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Joe Pops

Nova Scotia Canada

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Off to see the Wizards

Early in 2007 I became a “student” in the art of the presentation design. I had come to the realization, after one of my own presentations, that I was boring myself - never mind the audience! Since then, I have taken a number of presentation courses, and done a lot... Continue reading

Posted Apr 27, 2013 at Refuse to be Boring

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How to make your next presentation more persuasive.

You may be able to convince someone that you have the best idea, product, or service, but can you persuade them to take action on your proposal? Quotations are one type of persuasive tool that can help move people to take action. But is there really a difference between being... Continue reading

Posted Feb 10, 2013 at Refuse to be Boring

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"_______, we have a problem.”

Should the name of your organization fill in the blank? On April 14th, 1970 during the Apollo 13 mission, astronaut Jack Swigert uttered the famous words "Houston, we've had a problem”. In the movie Apollo 13 (1995) it was changed to “Houston we have a problem”. Either way you word... Continue reading

Posted Aug 28, 2012 at Refuse to be Boring

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Joe Pops is now following Philpresents

Jul 15, 2012

On your mark, get set…

Not many people know that London won the bid for the 2012 Olympic Games on the last day of voting at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) meeting in Singapore in 2005. In fact, they were almost the Paris games. The story of how London won the games, basically with their... Continue reading

Posted Jul 7, 2012 at Refuse to be Boring

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Those first few moments of your presentation are critical. Gaps/delays between speakers, or a gap between your introduction and the start of your presentation can result in the audience’s attention wandering. I was at a conference recently in which there was a delay between the speaker introduction and the beginning... Continue reading

Posted Jun 28, 2012 at Refuse to be Boring

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Thanks Susan I think quotes can be powerful persuasive tools, your tips on how to set them up and get the most out of them will certainly help me in the future.

Commented May 2, 2012 on How to Rivet Your Audience with Quotes at Great Speaking Coach

Is this thing on?

Have you ever been to a presentation in which the presenter struggled with using a microphone? Maybe their voice faded in and out, or there was background noise, or maybe you were distracted by the presenter’s own discomfort? Here is some helpful tips so that you can avoid some of... Continue reading

Posted May 1, 2012 at Refuse to be Boring

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White background, black background. Which is better?

The Effective Sales Presentation is an excellent blog by Jean-François Messier. It is one of the only sales presentation blogs I can find. Since I am in sales, do a lot of presentations, and have a passion for presentation design, I am always keenly interested to see what he has... Continue reading

Posted Apr 23, 2012 at Refuse to be Boring

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Location, Location, Location

The more presentations I do, the more I realize that (like in real estate) location really matters. The Lecture Hall A couple of months ago I did two presentations in a large lecture hall at our regional headquarters in Singapore. The room had semicircular multiple tiered seating, well designed acoustics... Continue reading

Posted Apr 15, 2012 at Refuse to be Boring

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When a Red Piano Becomes a Purple Cow …

I recently had the opportunity to go to Rotterdam and do a presentation about marketing one of our new products. On the slides I used pictures of a beautiful red grand piano vs. a traditional upright piano, to represent new technology vs. existing technology. Little did I know what would... Continue reading

Posted Mar 18, 2012 at Refuse to be Boring

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Can you give me one good reason?

I was in Malaysia and Singapore this month to give some mini-workshops on sales presentations. During one of the sessions I asked my audience, who was very engaged, to “Give me one good reason” to buy their product. Most of the attendees struggled to come up with an answer. I... Continue reading

Posted Feb 19, 2012 at Refuse to be Boring

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Lighting strikes twice… is there a “Doctor in the House?”

