Comments on: The Secret to Effective Presentations http://www.humorthatworks.com/learning/the-secret-to-effective-presentations/ Build office humor, have fun at work, and live happier. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:08:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Drew http://www.humorthatworks.com/learning/the-secret-to-effective-presentations/comment-page-1/#comment-143 Drew Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:06:44 +0000 http://www.humorthatworks.com/?p=612#comment-143 Julius--thanks for the feedback. And that's a great question. Thinking of an applicable metaphor can sometimes seem hard, but you don't need to think of the greatest connection in the world. Something that's simple and easy to follow works well. A lot of times I think about what my audience is likely to know or understand already and relate to that. For example, if my audience is composed of computer geeks, I'll think of something to deal with computers, the Internet, or a start-up like Twitter. If it's a group of marketing people, I'll relate it to a popular TV commercial or the ad campaign. With just a little bit of brainstorming, you should be able to find something that provides a new way of looking at your material. Julius–thanks for the feedback. And that’s a great question. Thinking of an applicable metaphor can sometimes seem hard, but you don’t need to think of the greatest connection in the world. Something that’s simple and easy to follow works well.

A lot of times I think about what my audience is likely to know or understand already and relate to that. For example, if my audience is composed of computer geeks, I’ll think of something to deal with computers, the Internet, or a start-up like Twitter. If it’s a group of marketing people, I’ll relate it to a popular TV commercial or the ad campaign.

With just a little bit of brainstorming, you should be able to find something that provides a new way of looking at your material.

]]> By: Julius http://www.humorthatworks.com/learning/the-secret-to-effective-presentations/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Julius Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:16:38 +0000 http://www.humorthatworks.com/?p=612#comment-142 these are some good tips for presentations. what do you do if you can't think of a metaphor for your topic? these are some good tips for presentations. what do you do if you can’t think of a metaphor for your topic?

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