Presentation Skills

Someone who has mastered the art of using visuals in a presentation is Seth Godin. I had the pleasure of seeing him speak at our National Speakers Association (www.nsaspeaker.org) convention a few years ago. Not only is he a marketing genuis, he’s also an incredible speaker. I’ve attached below one his classic presentations called: Sliced Bread and Other Marketing Delights. Seth is the author of several critically acclaimed books, including Permission Marketing, All Marketers Are Liars, and Purple Cow. He is also the founder of www.squidoo.com, a site where users can share links and information about an idea or topic important to them.

As stated on www.ted.com, TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design.  It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds.  Since then its scope has become even broader.  TED is the home for an extensive series of lectures presented by some of the worlds greatest experts in a variety of fields, such as Richard Branson, Stephen Hawking, Al Gore, J.J. Abrams, Bill Clinton, Tim Ferriss, Tony Robbins and Peter Gabriel.  Not only is it a great education source, it’s also helpful to see how these experts design and deliver their presentations.  I’ve included an interesting presentation below from Amy Tan called “Where Does Creativity Hide?”  Amy is the author of popular books including The Joy Luck Club, The Kitchen God’s Wife and The Hundred Secret Senses.  She does an excellent job in designing her visuals.