“Create your own visual style… let it be unique for yourself and yet identifiable for others.” Orson Welles If you haven’t yet read or listened to my podcast on creating create handouts, I covered a lot of tips about how to Create Professional Handouts without a Graphic Designer. In that episode, I spent a lot…
Just like in an in-person presentation, figure out what you are going to say first, then design your visuals. The process is similar to designing a movie or a cartoon. You start with an idea. Then create a storyboard for the idea (the outline of the main points). Next, you design a script. Then finally,…
“If it is a 10-minute speech, it takes me all of two weeks to prepare it; if it is a half-hour speech, it takes me a week; if I can talk as long as I want to, it requires no preparation at all. I am ready now.” — Woodrow Wilson Spend at about five to…
Before you start designing, ask yourself, “What information can I deliver that will have the absolute most impact for this audience — right now?” Whatever the answer to that question is should be the foundation of the meeting or training session. Brainstorm a list of answers to this question. Once you have six to ten…
“A good orator is pointed and impassioned.” — Marcus T. Cicero Attention spans on a webinar are very short. You have to keep the meeting length under one hour to keep your audience engaged. In fact, 30 minutes is often better than one hour. Remember that you don’t have to cover everything at once. The…
As Follow Up on In-Person Training. For instance, you can start with an in-person seminar or workshop and add online segments to increase retention. To Fine-Tune a Process in which the Audience is Already Skilled. Many sales teams are logistically spread out into different territories. As a result, it can be very cost-effective to…