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Something I’ve noticed recently is that (despite people ignoring all the evidence and advice to design their presentations using PowerPoint instead of going non-digital) when it comes to the look of their actual slides they still think like it’s a piece of paper. Paper only has two dimensions – along and up (or X and …
Make your ideas matter. NO ONE cares if you’ve got the best idea in the world if you can’t tell anyone about it… just like no one can borrow the best book in the library if it’s on the wrong shelf so no one can find it. The most common problem I fight in my …
Nexus is the organisation that runs the local Metro transport system near me. Before we go any further I should add that I love the Metro and use it whenever I’ve got the option. One of the things they do that I like is to present Metro reliability information pretty publicly — and kudos to …
Leading a team or doing your own marketing? Awesome! But not having the impact on the world you think you should? Less Awesome.
StoryMaking is my new book that looks at how to tactically use stories in your presentations, your marketing and your sales. It's my usual light-weight style over heavy-weight research!
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The StoryMaking System is the result of reading (in mind-numbing detail) over 400 peer-reviewed research papers, dozens of books, thousands of ours of observational research and blood sweat and tears!
It's the framework for designing a presentation which gives you the fastest way to getting something is (almost) guaranteed to work. It gives your audience what they need - and only what they need - to be impacted.
The key elements are:
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