what to talk about, and I dont know where to get pictures or a short video that uses psychological tricks. Help!!! Thank you Regards, Soul" Soul, thanks so much for your message. After getting that message, I told Soul I would make a video and Soul replied that the presentation is due on Tuesday. Well, it's Friday night here in Korea, so hopefully you'll have enough time to get everything ready. But I have to give you a bit of heck for starting your preparation so late. So don't do it again! Anyway, watch the video for these 5 Steps: Step 1: Figure out who your target audience is supposed to be. Step 2: Choose a specific industry and find ads for that industry by Googling industry plus ads or plus print ads. Step 3: Choose one psychological trigger to focus on. Step 4: Arrange your ads in a sequence to show what the advertisers want you to notice first, second, third, etc. Step 5: Practice, practice, practice. Click the image below to watch the video: I hope that helps. And I hope that helps other people, too. You might want to check out the other videos we have about introducing yourself and doing a conclusion. Introduction: http://presentationexpressions.com/3-steps-to-easily-introduce-yourself Conclusion: http://presentationexpressions.com/how-to-easily-summarize-your-presentation If you have any questions please leave us a comment below or email us using our Contact form: http://presentationexpressions.com/contact Thanks and see you again next time. Carl Carl Kwan no 4:13 http://presentationexpressions.com/were-changing-our-site-to-better-help-you http://presentationexpressions.com/were-changing-our-site-to-better-help-you#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:19:52 +0000 Carl Kwan http://presentationexpressions.com/?p=1403 http://presentationexpressions.com/were-changing-our-site-to-better-help-you/feed 0 http://presentationexpressions.com/3-effective-ways-to-end-your-presentation http://presentationexpressions.com/3-effective-ways-to-end-your-presentation#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 03:58:18 +0000 Liam Lusk http://presentationexpressions.com/?p=1373 http://presentationexpressions.com/3-effective-ways-to-end-your-presentation/feed 2 call to action ending,call to question ending,contrast presentation ending,effective presentation ending,how to end a presentation,impressive presentation ending,Liam Lusk,Presentation Expressions How many times have you seen what was quite a good presentation only to be left disappointed at the end because you were not told what to do next? So how can you end a presentation effectively? - In this week's video tip I talk about 3 effective ways ... How many times have you seen what was quite a good presentation only to be left disappointed at the end because you were not told what to do next? So how can you end a presentation effectively? In this week's video tip I talk about 3 effective ways to end your presentation that will make your audience remember your presentation after leaving the room. The 3 effective ways I talk about in the video are: 1.Call To Action To get the results we want we all have to________this month. 2.Call To Question Will you continue with your normal routine when you leave here today or will you move forward? 3.Contrast The choice is ours, we can have_____ or we can have________. I know which one I’m choosing. If YouTube is unavailable in your part of the world, then please right-click to download the video or left-click to watch in your browser: 3 Effective Ways To End Your Presentation Here is this week's video - Enjoy:) UPDATE: YouTube did something to the audio. Some parts have a bit of static not found in the original video. Sorry. We'll try to fix it, if possible. Thanks. And if you didn't watch Carl's video last week about ending a presentation watch it here: How to End a Presentation in a Memorable Way Thank you Liam   Liam Lusk no 3:23