anatomy of a lousy pitch - 6 presentation habits to avoid @connectmembers @timwackel 6.19.14
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Welcome! This program was designed to help business professionals create better presentations. I hope you’ll find value in these ideas and encourage you to contact me if you have any questions or comments.
Tim Wackel 214-369-7722
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There are 300 million PowerPoint users
in the world*
* estimate
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They do 30 million presentations
each day*
* estimate
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About a million presentations are
going on right now*
* estimate
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50% of them are
unbearable*
* conservative estimate
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POLL
How many presentations do you deliver in a "typical"
week?
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Every time we attempt to convince anybody,
anywhere, of anything … in business, at home, over
the phone, in person, one-on-one or in groups
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#1. Speaking before a group #2. Heights #3. Insects and bugs
#5. Deep water #6. Sickness
#8. Flying #9. Loneliness
#4. Financial problems
#10. Dogs
#7. Death
Peoples’ Almanac
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#1. Speaking before a group #2. Heights #3. Insects and bugs
#5. Deep water #6. Sickness
#8. Flying #9. Loneliness
#4. Financial problems
#10. Dogs
#7. Death
Peoples’ Almanac
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Mistake #1
Failure to understand your audience.
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Where do you focus your time?
You and your ideas??? The customer???
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Who will attend?
What do they really want?
Why are they participating?
Do you need to establish credibility?
How much time?
Specific measurable benefit?
Likely objections?
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Mistake #2
Lack of a clearly defined objective.
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What do you want?
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What do you want? • Order • Introduction • Approval • Support • Recommendation • Decision • Next meeting
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What do you want?
What is in it for the listener?
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What’s in it for them? • Save money • Comply with law • Increase market • Improve customer satisfaction • Drive new business • Take market share • Improve workplace safety
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Joining this diet plan will help you loss 10 pounds in the next 30 days.
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Purchasing my software will save your company $1.3M a year.
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Making 5 more sales calls per week will increase your commissions by 12%.
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Mistake #3
Too much data!
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Three pillars that support your objective
Framework of the presentation
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Why Only Three?
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#1. What
#2. How
#3. Why
Today’s Agenda
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Mistake #4
Failing to excite.
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• You can never take back a ?
• Less than 2 minutes
• Forget platitudes
• A gee-whiz fact, a powerful story
• Focus attention on key issues
• Grab their attention
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ABC Inc Presentation
Tim Wackel Account Manager Big Company Inc January 31, 2014
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Mistake #5
Death by PowerPoint.
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PowerPoint Should be used to:
1. Visualize ideas
2. Create key points
3. Impress!
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PowerPoint Should NOT be used as:
1. Script
2. Handout
3. Data dump
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PowerPoint Q: What is the limit of information
you should put on every slide?
A: As little as possible!
6 X 6 Rule of thumb: 6 words across, 6 lines down
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Visual Aids
How big is an acre of land?
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Visual Aids
43,560 square feet!
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Visual Aids
208.7 feet by 208.7 feet
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Mistake #6
Ending with inspirational deficit.
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End of slide show, click to exit
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pre·sen·ta·tion Pronunciation: “prE-“zen-‘tA-sh&n”
Function: verb
Definition 1a: asking someone to agree with you b: asking someone to make a decision c: asking someone to do something
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Introduction • Hook • Message Objective • 3 Talking Points
Body • Talking Point 1/Evidence • Talking Point 2/Evidence • Talking Point 3/Evidence
Close • Recap Message Objective • Recap 3 Talking Points • Ask for a Commitment!
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#1. Tools
#2. Technology
#3. Track Record
Today’s Agenda
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Tools
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Tools "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur
adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad
minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate
velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id
est laborum."
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Agenda
1.Tools
2. Technology
3. Track Record
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Technology
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Technology "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur
adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad
minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate
velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id
est laborum."
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Agenda
1.Tools
2. Technology
3. Track Record
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Track Record
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Track Record "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur
adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad
minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate
velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id
est laborum."
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Review
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#1. Tools
#2. Technology
#3. Track Record
Today’s Agenda
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What, if anything is preventing you from taking the next step
with me right now?
Final Question
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Failure to understand audience Lack of a clearly defined objective Too much data Failing to excite Death by PowerPoint Ending with inspiration deficit
Review
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214-369-7722
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