Submitted by Jack Milner on January 17, 2023
THAT ONLY 10% ARE LISTENING. Why? Because the other 90% suspect the presentation will be dull, boring and nothing very surprising or interesting will happen on the journey. It's all going to be a bit safe.
Submitted by Jack Milner on January 12, 2023
An ad agency got in touch recently, because they’d just lost a huge client pitch via Teams and wanted win them back. When they asked the client what had gone wrong, they were told it was because they didn't look like they wanted it. Ironically the opposite was true. They were desperate to impress and as I later discovered, as a team got on really well.
Submitted by Jack Milner on January 9, 2023
“Welcome to the terrifying world of the Zoom Zombie… coming to a work place near you. A wall of faces, emotionless, dead eyes, voices of presenters a low drone, endless … slowly sucking the life from all who see them.”
If this trailer rings true - and I suspect for the majority of businesses it does, then there is a hideous cost. Here's some stats and they’re scarier than real Zombies.
Submitted by Jack Milner on January 4, 2023
Submitted by Jack Milner on January 4, 2023
Submitted by Jack Milner on October 11, 2022
Here’s my interview with Jon Rennie - creator of the hugely popular Deep Leadership Podcast. Huge fun, in which talked about the challenges of Leadership Presentation in the virtual world. Enjoy.
Submitted by Jack Milner on September 1, 2022
An ad agency got in touch recently, because they’d just lost a huge client pitch via Teams and wanted to win them back. When they asked the client what had gone wrong, they were told it was because they didn't look like they wanted it. Ironically the opposite was true...
Submitted by Jack Milner on January 25, 2022
When it comes to business presentations, most speakers play far too safely and don’t get close to the line. The result is dull, turgid presentations that actually become dangerous because the audience is bored. Most presentations could do with a little more innovation without risking your presentation. As Mark Zuckerberg says, “The biggest risk is not taking any risk... In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.”