Sometimes when a large group of people gather to attend a concert, sporting event, or a corporate event (etc), you may hear the call “Is there a doctor in the house?” I was attending a large corporate event in Orlando when it happened during a presentation with an audience of... Continue reading

Posted Feb 11, 2012 at Refuse to be Boring

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One Year with Refuse to be Boring - by Cindy Murphy

One year ago today Joe hit the “publish” button for his first Refuse to be Boring blog post. He did this with a bit of trepidation since his schedule was already demanding. He travels almost weekly to cover “Canada” as needed in his sales/marketing job (that is a BIG territory!!),... Continue reading

Posted Jan 29, 2012 at Refuse to be Boring

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Webinars: watering down the wine

I wonder how much water you would add to a glass of wine before you couldn’t taste the wine anymore. I expect that if you have a big, bold red wine it would take more water than if you have a lighter white wine. This analogy can be applied to... Continue reading

Posted Jan 13, 2012 at Refuse to be Boring

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Take Sir Richard’s Advice

I recently read Sir Richard Branson’s new book Screw Business as Usual. http://tinyurl.com/cpuwfjr The book is about a form of capitalism based on the (old) concept of corporate social responsibility. Sir Richard takes it to a new level and calls it Capitalism 24902 (the circumference of the earth is 24,902... Continue reading

Posted Jan 3, 2012 at Refuse to be Boring

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Is your presentation a futon?

A couple of years ago I was explaining two of our medical imaging products to a hospital administrator. I mentioned that one was a “dedicated” system for specific procedures and the other one was a “multipurpose” system. She immediately commented on the multipurpose system, “Oh I see, it’s like a... Continue reading

Posted Dec 12, 2011 at Refuse to be Boring

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Sometimes it’s like climbing Mt. Everest

Sometimes I struggle with designing a presentation. It happened to me last week when I decided I needed to do an “overview” presentation on one of our products. Maybe the problem was that we had initially proposed too many options, so I felt I had to re-explain everything, or maybe... Continue reading

Posted Nov 14, 2011 at Refuse to be Boring

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Learning slide design while you drive! End of the line.

As I said in part one of this series, you can learn a lot about slide design from roadside billboards and the mini-billboards you see in airports. 10 Rules for Billboard Design were outlined in an article on billboard design by BPS Outdoor Media (www.bpsoutdoor.com). Here are the last 4... Continue reading

Posted Nov 6, 2011 at Refuse to be Boring

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How to SUCCES fully present your Turbo Encabulator.

The other day I received a link via Twitter for the original Turbo Encabulator movie on YouTube (http://tinyurl.com/3z52s4x). It is worth watching; it is just under 2 minutes long. According to Wikipedia the movie was made in 1977, but the original technical description of the Turbo Encabulator appeared in 1942.... Continue reading

Posted Oct 28, 2011 at Refuse to be Boring

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Learning slide design while you drive! Part 2

As I said in part 1 of this series, you can learn a lot about slide design from roadside billboards and the mini-billboards you see in airports. 10 Rules for Billboard Design were outlined in an article by BPS Outdoor Media (www.bpsoutdoor.com). Here are the next 3 rules, again with... Continue reading

Posted Oct 16, 2011 at Refuse to be Boring

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Learning slide design while you drive! Part 1

Since I am not a professional designer, I am always trying to learn more about slide design, usually through reading books and blogs and talking to presenters. However, you can learn a lot about slide design from roadside billboards and the mini-billboards you see in places like airports (I am... Continue reading

Posted Oct 9, 2011 at Refuse to be Boring

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She walked to the front and froze

Knowing of my interest in all things related to presenting, my wife told me a story this week. Her teaching colleague, Sara, had the unfortunate experience of “freezing” at the beginning of a presentation. She had done the presentation before, but not to this class. She walked to the front... Continue reading

Posted Sep 26, 2011 at Refuse to be Boring

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I got spurs that jingle jangle jingle…

Have you ever been distracted by a presenter (or someone you are talking to), who jingles coins in their pocket? This always reminds me of the song Jingle Jangle Jingle (written in 1942 by Joseph Lilley and Frank Loesser). Presenters are often nervous and/or excited about their presentation; this energy... Continue reading

Posted Sep 11, 2011 at Refuse to be Boring

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What’s your point? 4 tips on writing the message for your presentation.

Think about the last presentation you attended; what was the presenter’s point? Designing a presentation around the most important point (the message) greatly increases the chances that the audience will remember it over time. This is why presentation design starts with crafting a clear concise message. One mistake presenters make... Continue reading

Posted Sep 5, 2011 at Refuse to be Boring

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