Thursday, September 11, 2008

The 7 1/2 Secrets of Boring Presenters Revealed! (Secret 7 - 7 1/2) by Ben A. Ratje

Find out what it takes to bore your audience to tears


Secret #7 When they Finish, Their Audiences Ask: “What was the point?”

By the time the Boring Presenter is finished,
audiences are usually agitated, bored and
confused.

They are left with no sense of purpose or follow up,
just a vague conclusion.

They often wonder “what was the point of
that?” or “What a waste of my time, I should
have just asked for the speaker’s PowerPoint
file!”.

Secret #7½ They Torment You with Their PowerPoint

Boring presenters are “PowerPoint Killers”!!!

Their presentations are filled with bullet points,
sentences, complex tables and graphs. They
think they are very clever because all their data
is splattered on slides (so there’s no chance of
forgetting their speech).

They’re very efficient because they can simply
print their PPT as handouts.

Their idea of slide design is hideous 90’s clipart
and ugly PowerPoint themes.


If you apply the 7 1/2 secrets, you are well on your
way to becoming a boring presenters.

If you know anyone who falls into the category of
being “infected” with boring presenter syndromes,
check out
www.influence7.com.

Help is just one click away!

P.S. To become a ‘Persuasive Presenter’, check out
my book ‘The 7 1/2 Ps of Persuasive Presenters’. People
who applied it called it their ‘secret weapon for PT’
and ‘lifesaver’.

Get excited,

Ben